Combination of low-power processors and flash memory creates energy efficient serverOctober 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have combined low-power, embedded processors with flash memory to create a server architecture that is fast, but far more energy efficient for data-intensive applications than the systems now used by major Internet services. The combination has been made by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Labs Pittsburgh (ILP), US.
Human pee mixed with ash can turn out to be a natural fertilizerSeptember 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has proven that human urine mixed with wood ash can be a natural fertilizer. According to a report in National Geographic News, the study was carried out by Surendra Pradhan, an environmental scientist at University of Kuopio in Finland.
Indian-American helps conjure ancient Rome in 3-DSeptember 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Ancient Rome was not built in a day. It took nearly a decade to build the Colosseum, and almost a century to construct the St.
Chimps use 'specialised tool kits' to catch army antsSeptember 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has shown that chimpanzees in Congo use "specialised tool kits" to catch army ants. Published in the American Journal of Primatology, the study suggests that chimpanzees have developed a 'sustainable' way of harvesting food.
Brit women ditching luxury make-up for longer-lasting BotoxAugust 20th, 2009 LONDON - An increasing number of British women are giving up costly make-up in favour of longer-lasting Botox. The demand for the 175-pound to 300-pound anti-wrinkle jabs has risen by 14pct.
Supercomputer being described as world's most powerful becomes operationalJuly 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'.
Novel field of primate archaeology to shed new light on human evolutionJuly 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists is advocating for a new inter-disciplinary field of primate archaeology to examine history of tool use in all primate species in order to better understand human evolution. The scientists are from universities including Cambridge, Rutgers, Kyoto University and schools in Spain, Italy and France.
Scientists achieve breakthrough in quantum control of lightMay 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have demonstrated a breakthrough in the quantum control of photons, the energy quanta of light, which is a significant result in quantum computation, and could eventually have implications in banking, drug design, and other applications. UCSB physics researchers Max Hofheinz, John Martinis, and Andrew Cleland used a superconducting electronic circuit known as a Josephson phase qubit to prepare highly unusual quantum states using microwave-frequency photons.
New tool studies hair to say what one ate, where one travelledMay 28th, 2009 LONDON - Variation in sulphur concentration in the hair can reveal one's recent diet and the places one has been to. A new laser tool based on this can be very handy to investigators tracking terrorists.
Rapid climate change forces scientists to evaluate extreme conservation strategiesMay 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists are, for the first time, objectively evaluating ways to help species adapt to rapid climate change and other environmental threats via strategies that were considered too radical for serious consideration as recently as five or 10 years ago. Among these radical strategies currently being considered is so-called "managed relocation."
Managed relocation, which is also known as "assisted migration," involves manually moving species into more accommodating habitats where they are not currently found.
Drip-free tomatoes to go on sale in UK!April 28th, 2009 LONDON - Soggy sandwiches will soon be history, for the world's first non-leaking tomatoes are about to go on sale in the UK. Leading retail-chain TESCO will be selling drip-free tomatoes by the end of the week.
New photochromatic material adapts to light instantlyApril 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A revolutionary 'photochromic' material developed by Japanese researchers changes colour instantaneously when exposed to light. The development could open the way to a wide range of new products including improved sunglasses, more powerful computers, dynamic holograms, and better medicines.
Now, ultra small, energy efficient computer chipApril 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from University of California, Davis have developed an ultra small chip that provides breakthrough speeds for a variety of computing tasks. The 167-processor chip, known as AsAP, is fully reprogrammable, extremely energy-efficient, highly configurable.
Low-power, high-efficiency electronic memory comes closer to realityApril 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Paving the way for low-power, high-efficiency electronic memory, scientists have deposited a well-known oxide on silicon to create a ferroelectric state, which could be the key to next-generation memory devices. For the study, Cornell materials scientist Darrell Schlom took strontium titanate, and deposited it on silicon in such a way that the silicon squeezes it into a special state called ferroelectric.
New imaging tool helps scientists 'see' cell molecules more clearlyJanuary 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A powerful new tool can image single molecules in a cell, with much greater clarity and speed, compared to existing methods. The new tool, dubbed liquid scanning transmission electron microscope or liquid STEM, uses a micro-fluidic device with electron transparent windows to enable the imaging of cells in liquid.
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