Technology News for September 27, 2008

Modern biology holds key to many challenges: Sibal
Union Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that modern biology holds the key to many challenges to prevent and cure diseases, arrest and contain environmental pollution, boost agricultural production, fight climate change, enhance industrial productivity. ANI

Googles G1 phone will kill-off the PC, claim its designers
Florian Seiche, HTC (High Tech Computers) chief, the designers of Googles G1 phone, has claimed that with its high-tech features, the new phone could make the personal computer obsolete. ANI

NASAs Phoenix Scout Lander looks for water on Mars
NASAs Phoenix Scout Lander, which reached Mars on May 25 this year, is using the thermal and electrical conductivity probe to look for evidence of water on the Red Planet. ANI

Cities can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
A new study has determined that cities are being unfairly blamed for most of humanitys greenhouse gas emissions and this threatens efforts to tackle climate change, as cities are part of the solution and not the problem. ANI

Sniffing biological, chemical weapons from distance gets closer to reality
American scientists have determined the structure of a light-transmitting compound that can one day be used in high-efficiency fibre optics, and in sensors to detect biological and chemical weapons from long distances. ANI

Giant prehistoric geese once flew over Britain
Scientists have discovered one of the best-preserved Dasornis fossil skulls buried in clay on the Isle of Sheppey, an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, which suggests that giant prehistoric geese, that were the size of a small aircraft, once flew over Britain. ANI

Suns stellar siblings might have planted the seeds of life on Earth
An international team of researchers has suggested that planets orbiting the suns stellar siblings might have planted the seeds of life on Earth. ANI

Uncovering how horses breathe and move may pave way for human breathing devices
An insight into how horses move and breathe may help scientists in developing ways to improve muscular horse health, and a different approach to breathing devices for humans. ANI

Indian origin scientist devises eco-friendly way to create gold nanoparticles
A University of Missouri team, led by an Indian origin researcher, has devised a new eco-friendly method to create gold nanoparticles without any negative environmental impact, which is otherwise associated with their production. ANI

What legacy would humans leave in the rocks 100 million years hence?
A new study has looked at the hypothetical scenario of what legacy humans will leave in the rocks 100 million years hence. ANI

Honeybees too have the ability to count!
Honeybees have the ability to count - but up to a certain point - a new study from the Australian National University in Canberra has revealed. ANI

NASA data show Arctic saw fastest sea ice melt in August 2008
NASA data has shown that for a four-week period in August 2008, arctic sea ice melted faster during that period than ever before. ANI

Earths oldest rocks may not be that old
Researchers from the University of McGill in Canada, who had claimed to have found the oldest rocks on Earth, as old as 4.28 billion years, are now saying that the rocks may be 3.8 billion years old. ANI

Spacemen are challenging Earthlings to a game of Chess!
NASA and the U.S. Chess Federation (USCF) are teaming up to host the first public chess match between International Space Station astronaut Greg Chamitoff and the inhabitants of the Earth, beginning Monday, September 29. ANI