Technology News for December 4, 2007

Computer servers as bad for the climate as SUVs, says UK survey
The UK-based environmental organisation, Global Action Plan, has in a report, claimed that computer servers are as great a threat to the climate as SUVs or the global aviation industry. ANI

Carbon stored in trees and forests can prevent deforestation: Experts
An international consortium of researchers has challenged the view that forests are worth more dead than alive. ANI

Affect of global warming on food supply might be worse than thought
New reports indicate that the affects of global warming on the worlds food supply could be worse than previously thought. ANI

New software to chart path for unmanned spacecraft to outer solar system
Aeronautical engineers have developed a sophisticated and mathematical software that would help to determine the most efficient path for an unmanned spacecraft to the outer fringes of the solar system. ANI

China to launch its first Mars probe in 2009
Reports indicate that China would launch its first Mars probe Yinghuo-1 atop a Russian launch vehicle in October 2009. ANI

New smartpen, paper technology to help visually impaired students
Blind students can now take a breather as far as their studies are concerned, for a new revolutionary smartpen and paper technology that works with touch and records classroom audio aims to bring subjects like - physics, calculus and biology to life for the visually-impaired students. ANI

Young chimps better than humans in remembering numerals
Young chimpanzees overshadowed human adults in remembering numerals in a recent study, published in the journal Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. ANI

Mystery of cosmic rays might be solved by its radiation flashes
The mystery of the origin and source of cosmic rays might be solved by recording the radiation flashes which its particles emit, suggests a new research. ANI

Indian scientist advances process to make silicon chips cooler, faster, cheaper
A new research, led by an Indian scientist, has developed a new process technology that leads to a significant reduction in heat generated by silicon chips, hence making them faster and more cost-effective. ANI

Molecular mechanism that keeps cells in shape identified
Researchers have decoded a molecular mechanism that plays an important role in the development of a cells shape. ANI