iPhone 5 pre-orders top record 2 million in first 24 hours
September 18th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by BNO News
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Apple received more than two million orders for its new iPhone 5 during the first 24 hours of pre-orders, exceeding the initial supply and more than double ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Harnessing deadly fumes to reverse heart disease?
August 3rd, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Scientists may have hit upon a unique method to open up clogged arteries and reverse heart disease -- using toxic chemicals in vehicle exhaust fumes for ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Supernova 2008am is brightest ’self-interacting’ supernova yet discovered
March 29th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): Texas astronomers have discovered one of the most intrinsically bright exploding stars ever observed - Supernova 2008am.The research by graduate student Emmanouil 'Manos' Chatzopoulos and J. Craig ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Video of topless young boy resisting pat down at US airport sparks outrage
November 23rd, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 23 (ANI): Video footage of a topless young boy resisting a pat down at a US airport has sparked outrage and it was viewed on YouTube nearly one million times.Luke ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Scientists recreate extreme conditions 1800 miles below Earth’s crust
September 24th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 24 (ANI): A new study by Yale University and the University of California, Berkeley, sheds light on why certain seismic waves travel more quickly through the core-mantle boundary, a thin ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Black Eyed Peas’ ‘I Gotta Feeling’ sets download record in UK
June 22nd, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 22 (ANI): American hip/hop group The Black Eyed Peas' 'I Gotta Feeling' has become the first ever single to be downloaded more than one million times in the UK.The song ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Blanket that absorbs flatulence becomes viral hit!
May 7th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 7 (ANI): An ad of a blanket that has the ability to absorb flatulence has become a viral hit on YouTube.According to the ad, the Better Marriage Blanket is equipped ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Flower can boost efficiency of anti-cancer drugs by one million times
April 29th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 29 (ANI): An extract from the white bloom can boost the efficiency of anti-cancer drugs by one million times, claim scientists.According to experts working for Leukaemia Busters, molecules from Gypsophila ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Modern manufacturing methods inefficient in use of energy and materials
March 29th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 29 (ANI): A detailed MIT analysis of the energy use of 20 major manufacturing processes has determined that modern manufacturing methods are spectacularly inefficient in their use of energy and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Misuse of energy rife in industrial methods: Study
March 28th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 28 (IANS) Fabricating microchips is a prime example of how energy misuse is rife in industrial methods. It uses up more energy than making manhole covers, according to a detailed ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Star that was 1 mln times brighter than Sun before exploding as supernova
March 23rd, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 23 (ANI): NASAs Hubble Space Telescope has identified a star that was one million times brighter than the Sun before it exploded as a supernova in 2005.According to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Viagra could turn willy wonky!
March 15th, 2009 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 15 (ANI): Viagra might help men rise to the occasion, but its side effects can be oddly devastating, which include wonky willies flatulence, toothache and hiccups!According to a health ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Key molecules that inhibit hepatitis C virus production identified
March 11th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): Researchers from Scripps Florida have identified a potential therapeutic target for hepatitis C.The research tem led by Professor Donny Strosberg has found that peptides (molecules of two ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nanostitching could make airplanes 10 times stronger
March 5th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 5 (ANI): The future of flight seems safe, with engineers at MIT using carbon nanotubes only billionths of a meter thick to stitch together aerospace materials in work that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New space image reveals rivers of gas flowing around stars
December 9th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): A new image from NASA''s Spitzer Space Telescope shows a turbulent star-forming region, where rivers of gas and stellar winds are eroding thickets of dusty material.
The image ... Read more...
Posted in National |
‘Photonic’ switching system to boost broadband speeds 100-fold
July 10th, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 10 (IANS) Scientists have developed a new 'photonic' switching system that will boost broadband speeds up to a 100-fold. The photonic integrated circuit (PIC) will ensure almost instantaneous, error-free and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New Oz technology may make web surfing 100 times faster
July 10th, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 10 (ANI): Australian experts have developed a new technology that they claim can make web surfing 100 times faster in the near future.Professor Ben Eggleton, a scientist at ... Read more...
Posted in National |