Indian boffin creates camera with invisible flash that takes pics sans the glare

August 21st, 2009 LONDON - Two Londoners were branded "Dumb and Dumber" by a lawyer on Thursday, after they stole a digital camera memory card storing holiday snaps of Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton. Kingston Crown Court, Surrey, later ordered Market trader Charlie Ewins, 26, and electrician Leon Sesay, 25, to do 100 hours unpaid work, and pay 125-pound costs after admitting theft.

August 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Can camera flash actually turn an insulating material into a conductor? Yes, if Northwestern University researchers are to be believed. Lead researcher Jiaxing Huang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science have found a novel way of turning graphite oxide - a low-cost insulator made by oxidizing graphite powder-into graphene, a material that conducts electricity.

August 13th, 2009 LONDON - Invisible gateways, like the one in Harry Potter, are a step closer to reality, thanks to a new theory developed by scientists. With the help of a technique known as transformation optics, the research team from Hong Kong University and Fudan University in Shanghai has found a way to alter the pathway of light waves that could eventually allow them to develop portals that are invisible to the human eye, reports The Telegraph.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - Scientists have created a transparent form of aluminium by bombarding the metal with the world's most powerful soft X-ray laser. The discovery was made possible with the development of a new source of radiation that is 10 billion times brighter than any synchrotron in the world (for example Britain's Diamond Light Source).

May 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists, using auroras like flashlights, have exposed giant atmospheric waves crashing just above Earth that can endanger satellites. When strong winds crash into mountains or large atmospheric disturbances such as thunderstorms and hurricanes, the "explosion" sends invisible "shock waves" of air rippling outward in all directions at hundreds of miles an hour.

May 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have developed a microchip-sized digital camera that can provide vision for the US military's insect-sized aircraft. The researchers say that the tiny camera is so light that it can be easily carried by the tiny surveillance drones.

May 2nd, 2009 LONDON - 'Transformers' star Megan Fox has been named the world's sexiest woman in a new poll. The dazzling brunette made it to the number one position in a poll by FHM readers worldwide.

May 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Ever wished your car turned invisible after being caught jumping the red light? Well, an art student in the UK has actually found a way to make her four-wheel vehicle invisible. Sara Watson, of the University of Central Lancashire, spray-painted a battered Skoda Fabia to match the car park and entrance to her art studio.

April 30th, 2009 LONDON - Busy office workers will no longer have to depend on a microwave to rustle up a hot snack, all thanks to a food tin that warms up its contents. The Hotcan meal, which costs 3.99-pounds, includes beef casserole, vegetable curry and an all-day breakfast.

April 29th, 2009 LONDON - French police were said to be looking for burglars who had broken into a Paris apartment and stolen hundreds of "highly intimate" pictures and video of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The photographs, taken during the ex-model's romance with philosopher Raphael Enthoven, had been entrusted with Enthoven's brother, the owner of the apartment, to keep them at bay from any possible embarrassment to the First Lady and her President hubby Nicolas Sarkozy, as per reports.

April 24th, 2009 LONDON - It's good news for Bruce Springsteen's fans, as they can get their hands on his rare, exclusive photos through a charity competition. Fans, who give 17 pounds or more to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, might get the vintage pics of the 'Dry Lightning' hitmaker, reports The Daily Express.

April 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has brought some pretty girls with a background in showbusiness into his Cabinet to brighten up politics. Berlusconi has chosen Angela Sozio, 36, a flame-haired former contestant of Grande Fratello, the Italian version of Big Brother, to be the new face for the European Parliament elections in June, reports The Times.

April 11th, 2009 LONDON - Chocoholics' dream has finally come true - a sweet treat packed with tiny particles of chocolate and zero calories has been invented! Brainchild of Paris-based professor David Edwards, boffins have created a chocolate sans calories, which dieters can inhale. Users breathe chocolate powder into their mouth from the 1.50- pounds plastic cylinder called Le Whif.

March 28th, 2009 LONDON - Lily Allen has revealed that the intense glare of paparazzi has left her feeling like a "caged animal". While in an exclusive interview with The Independent magazine, Allen, 23, expressed her relief after obtaining a court injunction that protects her from paparazzi harassment.

March 19th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit man has taken a photograph that shows strange shapes hovering over London, leading to speculation they could be UFOs. Derek Burdon, 40, of Leverington, Cambs, says he was just aiming for a scenic photo of London and was stunned when he spotted what he says are four flying saucers on the far right of the pic.