Technology News

Dark matter in our Universe is 'just right' for life
London, Dec 5 : A new model by a scientist has determined that the amount of dark matter in our Universe is 'just right' for life to emerge..

Bone marrow-derived stem cells may offer treatment for skin disorder
Washington, Dec 5 : In a new study, scientists have found that stem cells from bone marrow may act as a novel therapeutic option to treat a disease called epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a disorder characterized by extraordinarily fragile skin..

Indonesia hopes to become Indian Ocean tsunami-warning provider by 2011
Washington, Dec 5 : Indonesia has launched its Tsunami Early Warning System (InaTEWS), with which it hopes to become the Indian Ocean tsunami-warning provider by 2011..

'Giant particle smasher' to restart in July 2009
London, Dec 5 : An internal report sent to physicists working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the CERN laboratory near Geneva in Switzerland, has instructed them to restart the giant machine by end of July 2009..

Coming soon, empathetic virtual humans
Melbourne, Dec 5 : A completely different 'breed' of virtual humans is being developed by French researchers which will be capable of reading and adapting to our emotions..



NASA's next mission to Mars rescheduled to 2011
Washington, Dec 5 : NASA's next mission to the Red Planet, known as Mars Science Laboratory, has been rescheduled to launch two years later than previously planned, in the fall of 2011..

The how and why of prayer
Washington, Dec 5 : People pray in happiness and distress, for love, health and jobs, and some even pray for missing things..

Scientists find evidence of ancient climate change in Martian rocks
Washington, Dec 5 : Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and their colleagues have found evidence of ancient climate change on Mars in rocks on the planet..

How to destroy an asteroid
Washington, Dec 4 : Researchers at the Tel Aviv University have studied the makeup of asteroids to devise methods to save the Earth from a collision course with the 'space rocks' in the future..

Modern humans may have evolved 80,000 years earlier than previously thought
Washington, Dec 4 : A new study of sophisticated stone tools found in Ethiopia has led scientists to suggest that modern humans may have evolved more than 80,000 years earlier than previously thought..

Flawless wing mirrors in vehicles to reduce road accidents
London, Dec 4 : A mathematician at Drexel University in Philadelphia is working on an idea to develop the perfect curved wing mirror surface for vehicles, which would lead to fewer road accidents in the future..

ESA tests laser to measure atmospheric CO2
Paris, Dec 4 : A recent ESA (European Space Agency) campaign has demonstrated how a technique using lasers could be employed to measure carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere..

Stem cell heart surgery may spell the end for transplantation
London, Dec 4 : British scientists have developed a new technique that can rebuild a severely damaged heart, and one day, might replace the need for transplantation..