Internet classes to help Oz students hone reading and writing skills
Future Aussie classrooms would soon see games meant for speeding up reading and writing through internet classes. ANI
Software designers create complex products to further their careers
A new study has revealed that many software designers intentionally create unnecessarily complex products that do less to serve their companies and customers than to advance their careers. ANI
Participating in community events leads to mental well-being
Participating in community events fill local people with pride and a renewed commitment to the city, which ultimately leads to their mental well-being, according to a new research. ANI
High pressure may help boost superconductors
Scientists at the Carnegie Institutions Geophysical Laboratory have for the first time shown that high pressure may help boost superconductors, which are believed to have the ability to convey more than 150 times more electricity than copper wires. ANI
Scientists create living computers by genetically altering E. coli bacteria
A team of biology and mathematics experts has created living computers by adding genes to Escherichia coli bacteria, showing that computing in living cells is feasible. ANI
Hello Kitty mobile phones face flak from parenting experts
Young girls under five may be counting down the days before the new Hello Kitty mobile phones are launched, but the same cannot be said for parenting experts. ANI
Facebook-like networking existed even 700 years ago, claim French scientists
Whenever someone talks about Facebook, Bebo and MySpace, it always flashes in our mind that such Internet sites are the creations of the modern world. However, a team of French researchers has challenged this idea by trawling through medieval documents to create the oldest detailed social network ever constructed. ANI
Brazilian beetle may hold secrets for Next Gen ultrafast optical computers
Scientists endeavouring to realise ultrafast optical computers have now turned to a beetle from Brazil, named Lamprocyphus augustus, for inspiration. ANI
Low-cost carbon filter removes 90pct of CO2 from smokestack gases
A team of researchers in Wyoming has developed a low-cost carbon filter that can remove 90 percent of carbon dioxide gas from the smokestacks of electric power plants that burn coal and other fossil fuels. ANI
Climbing ivy has a secret superglue
Ever wondered how ivy sticks to walls so effortlessly? Well, now researchers at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, US, have begun to unravel the mystery. ANI
Wastage of food means wastage of water
A new report by the Stockholm International Water Institute has determined that the wastage of food means wastage of a large amount of water. ANI
Pollution eats up 3 species every hour
Three species every hour are being scraped off from earth due to pollution, it has been revealed at world conference to save wildlife. ANI
Wallpaper speakers on the anvil
Get ready for wallpaper doubling up as speakers, lightweight devices hunting for movement energy, and foldable speakers; for researchers in the US have designed a material having both physical and piezoelectric properties that may help in placing piezoelectric devices in previously impractical areas. ANI
Treefrogs make behavioral decision on where to lay their eggs
Like all vertebrates, when frogs reproduce, they either lay their eggs in water or on land - with one exception. According to new research by a team of Boston University scientists, a species of treefrog in Panama reproduces both ways after making a behavioral decision. ANI
Creationism teaching still highly prevalent in US schools
US courts might have ordered ban on teaching creationism in schools, but still one in eight high-school biology teachers teach it as valid science, according to a survey. ANI
Brit MPs allow use of human-animal embryos for scientific research
British MPs have voted to allow the creation of hybrid embryos, which have a combination of human and animal DNA, as well as saviour siblings to save sick children. ANI
Larva of mysterious crustacean could grow up to be a parasite
Scientists have got a clue in solving the mystery behind a crustacean that has only been seen in the form of larvae, suggesting that the adult of the species could exist in a parasite form. ANI
Now, underpants that can sense your blood pressure
All thanks to technology and the human mind, one day hardware-laden undergarments will be a necessity in every mans life. And the latest invention causing a shake in this milieu is - blood pressure sensing underpants. ANI
Efficiency of infrared lasers doubled by US researchers
Researchers at the Center for Quantum Devices at the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University in the US have recently doubled the efficiency of infrared lasers. ANI
Artificial cornea that could restore vision for millions close to reality
An improved artificial cornea that can restore the vision of more than 10 million people worldwide who are blind due to diseased corneas, is moving towards reality, say scientists in California. ANI
One in eight bird species face extinction because of climate change
The latest assessment of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has determined that one in eight bird species are facing the threat of extinction because of climate change. ANI
Scientists identify genes that may regulate musical aptitude
University of Helsinki researchers have identified several genes and genetic variants that may regulate musical aptitude. ANI
Astronomers start searching for orphan stars using upgraded telescope
Astronomers from the Case Western Reserve University in the US have begin searching for the faint sea of orphan stars strewn throughout the nearby Virgo cluster of galaxies, using a newly upgraded telescope. ANI
Pipsqueak dwarf star unleashes monster flare
NASAs Swift satellite has detected an extremely bright flare coming from a considerably small star - a red dwarf. ANI
Pumping sulphur gas into atmosphere could slow down global warming
An Australian scientist has proposed a radical solution to slow down global warming, by suggesting a technique which would place sulphur gas into the Earths stratosphere to keep out the Suns rays. ANI
Dinosaurs might once again roam the Earth
If scientists have their way, dinosaurs might once again roam the Earth, with the possibility arising after the DNA of the extinct Tasmanian tiger was injected and brought back to life in a mouse embryo. ANI