World's first dial-free radio 'Q2 Cube' unveiled in UKAugust 11th, 2009 LONDON - The world's first dial-free radio, 'Q2 Cube', was unveiled on Tuesday, hailing the end of 100-year-old classic wireless sets. Developed by Cambridge Consultants and Armour Group PLC, it is due to hit UK shelves by the end of the year.
Nerve cells that make us itch identifiedAugust 7th, 2009 LONDON - Neuroscientists have long scratched their heads to solve the puzzle of itching. But now researchers have finally worked out what makes us itch.
Differences in brain may explain why people turn psychopathsAugust 5th, 2009 LONDON - Biological differences in the brain may explain why some people turn into psychopaths, says a new study. The research, conducted by Declan Murphy, along with Michael Craig and Marco Catani, at King's College, examined the brain biology of psychopaths with convictions that included attempted murder, manslaughter, multiple rape etc.
Oxford, McGill universities tie up on brain researchJuly 4th, 2009 TORONTO - Two prestigious universities - Oxford in Britain and McGill in Canada - have joined hands for research on the human brain. The two universities are among world leaders in neuroscience research.
British PM asks Internet's inventor to help open up access to government dataJune 12th, 2009 LONDON - The inventor of the World Wide Web has been asked by British prime minister Gordon Brown to help open up access to government data. According to a report by BBC News, Sir Tim Berners-Lee has said that the job he has been given by Gordon Brown is an important one that goes beyond party politics.
Scientists discover way to measure true depth of painJune 7th, 2009 LONDON - From now onwards it will be possible to feel someone's pain, literally - thanks to the efforts of scientists who have for the first time discovered a way to measure the true depth of a person's suffering. Up till now, the only major way of assessing pain is to ask people what they are feeling.
'Hobbit' was a dwarf with large feetMay 7th, 2009 LONDON - In a new research, the fossils of so-called 'hobbits' that date back to between 17,000 and 95,000 years ago, have been analyzed by scientists as belonging to a distinct species of dwarfs who had large feet. Discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 and dubbed 'the Hobbit', the species triggered a worldwide debate about its origins.
Anger 'is down to genes'May 4th, 2009 LONDON - Do you often get angry? Well, then, blame your genes, says a new study. German researchers say that a gene called DARPP-32 may help explain why some people fly into a rage at the slightest provocation, while others can remain calm.
Babies go through dream-like states in wombApril 14th, 2009 LONDON - A developing foetus can enter a dream sleep-like state weeks before the first rapid eye movements are seen, according to a discovery by neuroscientists and mathematicians. The first rapid eye movements are discernible during the seventh month of foetal development.
Racing games 'lead to aggressive behaviour'April 12th, 2009 LONDON - Console driving games leave you feeling more aggressive than violent shoot 'em ups, says a new study. Previous studies have linked violence in video games to aggression.
'Wiretapping' threatening Internet, says web inventor Tim Berners-LeeMarch 12th, 2009 LONDON - Inventor of the web Tim Berners-Lee, alongwith other online security specialists at the Houses of Parliament in London, have warned that the ever-increasing power of computers is threatening the future of the Internet. The experts are mainly concerned about deep packet inspection (DPI), a technique that makes it possible to peer inside packets of data transmitted across the Internet.
Cancer spreads to Jade Goody's brainMarch 4th, 2009 LONDON - Terminally ill British reality TV star Jade Goody underwent a surgery Monday after her cancer rampaged uncontrollably throughout her body and even hit her brain. The disease, which started in her cervix last year, has already been found in her liver, groin and bowel, reports thesun.co.uk.
Why does gambling remain so enticing?February 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Why do people gamble if they know that the house always wins? Researchers argue that near-misses, where the gambler narrowly misses out on the jackpot, may provide part of the answer. Although the gambler loses the bet on a near-miss, where the slot machine reel stops one position from the 'payline', researchers found that near-miss outcomes make people want to carry on gambling and caused brain activity in areas that normally process winning money.
Done with that cube? Here's Rubik's 360February 1st, 2009 LONDON - Decades after frustrating millions of people with his maddening multi-coloured plastic cube, reclusive Hungarian professor Erno Rubik is about to throw one more challenge to the world. Move over Rubik's Cube, step up Rubik's 360 - about to be launched this week as the inventor's reply to snotty kids who can crack the Cube in as little as eight seconds.
Potent sex chip could make Viagra redundantDecember 23rd, 2008 LONDON - Sex and lust will never be the same again, thanks to a wondrous 'sex chip,' which could produce a pleasure as intense and thrilling as a 'delicious pastry.'
Scientists are designing a 'sex chip' that will be able to enrich sex vastly by tickling pleasure centres in the brain, according to reports. A few years ago, a similar device implanted in the brain of a woman with a low sex drive, turned her into a sexually voracious woman, informed Tipu Aziz, neurosurgery professor at the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford.
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