Washington, May 13 (ANI): Scientists led by an Indian origin have linked perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) - chemical found in things such as nonstick cookware and packaged foods like microwave popcorn - to cardiovascular disease.

Washington, April 19 (ANI): A University of Washington physicist has recreated sound of the Big Bang in high fidelity using cosmic microwave data.

Washington, April 7 (ANI): A University of Washington physicist has recreated sound of the Big Bang in high fidelity using cosmic microwave data.

London, Mar. 21 (ANI): The most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background - the relic radiation from the Big Bang - obtained by the European Space Agency's Planck space telescope has revealed the existence of features that challenge the foundations of our current understanding of the Universe.

London, Jan. 18 (ANI): Scientists from US, have used materials that have properties purposefully designed rather than determined by their chemistry called metamaterials, to build an imaging system, which samples infra-red and microwave light.

London, December 2 (ANI): Scientists have turned fantasy into reality by developing a missile that targets buildings with microwaves that disable computers but don't harm people.

Washington, November 21 (ANI): A bridge of hot gas connecting a pair of galaxy clusters across 10 million light-years of intergalactic space has been detected for the first time using ESA's Planck space telescope.

Washington, October 20 (ANI): In a key step towards creating a working quantum computer, researchers have developed a method that may allow the quick and reliable transfer of quantum information throughout a computing device.

Washington, August 25 (ANI): The simple technology used in microwave ovens has found an important application in the solar energy industry, providing a new way to make thin-film photovoltaic products with less energy, expense and environmental concerns.

Washington, August 14 (ANI): An ingredient used to impart the flavour and aroma of butter in microwave popcorn may cause lung disease in food industry workers.

Wellington, August 8 (ANI): A domestically challenged Weymouth resident almost burned down his house, when he tried to dry his wet socks and underwear in a microwave oven.

Washington, August 8 (ANI): A new study including Indian-origin researchers have raised concern about chronic exposure of workers in industry to a food flavouring ingredient used to produce the distinctive buttery flavour and aroma of microwave popcorn, margarines, snack foods, candy, baked goods, pet foods and other products.

Washington, August 2 (ANI): A new study including Indian-origin researchers have raised concern about chronic exposure of workers in industry to a food flavouring ingredient used to produce the distinctive buttery flavour and aroma of microwave popcorn, margarines, snack foods, candy, baked goods, pet foods and other products.

Washington, July 28 (ANI): In-utero exposure to relatively high magnetic field levels is associated with a 69 percent increased risk of being obese or overweight during childhood compared to lower in-utero magnetic field levels, according to a new study.

London, July 22 (ANI): Muslim prisoners being provided with microwaves in the jail to warm up food during their Ramadan fast has sparked off fury among other inmates in a jail in Leicestershire.

Washington, June 14 (ANI): Theories of the primordial Universe predict the existence of knots in the fabric of space - known as cosmic textures - which could be identified by looking at light from the cosmic microwave background (CMB), the relic radiation left over from the Big Bang.

London, Apr 8 (ANI): Dentures may not be as clean as they look as they could be contaminated with killer bugs like MRSA, a new study has revealed.

Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): It wouldn't be long before our homes act as "intelligent agents" that use sensors and software to anticipate our needs and tend to tasks that improve our health, energy efficiency, even social media.

Washington, Feb 14 (ANI): A European space observatory has discovered previously unknown islands of star formation and a haze of microwave radiations in our galaxy, the source of which is a complete mystery.

London, Jan 21 (ANI): A new bottle-scanning system may put an end to bottle-dumping at airport security by April next year and allow aircraft passengers to carry liquid items over 100ml once more, researchers say.

Washington, Jan 11 (ANI): Advanced nanomaterials could now open the door to a new generation of high-performance, cost-effective solid state refrigeration and air conditioning, requiring no refrigerants and no moving parts, a new study led by Indian origin researcher has revealed.

London, Nov 24 (ANI): A woman in England has been charged with cooking a friend's cat to death in a microwave as revenge for reporting her boyfriend to police.

Washington, Oct 18 (ANI): A new study has revealed that children absorb twice as much microwave radiation from cellphones as adults do.

London, Sept 18 (ANI): Scientists all over the word are toiling day and night to find a way to meet the scarcity of fuel and its rising demands.

Washington, Aug 6 (ANI): A team at the Penn State Materials Research Institute, including an Indian-origin scientist, are developing a process to destroy malaria parasites in the blood using low-power microwaves.