Technology News for February 10, 2008

Leatherback turtle tracked on epic 13,000-mile journey
Us researchers have tracked a leatherback turtle that swam for an epic 13,000-mile journey, in what may be the longest trip for marine vertebrae between breeding and feeding sites. ANI

Brit inventor develops hand- powered green music player
Environmental friendliness has spilled on to technology as well. ANI

Impatient people are terrible procrastinators: Study
A new study has found that impatient people are awful procrastinators, delaying important jobs that they would never let others to postpone. ANI

Love Hormone might help schizophrenic patients
Hugs, touches and eye contacts with your loved one are not just romantic, they also induce a love hormone in the brain that may help patients with disorders like schizophrenia, social anxiety etc. ANI

Drinking and Abuse: A risky transition from high school to college for women
A study at the University of Buffalos Research Institute on Addictions has shown that increased drinking in young women at the time of the transition from high school through the first year of college may result in dangerous physical, sexual and psychological implications. ANI

College kids risky behaviour still influenced by parents: Study
Sharing details of your life with parents is not a bad idea after all, for a study has revealed that parents still have a positive influence on their college going children, by staying close and knowing details of their lives. ANI

NASA-funded robot to test exploration capabilities for future mission to Europa
Researchers are preparing to test a NASA-funded robotic probe under ice in Lake Mendota on the campus of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, to demonstrate whether the probes systems can operate in a similar environment on Jupiters moon Europa. ANI

ESAs telescope might shed new light on birth and evolution of stars and galaxies
ESA (European Space Agency) is preparing to assemble the telescope of its space-based infrared observatory, Herschel, with its spacecraft in the next few weeks, which would help to observe relatively cool objects everywhere in the universe, shedding new light on the birth and evolution of stars and galaxies. ANI

Indian gharial faces threat of extinction
More than 90 Gharial deaths in the National Chambal Sanctuary in India has led ecologists to determine that the species is under severe threat and might be facing extinction. ANI

New supercomputer might help scientists identify the sound of black holes
A new supercomputer, being assembled at Syracuse University (SU), may help scientists identify the sound of a celestial black hole. ANI

Carbon processing in rivers is a bigger component of global carbon cycling than previously believed
A new study has determined that carbon processing in rivers is a bigger component of global carbon cycling than previously believed, thus laying out a framework for how scientists should go about assessing those processes. ANI

Astronomers use light echoes to measure the distance to a star
A team of astronomers have used an ESO (European Southern Observatory) telescope to measure the distance to a star, using the help of light echoes. ANI

Allergic-like reactions occur in patients despite being pre-medicated
A new study has found that allergic-like reactions can occur in patients when given gadolinium containing contrast agents, even if they have been pre-medicated with corticosteroids and antihistamines. ANI

Scientists develop robot that makes hip surgery simple
UK scientists have developed a surgical robot that makes hip operations extremely simple. ANI

Now, bats to teach visual techniques to blind children
Blind children in Britain will be taught a revolutionary echo-location technique copied from bats in an attempt to help them visualise their surroundings. ANI

IIT Kanpur, Warwick scientists link iron banded fibrils to Parkinsons and Alzheimers
A collaborative study by scientists at the University of Warwick and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur has discovered that iron banded worms drying out of blood can provide a vital clue to the cause of Parkinsons and Alzheimers. ANI

Scientists developing technology for tasty low-calorie foods
People are often reluctant to have low-fat foods, as removing the fat changes the desirable taste, texture and aroma of the original product. But now, a team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are developing a new technology that could lead to low-calorie foods that taste like the real thing. ANI

Internet and Jesse Ventura have revolutionised 21st-century elections: Expert
Candidates contesting elections spend huge amounts of money on influencing peoples minds, but an increase in the use of internet has changed the entire course of action in the 21st-century elections, thanks to wrestler-turned-politician Jesse Ventura. ANI

Study sheds light on development of preeclampsia
Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre have revealed that women with preeclampsia have higher levels of a peptide that increases blood pressure in the pieces f tissue linking mother and foetus. ANI

IT may never make safeguard of sensitive information foolproof: Study
Notwithstanding how sophisticated the IT system becomes in future, safeguarding sensitive information may never be foolproof, suggests a study. ANI

Now, a safety helmet that transmits SOS
An engineering student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has created a helmet that may help prevent thousands of sports enthusiasts from accidental deaths. ANI