‘Intelligent’bicycle of the future is theft proof, self-inflates tires

September 26th, 2009 DHAKA - Applauding India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission and the discovery of water on the moon, a Dhaka daily has said the find has significantly widened the scope for space research. But The Daily Star newspaper, in an editorial Saturday, cautioned against rivalry among those engaged in research and exploration on the moon.

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter has urged the Indian Government to stop trying to obtain every piece of memorabilia associated with him, as Gandhi was an original minimalist and rejected materialism. Gandhi may have fought for independence from Britain dressed only in a homespun loincloth and simple sandals, but sixty years after his death, his possessions regularly come under the auctioneer's hammer, The Guardian reports.

September 15th, 2009 LONDON - Petrified about being targeted by carjackers or kidnappers, many Premier League footballers are getting their cars fitted with bullet-proof defence systems. Millionaire players, whose luxury rides are seen as "soft targets" by kidnap squads, have equipped their cars with bullet-proof glass and armour plated bodywork originally designed for the military that can withstand attack from a hammer, gun blast or even a bomb.

September 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - University of Missouri (MU) researchers are developing and testing a new type of blast-proof glass that will be thinner, lighter and less vulnerable to small-scale explosions. "Currently, blast-resistant window glass is more than 1 inch thick, which is much thicker than standard window glass that is only one-fourth of an inch thick and hurricane-protected window glass that is one-half of an inch thick," said Sanjeev Khanna, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the MU College of Engineering.

August 19th, 2009 LONDON - The economic slowdown is adding to a boom in cybercrime because computer-literate criminals in developing countries are increasingly trying their hands at electronic scams, according to British researchers. The study by The University of Brighton team also found that the growth of social networking websites were offering cybercriminals with fresh areas to exploit as well as new areas for recruitment.

August 8th, 2009 LONDON - A court in England let a man go scot-free after over 20,000 pounds were wasted prosecuting him over the "theft" of a 25p Banana. A jury heard that James Gallagher, 23, was caught grabbing the banana off a table by security men at the Del Villaggio restaurant in Birmingham.

August 2nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - An electronic experts group Saturday challenged the poll panel's claim that the electronic voting machines (EVM) are tamper proof, and said the voting devices can be tampered with in many ways. Claiming that there are loopholes in the EVMs, the expert team here demonstrated how the machines can be tampered through a prototype EVM they have developed.

July 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - If a new research is anything to go by, automobile owners around the world may some day soon be driving on tires that are partly made out of trees, which could cost less, perform better and save on fuel and energy. In the research, wood science researchers at Oregon State University (OSU), US, made some surprising findings about the potential of microcrystalline cellulose - a product that can be made easily from almost any type of plant fibers - to partially replace silica as a reinforcing filler in the manufacture of rubber tires.

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Reports indicate that tire manufacturer Yokohama is now selling a model made with 80 percent non-petroleum material, substituting orange oil as the primary ingredient to make vulcanized rubber. According to a report carried out in www.earth911.com, the new tire is called the 'Super E-spec' and has already received the Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award in 2008.

June 2nd, 2009 Montana man gets 60 days for dinosaur bones theftBILLINGS, Mont. — A commercial fossil hunter, whose discovery of the world's best-preserved dinosaur brought scientific acclaim, will serve 60 days in jail for stealing raptor bones from private land.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit shopper was left gob smacked when an Asda shop assistant asked her for an age proof to a set of teaspoons. The lady, who went to the store to stock up on picnic equipment was reportedly informed by the assistant that someone was once murdered with a teaspoon, and thus age identification was a requisite.

April 26th, 2009 LONDON - Recession-hit Britain is the shoplifting capital of Europe, according to a report. According to an official league table of the world's most crooked countries, businesses in the UK are more likely to be hit by thieves than almost anywhere else in the world.

April 19th, 2009 LONDON - Danielle Bux's mother has been arrested for shoplifting from a B and Q store. Dopey Kim Lewis, mother of the Hell's Kitchen star and fiancée of football legend Gary Lineker, along with her friend stuck her own homemade price labels on a trolley-full of items to pretend their prices had been slashed at the store.

March 26th, 2009 LONDON - A fugitive woman accused of "stealing" a new pair of breasts has surrendered to police. Yvonne Pampellonne, 30, is accused of using fake ID to get 8, 000 pounds worth of plastic surgery and liposuction at a plastic surgery clinic, reports The Sun.

March 19th, 2009 LONDON - Hilton heiress Paris Hilton revealed that she felt utterly "violated" after her phone was stolen. Paris' phone was stolen at the Manhattan nightclub Marquee in 2005 by hotel manager Marc Marrouche's girlfriend.