Scoring top grades in science subjects really is hard
A new research has shown that school kids studying science and technology subjects like Maths, Physics and Chemistry find it much harder to achieve the top exam grades than candidates of similar ability studying subjects like Media Studies and Psychology. ANI
Now, PalmSecure that scans veins in users palm for identification
Forget fingerprint and iris scanners, the future of automated identification using body parts is in the palm of your hand, at least thats what Fujitsu Computer Products of America wants people to think. ANI
Monday morning blues are a figment of imagination
Just the thought of waking up for work on a Monday morning scares most of us, thanks to the blues accompanied by the starting day of the week, but according to a group of researchers, theres no such thing as Monday morning blues, in fact theyre a figment of our imagination.The research reveals that we are just as happy at the beginning of the week as we are at the end. ANI
Now, a jet-engine silencer to cut aircraft noise
That shrieking aircraft noise of jet engines during take off and landing is one of the biggest problems faced by the aviation industry. A researcher now claims that it is possible to quieten a jet engine by separating its exhaust into high and low speed flows. ANI
Now, scented clothing that masks the stench of body odour
Sick of telling your boyfriend to do something about that stench of sweat and dirt that puts you off even before sharing an intimate moments in his arms? Well, then you can now gift him a perfumed shirt that will ensure that your man always smelling as fresh as ever. ANI
Setting minimum drinking age of 21 helps save lives
Laws aimed at preventing consumption of alcohol by those under 21 have been found to cut drinking-related fatal car crashes dramatically in a study on the minimum drinking age. ANI
Archaeological dig reveals stylish Roman life
A TV archaeology team has unearthed one of the best preserved Roman towns in Britain, which reveals the stylish lives of the affluent Roman race. ANI
Seal of 400-year-old Elizabethan cannon broken by archaeologists
Archaeologists have broken the seal of the barrel of a 400 year old cannon that was recovered from an Elizabethan shipwreck off Alderney in the UK. ANI
Penguin decline sounds bell for potentially catastrophic changes in worlds oceans
The rapid population declines among penguins are sounding the alarm for potentially catastrophic changes in the worlds oceans, with climate change, oil pollution, depletion of fisheries and rampant coastline development leading to the species decline. ANI
Language exists in the brain, says researcher
Scientists at the Faculty of Arts at the University of the Basque Country are analysing bilingual processing of language to find out how the brain acquires and manages languages, and in what way languages being similar or different is influential in this process. ANI
Organic body care products contaminated with cancer-causing chemical
Body care products with labels claiming them to be 100 per cent natural and Pure and Organic may not be as safe as believed, for a new study has found several soaps and lotions to be contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical. ANI
Engineers create roundest objects in the world
An international group of engineers and craftsmen have built a pair of nearly perfect spheres that are thought to be the roundest objects in the world. ANI
Cows supplemented with rbST reduce agricultures environmental impact
A new study has determined that cows that receive recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) make more milk, all the while easing natural resource pressure and substantially reducing environmental impact. ANI
Physicists create millimeter-sized Bohr atom
A Rice University-led team of physicists has created giant, millimeter-sized atoms that resemble the famous Bohr Atom more closely than any other experimental realization yet achieved. ANI
New techniques would convert biofuels waste into high-value chemicals
Chemical engineers at Rice University have unveiled a set of techniques for cleanly converting problematic biofuels waste into chemicals that fetch a profit. ANI
China quake was rare and unexpected
A new analysis of the setting for the May 12 earthquake in China has indicated that the quake was rare and unexpected in the country. ANI
Invisible waves beneath ocean surface can shape underwater edges of continents
Climate researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have found that a class of powerful, invisible waves hidden beneath the surface of the ocean can shape the underwater edges of continents and contribute to ocean mixing and climate. ANI
Business houses confusing information technology with information security
Experts say that its time for business houses, especially small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), to tighten up on information security. ANI
First high-resolution map of human brain core unveiled
An international team of scientists claims to have achieved a major breakthrough in developing the first high-resolution map showing how millions of neural fibres connect and communicate in the human cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the brain responsible for higher-level thinking. ANI
Web hits can be used to detect earthquakes
Internet traffic counters used to measure web hits could rival dedicated seismological equipment as a way of detecting earthquakes. ANI
Now, a technology that may help Olympic sailing
Participants vying for the gold during the sailing events at the Olympics have a new tool to lend them a helping hand - a mobile lidar (light detection and ranging) station. ANI
Earths magnetic field has started to weaken
A new study has determined that rapid changes in the churning movement of Earths liquid outer core are weakening the magnetic field in some regions of the planets surface. ANI
Get ready to sing like Shakira!
You wont have to shelve out on expensive music lessons to sing like pop star Shakira, for all you now need to do so is switch on your computer. ANI
Plastic robot skin, flexible laptops and electric posters on the anvil
Robot skin, flexible laptops and electric posters, all made from plastic may soon be a reality, thanks to the advance in research into plastic electronics. ANI
When it comes to gestures, the universal rules of grammar apply
People the world over may speak varied languages, but when it comes to gestures, the rules of grammar appear to be universal. ANI
Chameleon with a rapid growth rate and shortest lifespan
A new research has discovered that a chameleon from arid southwestern Madagascar spends up to three-quarters of its life in an egg, and its lifespan after hatching is a mere 4 to 5 months. ANI
Now, hi-tech spy gear that helps catch infidel partners
Men having a fling behind their partners back better be on the alert, for a new hi-tech spy gear has come to town that can read every text message youve sent or received - even the deleted ones - as well as track your every move and listen in on all your conversations. ANI
35-million-year-old crater offers hints to life on Mars
A new study has indicated that a 35-million-year-old crater under Chesapeake Bay in the US is offering new insights into possible locations for life on Mars. ANI