New laser technique may be used to detect microbial life forms in Martian iceOctober 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have said that an innovative new laser technique could be used to detect microbial life forms in Martian ice. According to scientists, the technique, called L.I.F.E.
NTSB: Signals on D.C. transit tracks should be examined; comes 3 months after fatal crashSeptember 22nd, 2009 NTSB issues safety recommendations to MetroWASHINGTON — Transit lines and railroads that use the same signal system that failed to detect a stopped train in the area of a deadly Washington crash should check them to make sure they are working correctly, a federal safety board urged Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was not ready to say what caused the June 22 crash that killed nine and injured 70 when a train hit another one stopped on the tracks.
Window design can cut indoor electricity needs by 99pc in TropicsAugust 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Improved window designs and positioning that could let in more light can cut indoor lighting needs by up to 99pct in Tropical regions, say researchers. In Tropical regions daylighting leads to a significant rise in temperature, which has to be countered by air-conditioning if the occupants are to remain cool and comfortable.
Respiratory cells rely on taste buds to detect poisonsJuly 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An Indian American researcher has found that the mechanism which helps detect bad tasting and potentially poisonous foods also protects lungs from harmful substances. Alok Shah, study co-author and doctoral researcher from the Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa (U-I), along with other scientists found why injured lungs are susceptible to further damage -- in them, the mechanism is damaged.
Baby on mom's lap killed in Wash. collision; police search for driver who fledJuly 22nd, 2009 Baby on mom's lap killed in Wash. collisionLYNDEN, Wash.
Hand-held devices that can detect presence of aerosols in air above oceansJune 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists is developing hand-held devices that can detect the presence of aerosols in air above oceans by measuring how light scatters as it strikes the particles. The portable photometers have been developed by Alexander Smirnov, an AERONET (Aerosol Robotic Network) project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, and his team.
Plastic bottles release a harmful chemical into liquids they containMay 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hard plastic drinking bottles and baby bottles are not devoid of health risks because a study has found that the chemical bisphenol A (BPA)-which is used to make plastics and has been linked with cardiovascular disease and diabetes-often releases into the liquid contained in such containers. Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found that participants who drank for a week from polycarbonate bottles showed a two-thirds increase in their urine of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA).
Car seat belts do not increase foetal complications risk after accidentsMay 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Seat belts in cars are meant to save lives. However, many pregnant women do not wear them thinking that the belt itself could injure the baby in a car crash.
Lance Armstrong says he split with Sheryl Crow over babyMay 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American racing cyclist Lance Armstrong has revealed in his forthcoming book that he and former fiancé Sheryl Crow called it quits because Crow was keen to have a baby while Lance was not. Lance divulges in his book that, as he had just got out of his marriage, he did not have any immediate plans to have a baby with former fiancé Sheryl Crow, as her biological clock was ticking.
Lasers detect synthetic chemical in baby formula foodMay 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Infrared lasers have helped researchers detect minute traces of a synthetic chemical like melamine in baby formula, within minutes. Melamine, used in plastics and other products, has been found in baby formula and other milk-based products imported from China.
Pregnant Heidi Klum wants a baby girlApril 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Supermodel Heidi Klum, who is pregnant with her fourth child, has revealed that she and her husband Seal are keen to have a baby girl. Heidi, who already has a daughter Leni, 5, with former lover Flavio Briatore, revealed that her daughter is keen to have a little baby sister.
Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer expecting a baby boyApril 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Tobey Maguire and his wife Jennifer Meyer are reportedly expecting a baby boy. The couple fuelled rumours that they were expecting a baby boy, when they were spotted shopping for 'blue' baby accessories.
Jessica Alba, Cash Warren trying for another babyMarch 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Jessica Alba and her husband Cash Warren, who have just become parents to a 10 month old tot, are reportedly trying for another baby. The couple, who welcomed daughter Honor in June last year, are bent on having another baby, as Alba intends to be a full-time mother.
Melanie Chisholm was shocked to give birth to baby girl instead of boyMarch 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Melanie Chisholm was shocked to give birth to a baby girl, as she was expecting that the tot would be a boy. The former Spice Girl gave birth to her first child Scarlett with partner Thomas Starr last month.lthough the couple wanted to find out the sex of their child, they decided to keep it a surprise until the birth.
Fergie has 'no baby plans' until Black Eyed Peas tour endsMarch 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a bid to put pregnancy rumours to rest, Fergie has said that she has no plans for having a baby until the end of the Black Eyed Peas comeback tour. The 'London Bridge' star married actor Josh Duhamel in a lavish ceremony at Malibu, California, in January.
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