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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 16, 2007

Forests drove woolly mammoths to extinction
It took nothing more dangerous than trees to drive the biggest mammals, Woolly mammoths to extinction, a new study has revealed. ANI

Scientists clone glowing fluorescent cats
Researchers in South Korea have cloned a cat and modified its genes, to make it glow red under ultraviolet light. ANI

Snake-like robots may form teams of rescue workers
Greek researchers have conceived an idea of using teams of coordinated snake-like robots for remote inspection, repair, and rescue work. ANI

Astronomer puts light on the star of Bethlehem
A Pennsylvania-based expert has come up with an astrological explanation on the appearance of a star in the East, which, according to the Bible, was followed by the Magi to visit Jesus Christ when he was a baby. ANI

Gerbils can understand you and me
A pair of researcher from the University of Alabama has shown that gerbils can be trained to recognise human vowel sounds. ANI

High rise apartments with built-in greenhouse
Now one can imagine high-rise apartments with its own integrated greenhouses enabling residents to grow variety of vegetables for self-consumption and sufficient left over to generate additional income. ANI