Technology News

Stem cell heart surgery may spell the end for transplantation
British scientists have developed a new technique that can rebuild a severely damaged heart, and one day, might replace the need for transplantation. ANI

A new insight into the turbulent atmosphere of Venus
New images taken by instruments on board ESAs (European Space Agencys) Venus Express have provided insight into the turbulent atmosphere of our neighbouring planet. ANI

ESA tests laser to measure atmospheric CO2
A recent ESA (European Space Agency) campaign has demonstrated how a technique using lasers could be employed to measure carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. ANI

Technology News for July 13, 2008

Ringtone websites misleading young mobile users with hidden charges
Majority of the websites that sell ringtones or mobile phones are conning children and teenagers by providing unclear information about the charges of their services, says a new probe by the European commission. ANI

Heres how to keep teens safe from internet risks
With instances of teen exploitation on the net increasing day by day, a researcher has come with a list of suggestions on how to keep teens safe from internet risks. ANI

Peter the Greats ship discovered in Baltic Sea
Archaeologists have discovered the wreck of a Russian battleship designed by Peter the Great in Amsterdam and which played a key role in a 1719 victory over Sweden in a war on the Baltic Sea. ANI

Smaller families face higher extinction risk
A new research has determined that smaller families, which are a result of a safer environment, face higher extinction risk than larger families. ANI

Newly developed spray improves plants cold tolerance
Studies indicate a spray-on formula increases plants tolerance of cold temperatures by several degrees. ANI

Olympic Games in China will make world see the countrys economic progress
Analysts have said that the Olympic Games in China will make the world sit up and take notice of the countrys economic progress, as well as the social and political problems that plague the nation. ANI

Ice core drawn from glacier in Alaska may shed light on two centuries of climate change
Researchers have pulled a 150-metre ice core from the McCall Glacier in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, US, which may offer them the first quantitative look at up to two centuries of climate change in the region. ANI

Wildlife threatened by lead usage in hunting, fishing and shooting sports
According to a new scientific report, millions of pounds of lead used in hunting, fishing and shooting sports wind up in the environment each year and can threaten or kill wildlife. ANI

US company turns CO2 emissions into Green Carbon
A small company in the US is developing an alternative for carbon sequestration that takes carbon dioxide (CO2) and tailings from mining operations and turns the mix into materials of a higher order for use in a variety of industrial, agricultural, and environmental applications, which has been dubbed as Green Carbon. ANI

Chocolate would be as expensive as caviar in another 20 years
If the reports of decline in yields across cocoa planations are to go by, then chocolate would be as expensive as caviar in another 20 years. ANI