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Karnataka High Court orders Ramoji Rao to appear in Ballari Court

Somnath Chatterjee turns 79

Lonestars Amazed tops Most Popular Wedding Song list

Having fat pals can make you put on weight

Construction in Gulf countries estimated at 1.8 trillion dollar

Fergie will choose his successor at Manchester United

Glasses embedded with a telescope may enable visually impaired to drive

Gummy bears can fight cavities

Technology News for May 12, 2008

Gamers gain supremacy with Dell XPS M1730
Step Up Realism with AGEIA PhysX Mobile Technology - A World First in Notebooks; Never Leave the Game with Built-In GamePanel LCD; Overclock with Latest Intel Core 2 Extreme Mobile Processor; NVIDIA SLI Technology with dual DirectX 10-ready GeForce GPUs Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide

Dell Launches XPS 730: Quadruples the power of Gaming
Play Crysis at full 1920x1200 resolution and 30+ FPS with Quad Graphics; Enhanced optional patent-pending H2C cooling solution keeps gamers in the red zone, CPUs out Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide

Legally intoxicated, yet binge drinkers think they can still drive
A new study by researchers at Northern Kentucky University has shown that binge drinkers have a disconnect between assessing their driving abilities and reality. ANI

Soon, shoppers will grow their own gadgets
Soon, shoppers would not be running around from one shop to another in search of gadgets of their choice, for the experts believe that they would soon grow their own gadgets. ANI

Even rats feel peer pressure
Humans are not the only ones who succumb to peer pressure, for even rats feel it. ANI

Stephen Hawking begins search for Einsteins of Africa
Stephen Hawking, the physicist of international acclaim, has launched a search for the Einsteins of Africa, which would seek some of the most brilliant scientists of Africa. ANI

UV light lotion reveals improper cleaning of hospital toilets
Using a lotion glows under ultraviolet light, Canadian researchers have discovered that a third of patient toilets in hospitals are not cleaned properly. ANI

Female concave-eared frogs use ultrasonic calls to attract mates
Unlike other female frogs, concave-eared frogs draw their mates by producing a high-pitched chirp that to the human ear sounds like that of a bird, according to the researchers. ANI

Intensive farming does well to conserve biodiversity
A new study, which is the first of its kind, has determined that modern intensive methods used in farming are compatible with biodiversity conservation. ANI

Endangered species can increase extinction risk for other species
A new study by biologists has determined that an endangered species of flora or fauna may increase the risk of extinction of other species in its ecological community. ANI

Why we cant seem to forget traumatic events
Emotional memories of a traumatic episode in life often persist in our minds. Now, researchers from Switzerland claim that they have identified the molecular bases behind these strong memories. ANI

Scientists demystify Wall Paper Peeling Mystery
Scientists have explained the physics behind the frustrating experience of removing adhesive paper from a surface and getting a pointy flap as a result, which is popularly known as the Wall Paper Peeling Mystery. ANI

Atmosphere, CO2 saved Earth from freezing under young Sun
Scientists have built a model which suggests that the Earth didnt freeze under a faint young sun between 2 and 2.5 billion years ago because the planets atmosphere at that time was itself a better insulator than earlier believed, with carbon dioxide (CO2) keeping the temperatures above freezing point. ANI

Now, laser beams to track killers fingerprints
Scientists have developed a new technique, which involves the use of laser beams that can capture even faint fingerprints left on the corpses of murder victims, thus helping in the identification of the killer. ANI

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