Monthly Archives: March, 2009
Pranav Mistry’s “Sixth Sense”
28-year-old Pranav Mistry, a MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) based researcher hailing from Gujarat has created a digital prototype of a “sixth sense” device that is being currently evaluated by corporations including Google, Microsoft, HP and Samsung.
To briefly describe what this sixth sense is all about, we need to understand how the current dissemination of [...]
Srilankan Airlines cuts Flights to India
Sri Lanka’s national carrier has cut its flights to India by half, a report said Wednesday.
‘Sri Lankan Airlines has slashed flights to India from 100 a week to 51, as part of a cost-cutting strategy and re-aligning of services to conserve cash and maximize yields,’ Lanka Business Online (LBO) quoting a top airline official said.
‘In [...]
Scientists discover new possibilities for hydrogen-producing algae
Researchers studying a hydrogen-producing, single-celled green algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, have unmasked a previously unknown fermentation pathway that may open up possibilities for increasing hydrogen production.
Normally, only a small fraction of the electrons go into generating hydrogen during fermentation.
However, a major research goal has been to develop ways to increase this fraction, which would raise the [...]
HP’s latest storage Visualisation Solutions
HP has unveiled a new range of products and solutions that enable organisations to address the short-term cost reductions required by today’s challenging economy.
The new storage virtualisation solutions – StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 6400 and 8400 (EVA6400/8400) and the enhanced SAN Virtualisation Services Platform 2.1 (SVSP 2.1) – will change the economics of customers’ infrastructures [...]
US Space tourist to create history
A Russian Soyuz rocket is to blast off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur cosmodrome to bring a three-member crew to the International Space Station (ISS).
Among them is US billionaire Charles Simonyi, aged 60, who is the first space tourist to make the trip twice.
The software tycoon, who paid $35m (£24m) for the trip, will be the last [...]
Another terror attack in India ‘inevitable’, warns US think tank
A major 26/11 type terror attack is ‘inevitable’ in India as it braces for general elections in April-May even though the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament has been moved to South Africa for security fears, warns a leading US strategic think tank.
Stratfor, which calls itself ‘the world leader in global intelligence’, said: ‘Despite the [...]
India’s 1st Student Made Satellite
Coming April, India’s student community will get a big morale booster when the country’s first student-made satellite will ride into space on the PSLV, (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) along with ISRO’s (Indian Space Research Organization) Risat Satellite.
The “Anusat” has been designed by 37 aerospace engineering students with the help of 10 teachers from the Madras [...]
Belkin’s latest launch
Belkin has launched a new vertical design for its line of wireless routers. This includes the G, N, and N+, and N+ wireless USB adapter. By standing vertically, the router takes up less desk space, giving you more room to work and maximizes ventilation.
The new design includes Wi-Fi protected set-up situated at the front for [...]
Spice probable to withdraw from Satyam Bid
Spice Group on Wednesday alleged that there was no openness and transparency in the bidding for Satyam Computer and said it would soon decide on whether to go ahead with the bidding process.
“We feel there is no openness and transparency… The Satyam board is now talking about another short listing of bidders. We do not [...]
AIG employees to return bonus
Fifteen of the top 20 bonus recipients at American International Group Inc. have agreed to return their money following a firestorm of criticism and some arm-twisting from New York’s Attorney-General.
In total, AIG employees have agreed to return about $50 million of the $165 million in bonuses awarded earlier this month by the troubled insurer, New [...]
Editor of a local newspaper shot dead in Assam
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead the editor of a newspaper in India’s north-eastern Assam state, police say.
Anil Mazumder, editor of the Assamese daily Aji (Today), was attacked by armed men when he was returning home in the state capital, Guwahati, they said.
The attackers who came in a car shot at Mr Mazumder at point-blank range [...]
Pilot screamed in horror seeing jet crash into a house
A pilot who parachuted from his disabled Marine Corps jet last year said he was horrified to see it smash into a California home, newly released documents say.
Marine Corps Lt. Dan Neubauer’s statements, describing the December crash that killed four family members in a San Diego home, were released Tuesday by military officials.
The four-page document [...]
IBM buying Sun Microsystems
The chief executive of Dell Inc said on Tuesday that talk of IBM possibly buying Sun Microsystems was providing an “enormous opportunity” to the world’s No. 2 PC maker in the corporate server market.
Michael Dell said such talk created uncertainty over the future of Sun’s Solaris-based servers and accelerated a customer migration to the servers [...]
Acai fruit – no evidence of weight loss
Consumers should be skeptical of health and weight-loss claims of the increasingly popular Brazilian fruit, acai, and the free trial offers that ask for their credit card information, a nonprofit health group said Monday.
Companies selling acai fruits are under investigation after numerous consumer complaints.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest said companies offering free [...]
More funds for TB Research
The World Health Organization says more money and better science are urgently needed to rein in new, drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis.
While TB has been around for a long time and the basic form is treatable, the WHO says the disease still kills more than 1.5 million people every year. About 9 million people are infected, [...]
Alcohol flush signals cancer risk
Alcohol is a known risk factor for a variety of cancers, including esophageal, and heavier drinking is considered riskier than light drinking.
Lots of people turn slightly red if they imbibe too much. At issue here is facial flushing from a small amount of alcohol. It’s due to a deficiency in an enzyme that helps metabolize [...]
Nano in Indian Roads By July
The Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest car, will hit Indian roads in July, with expectations that demand from millions of aspiring car owners will far outstrip supply.
Launching six months behind schedule in a subdued market, with production in the first year severely constrained, and the threat of further ratings downgrades hanging over the company, it [...]
