London, March 7 (IANS) Do you have a habit of urinating while swimming? Control your urge as this may trigger respiratory problems. Urine mixed with chlorine, used to disinfect pools, can cause chemical reactions that have been linked to respiratory problems in swimmers, a research said. Chlorine reacts with a number of chemicals found in human […]
New York, March 7 (IANS) For those who were born Oct 29, 1969, the date is quite memorable. It was on this day that internet too came to life. Now, the room from where the first message was sent, only to be crashed after sending just two letters, has been opened as a functional computer lab. […]
London, March 7 (IANS) Safe money withdrawal from Automated Teller Machines (ATM) is possible via Google Glass – a wearable computer device, according to an IT expert. Dominique Schroder, assistant professor of cryptographic algorithms at the Saarland University in Germany, now proposes to combine Google Glass with cryptographic methods and techniques from automated image analysis to […]
New York, March 7 (IANS) In a never-seen-before incident in the asteroid belt, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has recorded break-up of an asteroid into as many as 10 smaller pieces. “This is a rock, and seeing it fall apart before our eyes is pretty amazing,” said David Jewitt of the University of California at Los Angeles. […]
Washington, March 7 (IANS) The NASA scientists have discovered how dense particles near earth can send a plume up through space to help protect against incoming solar particles during certain space weather events. In certain circumstances, a pool of dense particles normally circling earth, deep inside the magnetosphere, can extend a long arm out to meet […]
Toronto, March 7 (IANS) Do you purchase energy drinks for growing children as these claim to increase alertness, improve mood and enhance mental and physical energy? Think again. A new report finds that consumption of energy drinks among teenagers may be linked with poor mental health and substance abuse. The paper also found that high-school students […]
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Astronomers said Thursday they have witnessed for the first time the break-up of an asteroid, disintegrating into as many as 10 smaller pieces at a “leisurely” speed. The crumbling asteroid, designated P/2013 R3, was first noticed as an unusual, fuzzy-looking object by ground-based telescopes in Arizona September 15, 2013, the researchers […]
Berlin, March 7 (IANS) Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher remains in the process of waking up, said his manager Sabine Kehm Friday. “Michael is still in the wake up phase. The situation has not changed,” Kehm said in a statement. Schumacher was put in induced coma in a Grenoble hospital after the 45-year-old severely […]
Coimbatore, March 7 (IANS) With the cream of country’s two-wheeler racing talent on show, representing eight franchise teams, the inaugural Motorcycle Endurance League (MEL) will take off at the Kari Motor Speedway this weekend. Modelled on cricket’s Indian Premier League (IPL), the MEL boasts of India’s leading bike racers like international Rajini Krishnan, national champion Jagan […]
Coimbatore, March 7 (IANS) With the cream of country’s two-wheeler racing talent on show, representing eight franchise teams, the inaugural Motorcycle Endurance League (MEL) will take off at the Kari Motor Speedway this weekend. Modelled on cricket’s Indian Premier League (IPL), the MEL boasts of India’s leading bike racers like international Rajini Krishnan, national champion […]