New method to create field-effect transistors

WASHINGTON – Scientists in the U.S. say they have made thin films of nanotubes with ink-jet printers to create field-effect transistors – the basic element in integrated circuits.

While the scientists admitted their technique doesn’t exactly scale down to the levels required for modern microprocessors, the Rice University researchers said it would be useful to inventors … Read more >>>.

Better synchronization helps fish when under predator threat

WASHINGTON – A new research headed by scientists at the University of York has revealed that fish alter their movements when under threat from predators to help them to blend into the crowd.

Researchers in the York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis (YCCSA), based in the University’s Department of Biology, used a combined computer simulation … Read : Better synchronization helps fish when under predator threat.

Chinese Lunar Calendar method of predicting baby’s sex ‘not trustworthy’

WASHINGTON – The so-called Chinese Lunar Calendar method of predicting a baby’s sex is no more accurate than flipping a coin, a University of Michigan epidemiologist suggests.

Dr. Eduardo Villamor of the U-M School of Public Health and colleagues in Sweden and Boston reviewed records of 2.8 million Swedish births, between 1973 and 2006, to test … Read more »»».

Silicon chips with errors could help boost computer power

LONDON – An Indian researcher has said that to ensure perfect operation of silicon chips, manufacturers are running them at a higher power than actually needed.

Researchers are saying now that silicon chips that have errors in them could actually help in boosting the performance of computers.

As components shrink, chipmakers struggle to get more performance out [..] Read the original article: here.

Spanish researchers create 3D Romanesque monuments

WASHINGTON – Researchers have created virtual, full colour plans in 3D of five churches in the Merindad de Aguilar de Campoo, a region between Cantabria, Palencia and Burgos which boasts the highest number of Romanesque monuments in the world.

Spanish researchers from the Cartif Foundation and the University of Valladolid, created three-dimensional plans with colour images …. Source article  : Spanish researchers create 3D Romanesque monuments.

Asteroid ended the age of dinosaurs

WASHINGTON – A team of scientists claim to have finally concluded what ended the age of the dinosaurs – an asteroid.

The discovery of a massive crater at Chicxulub in Mexico’s Yucat???n Peninsula in 1991 strengthened that hypothesis.

The Chicxulub crater is more than 120 miles wide – about the distance from Fairbanks to the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Now browse Facebook on your mobile for free

Dubai, May 26 (IANS/WAM) The Emirates’ new integrated telecommunications service provider, Du, and social networking website Facebook have announced free mobile browsing of the new 0.facebook.com website for its customers.

The 0.facebook.com website is a faster, lightweight version of Facebook’s mobile site m.facebook.com. The new site does not have graphics or photos and the pages have … Original source on Gaea Times at : Now browse Facebook on your mobile for free.

Swarming ’swells’ brains of desert locusts

WASHINGTON – Scientists in Cambridge have discovered that the locust swarm has extraordinary effects on the insect’s brains.

Although desert locusts are infamous for their swarming behaviour – when they migrate en masse and consume everything in their path they usually occur in a solitary form, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Swarming ’swells’ brains of desert locusts.

Mutant gum disease bacteria offer clue to Alzheimer’s treatment

WASHINGTON – Researchers from the University of Florida College of Dentistry claim that a defective, mutant strain of the bacterium that causes gum disease could provide a clue to potential treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and a number of other diseases.

The boffins report …. Read the original article  : here.

Device to predict diabetic wound healing developed

WASHINGTON – Researchers at Drexel University’s chool of
Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems have developed a breakthrough device that can change the current landscape of chronic wound management.

There are currently no established methods for early detection of wound healing, or for precise identification of healing progress. Wound size is the only accepted … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Device to predict diabetic wound healing developed.

Bacteria could help predict chances of colon cancer

WASHINGTON – Bacteria residing in the human intestinal tract may be associated with an individual’s risk of developing colon cancer, new research suggests.cientists from the University of Florida presented their research at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society …. Source  : Bacteria could help predict chances of colon cancer.

Termite, not the lion or elephant, could be king of Africa’s savanna

WASHINGTON – Always associated African savanna with fierce lions, massive elephantsand towering giraffes? Well, it’s not these big animals, but the humble termite, that appears to be the king of these jungles, according to scientists.

Ecologists have found that these termites contribute mightily to grassland productivity in central Kenya …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Butchers say business has grown as more people want to meet the people who provide their meat

Local food movement boost local butchers’ business

DES MOINES, Iowa – Interest in buying locally produced food has helped butchers’ business as consumers who want to know more about the steaks or chops they eat crowd counters at shops nationwide.
“I could say that in the past five years, my business has doubled,” said John Brooks Jr., …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Some sharks can make themselves invisible

WASHINGTON – Scientists have discovered that some sharks can become invisible to both prey and predators using an optical trick.

Lead author Julien Claes, a researcher in the Laboratory of Marine Biology, Earth and Life Institute at the …. Read the original article  : Some sharks can make themselves invisible.

Ghosn says growing demand helps convince Nissan it’s on track with electric Leaf

Ghosn says US demand growing for electric Leaf

DETROIT – Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn (GOHN) says thousands of orders for the Leaf electric vehicle have convinced Nissan of consumers’ demand for it.
Ghosn said Tuesday after a speech to the Detroit Economic Club that Nissan feels very comfortable with what it has undertaken.
The president of …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Ghosn says growing demand helps convince Nissan it’s on track with electric Leaf.

‘Nature’s batteries’ could have been an energy source for early life

Washington, May 26 (ANI): Researchers may have stumbled upon new clues to the origin of early life on Earth.

The team at the University of Leeds found that a compound known as pyrophosphite might have been an important energy source for primitive lifeforms.

“It’s a chicken and egg question,” said Dr Terry Kee of the University of … Read more >>.

Melting glaciers making Mount Everest ‘more dangerous to climb’

LONDON – Mount Everest has become a treacherous climb due to glaciers melting along its slopes, according to a Nepalese Sherpa who has conquered the world’s highest summit 20 times.

Apa, a 49-year-old Sherpa, said that rising temperatures have melted much of the ice on the steep trail to the summit and climbers are struggling to … Original source on Gaea Times at : Melting glaciers making Mount Everest ‘more dangerous to climb’.

UN climate chief reminds rich countries of promised billions in help for poor nations

UN reminds rich countries of climate promises

BERLIN – As another difficult round of climate talks approached, the United Nations urged rich countries Tuesday to live up to their promises of help for poor nations in the fight against global warming.
Outgoing U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer said that, to make headway toward a global climate …. Original source  : UN climate chief reminds rich countries of promised billions in help for poor nations.

UN fish stocks review conference opens with dire outlook for high seas species

UN fish stocks review opens with dire outlook

UNITED NATIONS – Environmentalists and scientists warned of collapsing fish stocks and tiny Pacific nation Palau sounded the alarm for sharks as diplomats Monday launched a weeklong review of high seas fisheries.
The international conference will “take a hard look” at how to put some teeth in a 1995 …. Original source  : UN fish stocks review conference opens with dire outlook for high seas species.

In unprecedented move, EPA bars Texas from giving refinery operating permit, will block more

EPA bars Texas’ operating permit to refinery

HOUSTON – The federal government has removed Texas’ authority to issue an operating permit to a southeast Texas refinery, saying the state is violating the federal Clean Air Act in dozens of cases.
Al Armendariz, the regional head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, says the EPA objected to 40 …. Original article  : In unprecedented move, EPA bars Texas from giving refinery operating permit, will block more.