Computer game aims to solve world’s energy problems

October 12th, 2009 LONDON - No computer game can now make you feel bored, for researchers have developed a new breed of game that aims to suit everyone by adapting to an individual's playing style. Julian Togelius at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark, said that computer games have had an element of adaptability for decades.

September 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama warned Wednesday that the US cannot solve the world's problems alone and urged other countries to take on a greater role. Speaking at the opening of the UN General Assembly, Obama said countries must work together to tackle extremism, the proliferation of dangerous materials and global warming.

September 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Carrots seem to go a much longer way than sticks when it comes to building team work and cooperation, according to a latest study. Previous studies have focused almost exclusively on punishment for promoting cooperation but the one by Harvard and Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) researchers says that rewards are much more successful.

July 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new computer game prototype combines work and play to help solve a fundamental problem underlying many hardware design tasks. Called FunSAT, it could help integrated circuit designers select and arrange transistors and their connections on silicon microchips, among other applications.

July 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new computer game prototype, called FunSAT, utilises human ability of intuition to help solve a fundamental problem underlying many computer hardware design tasks. The online logic puzzle combines work and play and could help integrated circuit designers select and arrange transistors and their connections on silicon microchips, among other applications.

July 28th, 2009 Obama: Diplomacy matters to solve problemsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says diplomacy is more important now than ever before. Obama on Monday told ambassadors to the United States that his administration is committed to working with countries to advance common goals.

July 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - What is being expected to prove the most powerful computer of its kind in the world became operational at the University of Florida this week. The supercomputer has been named by its designers 'Novo-G'.

July 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The world's fastest and most powerful supercomputer, named Novo-G, has become operational at the University of Florida. Novo-G gets the first part of its name from the Latin term for make anew, change, alter and the second from G for genesis.

July 14th, 2009 LONDON - Think about a "smart house" that automatically turns the lights and cooling systems off and on as per our needs, and even texts us if we have left the front door open. Well, this could soon be a reality, thanks to University of Hertfordshire researchers' latest innovation- InterHome.

May 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A giant laser reactor has been unveiled in California, US, which scientists hope will accomplish nuclear fusion, the Holy Grail of energy sources, which was once thought impossible. According to a report in Fox News, the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will focus 192 laser beams on a hydrogen pellet the size of a bead, heating it to incredible temperatures in an attempt to recreate the power of the sun.

April 21st, 2009 High cost of addressing climate change challengedWASHINGTON — An environmental group is challenging claims that major reductions in greenhouse gases would lead to soaring energy costs. The Union of Concerned Scientists says its analysis, using Energy Department computer models, show that higher electric and gasoline costs will be offset by improvements in energy and automobile efficiency.

April 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The faculty of a US university has determined that an overpopulated planet is the biggest problem that we face today, followed by climate change and a need for renewable energy resources. According to a survey of the faculty at the SUNY (State University of New York) College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), overpopulation is the world's top environmental issue, followed closely by climate change and the need to develop renewable energy resources to replace fossil fuels.

April 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Teaching basic concepts behind maths problems is more beneficial for students than the exact procedures to solve the problems, according to a new study by Vanderbilt University researchers The results may offer teachers new insights on how best to shape maths instruction to have the greatest impact on student learning. "Teaching children the basic concept behind math problems was more useful than teaching children a procedure for solving the problems - these children gave better explanations and learned more," said Bethany Rittle-Johnson, assistant professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College.

April 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Saturday asked nations around the world to come together to solve global problems like a recession, climate change, nuclear proliferation and international terrorism that has claimed innocent lives 'from Manhattan to Mumbai'. It is important to acknowledge no single nation can solve global problems, but working with other nations, the US can lead the way in overcoming these challenges, Obama said in his weekly address after a weeklong trip overseas.

February 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton left for Asia Sunday, kicking off her first trip abroad as President Barack Obama's top diplomat, in an effort to build a closer relationship with four major Asian countries. Clinton will visit Japan from Feb 16 to 18, Indonesia from Feb 18 to 19, South Korea from Feb 19 to 20, and China from Feb 20 to 22, the state department said in a statement.