Technology News for July 3, 2008

Court grants Viacom access to YouTube users record
A District Court judge has ordered YouTube to hand over the details of each clip watched on the website-along with the date, time, and IP address of each user who watched the clips-to media giant Viacom. ANI

Now, enjoy ecologically sound green beers
Companies across the world have started producing green beers, which are ecologically sound beers that are made using innovative ways that consume less power, conserve water, recycle materials, and utilize brewing byproducts. ANI

Now, a coat of paint that can save airplanes from disasters
Though airplanes are inspected on a daily basis, small defects are easily overlooked. Now, scientists have revealed that they are testing a new paint that detects hidden flaws on planes. ANI

Dishonest Oz students outsource Computer Science assignments to cheap Indian programmers
More and more Computer Science students in Australia are turning to programmers in countries like India to have their assignments completed cheaply, and university staff say that they are powerless to detect and prevent such acts. ANI

Decline in bee biodiversity could threaten worlds crops
Scientists have said that a decline in bee biodiversity might spell trouble for crop producers as their differences are crucial to the maintenance of the worlds crops. ANI

Syrian dig reveals bizarre sacrificial ceremony of ancient acrobat
An archaeological dig in northeastern Syria has pointed to a bizarre sacrificial ceremony, with the revelation of the remains of man, who may have been an acrobat at around 2300 B.C., along with remains of several rare horse-like animals. ANI

Air travel in tropics causes more global warming than in temperate zones
Planning to fly off to the tropics? Well, its time you reconsidered your holiday plans, for according to a new research, a typical flight there has a greater impact on global warming than a flight in temperate latitudes. ANI

Worlds 10 most famous buildings to be recreated in jelly at London Festival of Architecture
Ten of the worlds most famous buildings will be recreated in jelly during a competition at the London Festival of Architecture. ANI

Brain breathalyzers may scan astronauts for stress
Scientists would now be able to look for signs of stress in astronauts, thanks to a portable brain scanner could study brain activity, which makes it a sort of a breathalyzer for the brain. ANI

Steam car Inspiration to attempt land speed record
A UK team hopes that its 7.6 metre-long car Inspiration will emerge as the fastest ever steam-powered land vehicle by beating the 205.5 kilometres per hour record, which was set in 1906 by the Stanley Rocket Racer on Daytona Beach. ANI

Global warming causing Antarctic penguins to freeze to death
Global warming is leading to unusual epic rains in Antarctica, which is in turn causing the regions penguins to freeze to death. ANI

A ships log describing the Battle of Trafalgar emerges after 200 years
A ships log describing the Battle of Trafalgar and Lord Nelsons famous England expects signal has emerged after 200 years. ANI

Scientists map previously undetected particles from edge of solar system
Scientists have mapped the energized particles where the hot solar wind slams into the cold interstellar medium, which were undetected till now, using images captured by NASAs sun-focused Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) twin spacecraft. ANI

Voyager 2 spacecraft makes first direct observations of the solar wind termination shock
The Voyager 2 spacecraft, which has been traveling outward from the Sun for 31 years, has made the first direct observations of the solar wind termination shock. ANI

Comet explosion 12,900 years ago may have altered course of life on Earth
New geological evidence has suggested that the course of life on Earth was altered 12,900 years ago by a giant comet exploding over Canada. ANI

Dramatic decline of tigers from Nepalese wildlife reserve in The Himalayas
A recent survey has shown that there has been a dramatic decline of a least 30 percent in the Bengal tiger population from the Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal, once a refuge that boasted among the highest densities of the endangered species in the Eastern Himalayas. ANI

Extinction risks for endangered species underestimated due to math glitch
A new study has indicated that extinction risks for natural populations of endangered species are likely being underestimated by as much as 100-fold because of a mathematical misdiagnosis. ANI

Life on Earth may have emerged 750 mln yrs earlier than previously thought
A new research has suggested that life on Earth might have emerged about 750 million years earlier than previously thought. ANI

George Washingtons childhood house discovered in Virginia
The foundations of George Washingtons childhood house at Ferry Farm in Virginia, US, which is also the setting of the legendary cherry tree story told by the first American President. ANI

Get smart about what you eat to boost your intelligence
Want to improve your intelligence? Well, then all you need to do is get smart about what you eat, suggests a new study in mice. ANI

Roundworms use computer-like mechanism to meals, avoid unpleasantness
Biologists at the University of Oregon say that they have found that a primitive roundworm has a computer-like mechanism inside it, which enabled it to find meals and avoid unpleasantness. ANI

Volkswagen may launch one-litre eco car by 2010
Volkswagen may be set to launch their super-economic and ultra-efficient microcar - which is capable of travelling 100km on just one litre of fuel - as early as 2010. ANI

Scientists unveil gene that directs stem cells to build the heart in mice
While conducting experiments on mice, scientists Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that embryonic stem cells can be directed to work building the heart. ANI