NOTTINGHAM: A British student has come up with the next big thing in ‘green energy’ - yellow fuel!
The fuel uses banana skins and can be used for both cooking and heating.
Nottingham University PhD student Joel Chaney may just have developed the most fruitful idea the green economy has seen since solar power - banana skin [...]
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Yellow Is The New Green!
Friday, July 17th, 2009India’s First Unmanned Space Mission Fails
Friday, July 17th, 2009BANGALORE: India’s space agency says its first unmanned moon probe has malfunctioned and it may have to curtail the two-year mission.
The Chandrayaan-1, which costs $79 million, was launched in October to map the lunar surface and look for precious metals.
The chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation says the probe’s star censor has malfunctioned due [...]
Worlds Cheapest Car, A Country Away!
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009HYDERABAD: The much-awaited cheapest car in the world, Tata Nano, makes its maiden showroom appearance in the Indian city of Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The car costs just over Rs.100,000!
The residents of Hyderabad say they have been eagerly waiting for the car.
They contend that Tata Nano would be a boon for the middle class society.
Tata Motors formally [...]
Monkey Think, Monkey Do
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009This monkey is moving this robotic arm purely by thinking about it. He has a hi-tech brain chip fitted in his head, that enables him to animate the arm using the power of thought.
The mechanical arm mirrors a real arm, with an elbow, wrist and simple hand.
With this device, the monkey can reach [...]
Microsoft Launches Free Web-based Version of Office
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft has fired its latest salvo at Google, announcing a free web-based version of its Office software.
Office 2010 will include lightweight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Microsoft said that 400 million customers will have access to the Office web applications at no cost. The new web offering will [...]
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