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Scientists create waterproof paper out of sugarcane waste
Brisbane biotechnologists have found a way to utilise cellulose in unused sugarcane plant material to produce waterproof papers and industrial cardboards.Fully recyclable, waterproof paper board
[Technology] Bloggers arrest is on rise
It plots the number of bloggers who have been incarcerated over the past few years, based on data collected by the World Information Access project. ...[Technology] Dogs barks translated by computer scientist
Researchers have developed a computer software that can identify why a dog is barking, according to a study published in the journal Animal Cognition.A research ...[Technology] Facebook users get more control over feed
Facebook will tweak the user profile sometime tonight to let users fine tune the news items delivered to them on their home page. Currently users ...[Technology] Everybody panic: Google's Gmail goes down
Google's Gmail service went down for an hour or two today. The degree to which the company has become central to online life was highlighted ...[Technology] How Beijing used rockets to stop the rain
In order to produce an impeccable opening ceremony, Beijing instituted a "weather modification" department in charge of making sure it wouldn't rain over the roofless ...[Technology] Scientist points out contemporary life on Mars
A leading international space scientist says there is now clear evidence of life on Mars but that American authorities are hesitating from announcing it for ...[Technology] Palestinians get jobs through cell phone
A chance meeting between an unemployed Palestinian youth and a Canadian aid worker in 2005 has resulted in a service that is today helping hundreds ...[Technology] Tiny bubbles help bugs survive underwater
Saturday 9th August, 2008 Hundreds of insects remain underwater. But how do they manage to breathe? A University of Alberta has found they ...[Technology] BlackBerry makers launch new smart model to take on iPhone
Saturday 9th August, 2008 Global telecom major Research in Motion (RIM), makers of mobile handset BlackBerry, has finally unveiled its much touted BlackBerry ...What's new
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