Space and robotics technology used to improve forest planning and harvesting
Space and robotics technology have been combined to develop an advanced Precision Forestry Positioning System, which allows more efficient forest planning and harvesting.
Invented by researchers at the Institute of Man-Machine-Interaction at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany, the system h... Read More
Sulfate particles enhance climate warming properties of atmospheric soot
A new study has found that particles of sulfate, thought to be holding climate change in check by reflecting sunlight, instead enhances warming when combined with airborne soot.
Recent atmospheric models have ranked soot, also called black carbon, second only to carbon dioxide in potential fo... Read More
Jane Fonda : Jane Fonda says she could never understand pal Jacko
Although she struck up a close friendship with Michael Jackson, actress Jane Fonda insists she could never really understand the King Of Pop.
The pair became pals back in the 1970s, during Fonda’s acting heyday and shortly after Jackson began his solo career.
While writing on her... Read More
Lindsay Lohan : ‘Party animal’ Lindsay starts her b’day celebrations a week early
‘Mean Girls’ star Lindsay Lohan has started her birthday celebrations a week early.
Lohan, 22, whose birthday is on July 2, was spotted holding a poolside party at Wet Republic in Vegas on June 27, reports the Sun.
Guests at the party included her friends and socialite Brit... Read More
Janet Jackson : Grieving Janet Jackson gets acting career boost
American singer Janet Jackson has received an acting career boost even as she mourns the death of her brother, King of Pop Michael Jackson.
The singer/actress is reportedly set to star in a sequel to the 2007 romantic comedy ‘Why Did I Get Married?’ a hit film in America, reports ... Read More
William J. Adams : Will.i.am, Jacko’s secret dance music album
Rapper William J. Adams a.k.a. Will.i.am has in an exclusive interview revealed about the secret dance album he and late singer Michael Jackson had been working on with.
The album had been kept under wraps ever since Jacko passed away, but now the Black Eyed Peas star, who produced the King o... Read More
Rupert Grint :When Rupert Grint was left awestruck by Michelle Obama
Brit actor Rupert Grint has revealed that he was left awestruck after U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama made a secret visit to the set of the latest Harry Potter movie.
Grint, 20, was busy with the shooting of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ earlier this month, when Michelle a... Read More
Hand-held devices that can detect presence of aerosols in air above oceans
A team of scientists is developing hand-held devices that can detect the presence of aerosols in air above oceans by measuring how light scatters as it strikes the particles.
The portable photometers have been developed by Alexander Smirnov, an AERONET (Aerosol Robotic Network) project scie... Read More
Scientific system can predict H1N1 spread, claims study
A scientific system, designed to rapidly evaluate the world’s air traffic patterns, can accurately predict how the H1N1 virus would spread around the world, says a new study.
The research has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
St. Michael’s Hospital scie... Read More
Michael Jackson : Jacko wanted ‘One Day In Your Life’ played at his funeral, says pal
Michael Jackson’s former producer has revealed that the King of Pop wanted 1981 tune ‘One Day In Your Life’ to be played at his farewell ‘concert’.
The track was recorded by Jackson for his 1975 album Forever, and he himself thought if would make a great tune for... Read More
