Faster, supersensitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging developed
Researchers at the Department of Energys Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have developed a potential new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which is much faster and thousands of times more sensitive than the standard MRI. The researchers call their invention Hyper-CEST (hyperpolarized xenon chemical-exchange saturation transfer). ANI
Now, a low-cost fabrication method for integrating nanowire devices directly onto silicon
Researchers at Harvard University and their German collaborators have devised a way to fabricate nanowire photonic and electronic integrated circuits. ANI
Digital archive created for 337 Egyptian tombs
Dutch Egyptologists have created a digital archive for each of the 337 Mastaba tombs from ancient Egypt, in a CD-ROM called the Mastabase, which will make research into these elite tombs a lot easier. ANI
Coming soon, motion-capture suits to spice up your virtual sex life
No matter how beautiful the sex animations are on the virtual playground, they cant compete with the movement of your own body. But soon you will be able to slip into motion-capture suits to capture those uniquely natural moves and engage your entire body in online sexual adventures, rather than limping along with keyboard and mouse. ANI
New grass to tackle global warming by reducing methane levels from cattle
Scientists are developing grass that may help tackle global warming by cutting the level of methane given off by cows while burping. ANI
Flesh eating insects feasted on dino bones
A new research has attributed the cause of most dinosaur skeletons exhibiting pits, grooves and furrows to flesh and bone-eating insects, which gnawed on the dinosaur bones. ANI
How a tomato protects itself from wilting
Scientists at the University of Amsterdam have shown how tomatoes can be protected from wilting by making use of the plants innate immune system. ANI
One in five Oz kids cyber-bullied
According to a survey, cyber bullying is affecting more than one in five young Aussies. ANI
Cannibalism is what triggers off locust migration
Locust migrations have been viewed as one of the most spectacular events in nature. In seemingly spontaneous fashion, around 10 billion critters can suddenly throng the air and carpet the ground, bringing destruction. What makes them do it was a question unanswered up till now. ANI
Girls Aloud now surface as computer virus
An anti-virus firm has warned that name of the Brit-nominated British group Girls Aloud is being misused by some cyber-criminals to spread a new computer virus, which can scan a hard drive to get personal information so as to exploit it for identity theft. ANI
Once lush Sahara dried up more slowly than previously thought
A new report has suggested that the grassy prehistoric Sahara turned into Earths largest hot desert more slowly than previously thought, and the fact that global warming may turn it green once again. ANI
Ancient whales were not master divers like their modern descendents
Biologists have discovered signs of decompression syndrome - the bends - in several different whale fossils, which suggests that ancient whales were not master divers like their modern descendents, a finding that could revise the evolutionary history of deep diving. ANI
New gas sensors would monitor C02 in large areas cost-effectively
Scientists have developed a novel gas sensor system, which makes it possible to monitor carbon dioxide in large areas, cost-effectively the first time. ANI
Photosynthetic dimmer switch identified in green plants
A team of researchers has discovered a photosynthetic dimmer switch in light harvesting proteins in green plants, which could hold important implications for the future design of artificial photosynthesis systems, providing the world with a sustainable and secure source of energy. ANI
MySpace will allow users to share data with other sites
MySpace, the worlds most popular social networking site, has announced that it plans to give users the option of sharing their profiles and other personal information with other Web sites. ANI
Even ancient sea creatures had a thing for bling
And you thought only humans had a thing for bling. New research has found fossilised sea creatures that coated themselves in tiny diamonds created in the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs. ANI
Ancient seaweed confirms status of earliest known human settlement in America
Ancient seaweed samples from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile has confirmed its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas, dating back to 14,000 years. ANI
Once lush Sahara dried up more slowly than previously thought
A new report has suggested that the grassy prehistoric Sahara turned into Earths largest hot desert more slowly than previously thought, and the fact that global warming may turn it green once again. ANI
Magnetic rocks on Mars might harbour telltale signs of ancient life
Using a miniature detector, scientists would be able to pick out magnetic rocks on Mars that might harbour telltale signs of ancient life. ANI