Technology News for November 29, 2007

New colour X-ray machine is much more effective
Scientists have made a colour X-ray machine which would be able to spot smuggled substances or abnormal body tissue more effectively than previous models. ANI

Malaria study may pave way for faster treatments
Researchers from MIT and Harvard University have found new parasitic states of malaria parasites, which might help open the door to the development of new malaria treatments that ameliorate disease symptoms by targeting the parasites behaviour. ANI

Heres how you get a man to enjoy a chick flick
Melodramatic tear-jerkers, generally called chick flicks, bring about subsequent groans and scowls amongst men. But a new study has suggested that the nagging males can be made to savour the sob stories if theyre frankly told that its purely fiction. ANI

Archaeologists unearth ancient Egyptian mummies from Ptolemaic era
Archaeologists have found well-preserved mummies in Egypt dating back to the countrys Ptolemaic era. ANI

Cosmic Cannonball discovered moving at 3 million miles per hour

Washington, Nov 29: Astronomers have discovered one of the fastest moving (neutron) stars with NASAs Chandra X-Ray Observatory. ANI

Charles Darwins Group Selection theory no longer a taboo
Charles Darwins theory of group selection, which has been neglected for about four decades, has once again found supporters in leading evolutionary scientists David Sloan Wilson and Edward O. Wilson. ANI

NASA outlines its strategy for manned mission to Mars in 2031

London, Nov 29: NASA has outlined a strategy for a manned mission to Mars, which would most probably take place in 2031. ANI

Worlds largest known horned dinosaur unearthed
mals evolved over time, Eric Lund, a University of Utah paleontologist told Discovery News. It fills an information gap between early and late chasmosaurines, an animal group that included both long and short frilled species. Members of this group typically were plant eaters that probably used their frills for mating and territorial displays, he added. ANI

Ability to handle success lies in how you see yourself
Too much of success can either take people places or end them up in shambles. A new research has suggested that a persons ability to handle success lies all in how they see themselves. ANI

Titan hosts building blocks for life, reveals new data
Scientists have confirmed the presence of such particles in Titans atmosphere which may act as building blocks for life. ANI

Software to analyse employees e-mails on the anvil
University of California, Irvine (UCI) researchers are developing software to deal with cybercrime, one of the biggest causes of damage to a business. ANI

Canines too are computer savvy
Researchers at the University of Vienna in Austria have shown dogs possess the ability to classify complex colour photographs and place them into categories in the same manner as humans do. ANI

Inhospitable Venus was once Earths watery twin
sm for how water has been leaving Venus. ANI

Autistic kids have brain abnormalities: Study
Children diagnosed with autism have more gray matter in their brains, says a study that used a novel imaging technique to analyse brain structure. ANI

Image mosaic to strengthen global forest monitoring
el Nepstad , Woods Hole Research Center senior scientist. Where this has previously taken us several months to prepare, this new mosaic took only a few days, a turnaround window that carries real significance. he added. ANI