SPY satellites could soon be able to identify someone from space by looking at their shadow. They would use a computer program that searches for the movements of shadows on the ground , and then identifies the person from the way they walk.
But , this system (developed by NASA ) has a drawback ,it works only in the presence of sun. At night and cloudy day it would not work.
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A new vaccine against typhoid fever was launched at an indo-American summit on Paediatrics ,held in Jaipur. The vaccine has potential to trigger the immune mechanism of infants to build up a shield against the disease for the whole life.
This vaccine named -Peda Typh could be given to babies as young as 3 months of age.
The oral vaccine could earlier be given only to children above 2 yrs and they provided protection ranging between 55 percent to 65 percent for two to three years only.
TORONTO: Plastic containers may be deadly for our brain Canadian researchers have found that Bisphenol A (BPA), the chemical used in making plastic containers, might be responsible for impairing many brain functions such as learning and remembering.
They also fear that it could be a factor behind Alzheimer's, schizophrenia and depression. BPA is globally used in making plastic water bottles, baby food bottles, food containers and dental prostheses.
In their study, the researchers at the University of Guelph, near Toronto, found that BPA might be leaking into the solid or liquid foods kept in the plastic containers. When these foods and liquids are consumed, they said, the chemical might be getting into the human system, disrupting communication between brain neurons which is vital in understanding and remembering.
According to researcher Neil MacLusky, the slow doses of this chemical impair the formation of synapses in the areas of the human brain linked to learning. The researchers fed African green monkeys with foods containing low levels of BPA for a month. After that period, they found that the chemical had slowed down the synapses in the monkey brain.
MacLusky said the process was linked to the hormone estrogen. "Estrogen enhances the rate at which some types of synapses are formed and is vital in maintaining normal neuronal structure in regions of the brain," he said. When monkeys had BPA in their system, he said, it seriously impaired this process, affecting their ability to remember.
In another research, American researchers have found a fire retardant chemical used in electronics, toys and furniture at triple the levels found in their mothers. In a small pilot study of 20 families, the non-profit group, Environmental Working Group, tested blood samples from mothers and their children for the presence of PBDEs, a hormone-disrupting chemical. In 19 of the 20 families, concentrations of PBDEs were typically three times as high in children as in their mothers. ( Taken from Times of India, 6th September,2008)
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The Ecocomics Times, 29th August,2008 - Aston Matin is Planning the most expensive car in the world. This will be priced at 1.3 Million Euro or 1.95 Million Dollar. These car will be manfuafactured as per the owner specifications. The engine will be V12 has the speed of 354 Km/H and having the power of 700 Hp. The company has laready identified the 500 Potential customer and the first car will be hitted on road around 2009.
What will be the next?
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We heard and read in our ancient or epic books that Peoples are very big and large in size at that time. Is this man belong to that period?
According to Hindu Newspaper, National Geographic Team ( India) found this skeleton in their research.
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