Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Pentagon-backed `time cloak` stops the clock

Pentagon-backed `time cloak` stops the clock


Pentagon-backed `time cloak` stops the clock

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Pentagon-supported physicists on Wednesday said they had devised a "time cloak" that briefly makes an event undetectable.

64 Lesser Flamingos found killed near Rajkot

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64 Lesser Flamingos smallest among Flamingos -- have been found killed, allegedly by poachers,

UAV built to fly over Saturn`s moon Titan

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An unmanned aircraft similar to the drones used by CIA in Pakistan and Afghanistan has been built to fly over Saturn`s largest moon Titan.

Chinese student extracts gold from scrap CPUs

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A chemistry senior at Nankai University in Tianjin in north China, dissolved useless CPUs in a solution of sulfuric acid, thiourea and hydrogen peroxide, and filtered the solution with activated carbon.

Yahoo appoints Scott Thompson as CEO

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Yahoo Inc on Wednesday appointed Scott Thompson, who runs eBay`s online payment unit PayPal, as the new Chief Executive Officer.

8000 ft under Antarctic sea – A lost world

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British scientists have discovered what they claim is a "lost world" of unknown species nearly 8,000 feet deep on the sea floor off the coast of Antarctica.

‘Impossible’ crystals came to earth from space

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According a study, Quasicrystals, which were once thought to be ‘impossible’ in nature, may have arrived on earth from space.

All-terrain car designed for land, water and ice

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Chinese designer created the spectacular car - called the Volkswagen Aqua - for a competition sponsored by the German car manufacturer, which asked designers to come up with a ‘Chinese off-road vehicle’.

Eggshells reveal birds` evolutionary secrets

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A study reveals that, molecules from eggshells of endangered and extinct birds can tell behaviour and evolutionary history of Australian birds.

Wikipedia gets $20 mn in annual fundraising drive

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Wikipedia has raised $20 mn in its annual plea for donations to help expand and improve the Internet`s leading encyclopedia.

Australia endures record heatwave since 1900

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Temperatures reached 43 degrees Celsius in parts of Victoria Monday.

Rocks, minerals and fossils expo opens in Mumbai

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The 2nd edition of `Rocks, Minerals and Fossils Exhibition`, which began in Mumbai today, will conclude on Jan 7.

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