Technology News for December 7, 2007

Indian origin scientist creates oil resistant material
A team of engineers led by an Indian origin scientist at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology has devised a simple process to manufacture materials that have a high tendency to repel oil and can be applied as a flexible surface coating. ANI

Archaeologists unearth Roman-style dining utensils in London
Archaeologists have unearthed more than 1,100 objects in London, which they say date from the first to third centuries AD. ANI

Ancient flood shut down Gulf Stream 8200 years ago
A massive release of fresh water from a huge glacial lake in Canada triggered the most dramatic spell of chill in Europe and North America some 8200 years ago, according to a new study. ANI

Light-using connectors may make supercomputers as small as a laptop
A research by scientists at IBM has raised hopes for the development of supercomputers as small as a laptop. ANI

Global warming could make 30pct of land-bird species extinct by 2100
With habitats fast shrinking due to global warming, a new study warns that climate change will accelerate the rate of extinction among birds and animals. ANI

Scientists get closer to understanding the fundamental constituents of the universe
After decades of intense research, scientists have come up with a complex computer code that could bring us a significant step closer to understanding the fundamental constituents of the universe. ANI

NASA images shed light on origin of solar winds
New images from NASA funded telescopes board a Japanese satellite have shed light about the suns agnetic field and the origin of solar winds, which disrupts ower grids, satellites and communications on Earth. ANI

Scientists zero in on the origins of Saturns moons
Images of Saturns moons orbiting near he planets outer rings, taken by NASA, have shed light on their rigin. ANI

Good looking people get better jobs
If you are good looking, then you surely have an edge over any other average looking person, especially if the interviewer is of the opposite sex, revealed a study. ANI

Caffeine Cream may help you get those perfectly toned tighs
Caffeine not only helps you stay awake, but a cream made from it can also help tone your thighs. ANI

Scientists zero in on the origins of Saturns moons
Images of Saturns moons orbiting near the planets outer rings, taken by NASA, have shed light on their origin. ANI

Like humans, monkeys too have the ability to plan ahead
In humans the way of grasping an object, no matter how uncomfortable, is typically influenced more by their knowledge of what they intend to do with it rather than its immediate appearance. Now, a study has found that monkeys also follow the end-state comfort effect.End-state comfort effect is when we adopt initially unusual, and perhaps uncomfortable postures to make it easier to actually use an object. ANI

Now, a humanoid robot that is no pushover
Japanese researchers have developed a humanoid robot that has the ability to rebalance itself after accidental or intentional shoves or kicks land anywhere on its body. ANI

Generosity does lie in the genes
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found that some people are genetically programmed to be generous. ANI

Genetic mutation that makes us once bitten, twice shy identified
Most people tend to learn from their mistakes and avoid a similar fate in the future. Now, researchers have found that the reason we are able to do so, is because of a gene that makes us once bitten, twice shy. ANI

Emissions must be reduced by 2050 to check global warming
Scientists have suggested that emissions must be reduced by at least 50 per cent by 2050 to check global warming. ANI

A persons smell decides his likeability
Animals arent the only one who use their sense of smell to sniff out people they like, for humans also do so. ANI

Detection of extra solar planets atmosphere might help in finding extraterrestrial life
Astronomers have made the first ground-based detection of the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system, which might turn out to be an incremental step in finding life in the universe. ANI

Now an unmanned seaplane inspired by flying fish that takes off and lands on its own
Engineers have developed an unmanned seaplane with a 7-foot wingspan, inspired by flying fish. ANI