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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

New Nokia phone to help you order the right food from foreign menus

Cell phone maker Nokia is planning to launch a cameraphone with the ability to keep track of whether a user is ordering a wrong dish from a foreign menu.

London, December 14 : Cell phone maker Nokia is planning to launch a cameraphone with the ability to keep track of whether a user is ordering a wrong dish from a foreign menu.

All a user will have to do is to snap a picture of a dessert menu. Within a few seconds, the phone will recognise the characters and translate the words into English.

The phone, which is to be launched next year, will be able to translate 9,000 Chinese and 600 Japanese food-related words into English, with more language versions to follow.

Another Nokia utility called Point and Find will facilitate shopping without having to visit the store.

The user will take a picture of an object of desire in a participating shop window, and recognition software will steer the phone's web browser to the online store, reports New Scientist journal.

ANI