Technology News for November 2, 2007

Now, virtual landmarks can be created using online photos
A new computer technology has enabled people to make virtual models of actual landmarks after downloading their photographs from Internet. ANI

Controlling spin of a single electron may lead to Super-fast quantum computer
Scientists have succeeded in controlling the spin of a single electron merely by using electric fields. This might make way for a much simpler realization of the building blocks of a super-fast quantum computer in the future. ANI

Human brain can track eight moving objects at once
Vision researchers in the US have found that the human brain can keep track of the positions of eight moving objects at once. ANI

Supernova caused by colliding white dwarfs
A new finding by astronomers indicates that the actual cause of the supernova discovered last year was the collision of two white dwarf stars. ANI

Computers take to suicide to protect themselves against hacking
IT engineers have developed a new method of self-destruction to secure computer networks against hacking. The approach works by giving all the devices on a network or nodes - the ability to destroy themselves, taking any nearby malevolent device with them. ANI

Tiny multi-purpose sensor to detect weak magnetic fields
Scientists have made a small multi-purpose sensor which can detect magnetic fields as weak as those produced by the heart of a mouse. ANI

Flying lemurs, the closest relative of primates
New molecular and genomic data gathered by biologists indicates that flying lemurs might be the closest group to primates within the entire class of living mammals. ANI

Martian equator might hold vast reservoirs of frozen water
Scientists have hinted at the possibility of a vast amount of frozen water existing on the Martian equator, based on new radar observations. ANI

New definition of kilogram on the cards
New research results by scientists can lead to a redefinition of the measurement of a kilogram. ANI

Australians worlds biggest greenhouse polluters
Australians have been identified as the worlds largest community of greenhouse polluters. ANI

New mighty mice that run for 6 hours without stopping created
Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University have bred a line of mighty mice, called PEPCK-Cmus mice that have the potential to run five to six kilometres at a speed of 20 meters per minute on a treadmill for up to six hours before stopping. ANI