Technology News for June 11, 2007

New airbag technology for cushioning Mars rover during landing
Italian researchers have successfully tested a vented, or dead-beat, airbag technology that could be used to cushion a rover during landing on Mars. ANI

Now, a software to predict whether chemicals will biodegrade
Environmental agencies can now predict whether a chemical will biodegrade before it is even manufactured, according to a Spanish researcher. ANI

Now, a software to muzzle loud mouthed colleagues at workplaces
Open-plan offices while having socially, collaborative environments, often become noisy, filled by a cacophony of workers chatter. But help is now at hand, what with researchers at Cambridge Sound Management of Massachusetts having developed software that promises to turn volumes down. ANI

Scientists develop liquid body armour
Shear-thickening fluids - which increase in stiffness when zapped with a vibrating force - could be useful for making better body armour, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have said. ANI