Technology News for July 5, 2008

Human flesh search engine virtually lynches people with unbecoming behaviour
A search engine named Renrou, which literally means human flesh, is the new judge and jury of angry netizens as it virtually punishes people with unbecoming behaviour. ANI

Horses are the animals that are most likely to cause human deaths!
Horses are the animals that are most likely to cause human deaths in Australia, according to a report. ANI

Extra gene copy stops boys from becoming boys
A new study from Prince Henrys Institute in Melbourne has revealed that an extra copy of gene DAX1, which regulates sexual development might stop boys from being boys. ANI

New ventilation system to make buildings immune to chemical warfare and diseases
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) are designing a ventilation system that could protect schools, hospitals, and other public buildings from chemical warfare and bioterrorist attacks, thus making the buildings immune. ANI

Underground air energy storage may be possible solution to high energy costs
Scientists have suggested that a possible solution to high energy costs could lie underground in the form of compressed air energy storage (CAES). ANI

Greeces 2,500-year-old outdoor theatres threatened by chewing gum and high heels
The archaeological establishment of Greece has said that chewing gum, high heels, booming amplifiers and other modern plagues are seriously damaging Greeces 2,500-year-old outdoor theatres and should be banned. ANI

Worlds fastest bio-degradable plastic created
A scientist has invented the worlds fastest bio-degradable polymer that degrades faster than other plastics. ANI

Scientists devise a way to see atomic-scale acoustic waves in nanostructures
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory claim to have found a physical phenomenon that can help see atomic-scale acoustic waves in nanostructures. ANI

Aliens never visited Earth, says scientist
A leading scientist has dismissed suggestions that the human race has over been visited by aliens from outer space. ANI

Mother Nature puts brakes on Greenlands ice sheet ocean slide
Climatologists have determined that nature has given brakes to the base of Greenlands ice sheet, which was earlier sliding into the oceans because of lubrication by water. ANI

NASAs Solar sail all set to launch on July 29
The concept of a solar sail will get a major boost when on July 29 this year, a tiny NASA spacecraft called NanoSail-D is scheduled to go into Earth orbit. ANI

Aggressive sea predators can be kept calm by cleaner fish
A new research has indicated that aggressive sea predators can be kept calm by cleaner fish that remove and eat the parasites off them, exchanging a grooming service for a tasty meal. ANI

T-shirts that sense muscle activity may athletes perfect their moves
European Union scientists have created a prototype T-shirt that uses small sensors to monitor the activity of individual muscles, and thereby may help people ensure that they do not overstrain their muscles during any activity. The garment developed by experts associated with the ConText Project may help athletes perfect their moves. ANI