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Chemical reaction in landslide rocks may start wildfires
A new research has suggested that a chemical reaction in rocks in landslides may be responsible for starting wildfires. ANI

Now, a project to encourage visually-impaired pupils to take up computer science
The U.S. National Science Fioundation (NSF) is funding an initiative at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) that has been designed to help prepare visually impaired middle school and high school students participate in computer science programs at the collegiate level. ANI

New invention to neutralize hurricanes with help from supersonic jet
Scientists have put forward a patent application about developing a supersonic hurricane neutralizer, which can put a spanner in the atmospheric works by flying supersonic jet aircraft in concentric circles around a hurricanes eye, the calm area around which the storm rotates. ANI

Technology News for December 10, 2007

Belief, disbelief and uncertainty activate different parts of brain: Study
A new study has found that belief, disbelief and uncertainty activate distinct regions of the brain. ANI

Animals age faster when competition for food is fiercer
A new study by biologists has linked food supply to animal ageing by stating that animals may age faster depending on how much competition there is for food in their early life. ANI

The genetic switch that can turn homosexuality on and off identified
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that a mutation in a gene known as gender-blind (GB), can make fruit flies homosexual, and that manipulating its activity can switch this trait on and off within hours. ANI

Soon, socks and bulletproof vests made from spider silk
Thought spiders webs use was just confined to giving you goosebumps in scary films, think again because scientists in Japan have found a way to use spiders webs to make anything from tights and fishing nets to bulletproof vests. ANI

Now, an intelligent bra with sensors
Women who are sick and tired of their ill-fitting bras can now breathe a sigh of relief, for scientists in Australia have developed an intelligent bra with sensors. ANI

Researchers find role of mini-molecules in leukaemia progression
US researchers have found that mini-molecules, called micro-RNA, might play a critical role in the progression of Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) from its treatable chronic phase to a life-threatening phase called as blast crisis. ANI

Life could have evolved 500 million years earlier but for UV radiation
A new research has suggested that life could have started in the universe 500 million years earlier than it did, but UV (Ultra Violet) radiation suppressed its formation. ANI