May 19, 2012

Auto Sector Set For Double Digit Growth

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The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) sees positive signs for the automobile industry to register a double digit growth during the current financial year. According to SIAM, automobile sector in India is showing extremely positive signals of growth when compared to markets in other countries that are showing signs of stagnation and slowdown. “Last [...]

Scientists Identify Genetic Resistance To Rice Sheath Blight

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Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have identified sources of genetic resistance to sheath blight, a major disease affecting rice production worldwide. Sheath blight, caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani, is a major disease of rice that affects yield and grain quality. Geneticist Anna McClung, director of the ARS Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center in [...]

Bar Patron Who Discovered iPhone Prototype Identified

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On Thursday, the world finally discovered the identity of the man who discovered the lost fourth generation iPhone in a bar in California. Brian Hogan, a 21-year-old who lives in Redwood City, California, was first identified by wired.com.  However, it was not long before an e-mail from Hogan’s lawyer was shooting into the in-boxes of [...]

Breakthrough Renews Focus On Hydrogen Cars

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Hydrogen, one of Earth’s most abundant elements, once was seen as green energy’s answer to the petroleum-driven car: easy to produce, available everywhere and nonpolluting when burned. Hydrogen energy was defeated by a mountain of obstacles – the fear of explosion by the highly flammable gas, the difficulty of carrying the fuel in large, heavy [...]

Is Your Teenager Addicted To The Internet?

A survey has revealed that teenagers are addicted to online computer games, social networking sites and e-mails and discovered that many of them find it hard to control how much time they spend online and often feel depressed. Now mounting concern over the effects of constant computer use on the mental health of Britain’s teenagers [...]