Russia to launch two European satellitesMOSCOW - Russia will launch two European satellites Nov 2 from the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia, a report said Tuesday. Netmagic unveils green data centre in ChennaiCHENNAI - India’s leading managed IT services provider Netmagic Solutions Tuesday unveiled its “green” data centre here to offer a range of third-party services in the tech infrastructure space. Kao, Willard and Boyle win Nobel Physics PrizeSTOCKHOLM - Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith have won this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics for discoveries of importance for the internet and the digital camera, it was announced in Stockholm Tuesday. 7 new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species discoveredWASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered seven new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species, increasing the number of known luminescent fungi species from 64 to 71. Energy from waste to power US armyLONDON - Defence firm Qinetiq has sent to the US a system that generates energy from waste. According to a report by BBC News, the PyTEC system heats mixed waste, releasing a gas that can be burned to produce five times more energy than is required to drive the system. How to build safe particle colliders that are unaffected by electromagnetic forcesWASHINGTON - In a new research, a scientist is working towards controlling huge electromagnetic forces that have the potential to destroy the next generation of particle accelerators. UK manufacturing down on the month in August, but car registrations, house prices riseLONDON — Manufacturing output in the United Kingdom fell during August, official statistics showed Tuesday, overshadowing more upbeat data on house prices and car sales and suggesting economic recovery will be slow. Excerpts: Citation for 2009 Nobel Prize in physicsExcerpts from the citation awarding the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics to Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Institute says Kao was honored for breakthroughs in fiber optics while Boyle and Smith were honored for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit. Kao, Boyle and Smith jointly awarded Nobel for Physics
Combining 6 photons together results in highly robust quantum informationWASHINGTON - In a new research, a team of physicists in Sweden and Poland has found that combining 6 photons together can result in highly robust qubits, or quantum information. El Nino drives Panama butterfly migrationsWASHINGTON - A long-term study has shown that El Nino, a global climate pattern, drives Sulfur butterfly migrations across the Panama Canal. Renewable hydrogen production becomes reality at wineryWASHINGTON - The first demonstration of a renewable method for hydrogen production from wastewater using a microbial electrolysis system is underway at the Napa Wine Company in Oakville, US. Alfalfa sprouts reveal how meandering rivers form on EarthWASHINGTON - In a new study, experiments involving alfalfa sprouts are revealing some of the necessary conditions for formation of meandering rivers on Earth. Global color maps reveal provocative patterns on Saturn’s five icy satellitesWASHINGTON - New global color maps reveal provocative patterns on the surfaces of Saturn’s five innermost large icy satellites, namely, Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, and Rhea. Atmospheric acid nourishes world’s oceansWASHINGTON - Scientists at the University of Leeds in the UK have proved that acid in the atmosphere breaks down large particles of iron found in dust into small and extremely soluble iron nanoparticles, which are more readily used by plankton in the world’s oceans. “Inverse energy cascade” may energize Jupiter’s jet streamsWASHINGTON - A new analysis of Cassini observations of Jupiter shows that an “inverse energy cascade” mechanism could be supplying the energy that powers and maintains the intense jet streams that typically rip through Jupiter’s atmosphere at the same speeds as much shorter-lived hurricanes and tornadoes do on Earth. Plastic exposure in the womb may make girls aggressive, hyperactiveTORONTO - Expectant mothers exposed to chemical BPA, commonly found in plastics, are likely to have daughters with aggressive and hyperactive nature, according to a new study. Organized phone-based psychotherapy for depression found cost-effectiveWASHINGTON - An organised phone-based cognitive behavioural psychotherapy soon after starting on antidepressant medication can help treat depression easily, the effects of which is believed to persist for at least two years after first session, say researchers. Body posture affects how we think about ourselvesWASHINGTON - Body posture not only affects what others think about you, but it also gives you more confidence in your own thoughts, says a new study. Now, colour sensors for better vision in ‘Car of the Future’WASHINGTON - Taking a major step towards improved CMOS sensors for most in-car camera systems, scientists have developed a new process that could provide colours to these systems. High mortality rates may explain people’s small sizeLONDON - High mortality rates in small-bodied people, commonly known as pygmies, may partly explain their small stature, says a new study. 8-horned T. Rex cousin was a ‘ballerina’, not a macho guyWASHINGTON - Excavations in Asia’s Gobi desert have revealed the fossils of a new species of eight-horned, long-snouted carnivorous dinosaur, a cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, which rather being trough and tough like his contemporaries, was more like a ‘ballerina’. Turin Shroud ‘a medieval fake’, claim Italian researchersLONDON - Italian scientists claim that the Shroud of Turin is a medieval fake after they reproduced the cloth that is believed to have covered Jesus’ tomb. Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics through 2008Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation: Bats, spiders and bodies, oh my: 3 ways to get naturally spooked _ no special effects requiredHaunted house attractions and ghost tours can be a lot of fun. But some things are naturally spooky, with no fake blood or recorded howls required. Lost bag at airport? Log onNEW DELHI - Lost your luggage at the airport? Don’t fret. In a “first of a kind” initiative that will come as a relief to all such harried travellers, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Monday launched a ‘lost and found’ section on its website that will help one trace missing baggage. Supreme Court declines to review constitutionality of Fla. Pledge of Allegiance lawWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to review a Florida law that requires public school students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day unless they have their parents’ written permission excusing them. Misuse of aspirin may have made 1918 flu pandemic worseWASHINGTON - Aspirin could have been responsible for the steep death toll in the 1918 flu pandemic, says a new study. Three US scientists win Nobel Prize for medicineSTOCKHOLM - Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak of the US have won this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine, it was announced in Stockholm Monday. Turn waste into assets, says studySYDNEY - Millions of tonnes of waste generated by power stations, mineral processing plants and municipalities can be re-used to create fertility, health, wealth and beauty, a new study says. |
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STOCKHOLM - Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith have won this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics, it was announced in Stockholm Tuesday.
