Soon, underwater hotels @ UAE

• Drydocks World, shipbuilding arm of Dubai World has announced plans to build a series of underwater hotels in the UAE. 
• It has signed an agreement with a Swiss contractor to develop the World Discus Hotel, which would be partly submerged under the sea.
•  According to Drydocks World, BIG Invest Consult will provide technological expertise for the unique project that would also include a laboratory for ocean environment protection and research. 

Soon, underwater hotels @ UAE

Biggest, brightest Moon on May 6.

• "Moon will appear 14 per cent brighter than the average full moon and also the year's biggest," said C.B. Devgun, of Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE).
• He said the biggest and brightest moon is definitely not to be associated with natural disasters in any way.
• "All that will happen is the moon will appear brighter and exert more influence on the tides due to its increased gravitational force. There is nothing to worry about this activity," he added.

Biggest, brightest Moon on May 6.

One Tree, 25 Unique Varities of Mangoes, Can you Believe it?

A retired deputy director from Agricultural department is has a secret natural machine in his backyard. Like to know whats that secret???? Ssshhhuuuuuu.........!!! It's a mango tree, capable of producing multi-varieties(look and tastes different).

The retired deputy, P.M. Augusthy claims from past few years, the tree is producing over 25 varieties of Mangoes from his lone mango tree.

His mango tree has borne Sindiiram, Mankoor, Appoos, Himasagar, Alphonso, Mallika, Kesar, Vanraj, Sindhu, Ratna, Malgoa, Neelum and many other varieties of mangoes.

One Tree, 25 Unique Varities of Mangoes, Can you Believe it?

Now, Brazil runs the World's longest Eco-friendly Bus.

Concerned about environment, Brazil starts a bus, named Mega BRT, runs purely on Biodiesel.

The best part of this bus is it is 28-metre-long, has a passenger capacity of 250, with seats for 60 people and standing room for 190, manufactured by Volvo do Brasil.

This bus is put into service in Curitiba city.

Now, Brazil runs the World's longest Eco-friendly Bus.

Cheaper, greener and cleaner energy for vehicles are on the way, thanks to artificial petrol.

According to Daily mail, scientists from Britain had come with new thing which may fuel the future vehicle. Artificial petrol that costs 19 pence per litre could be available in as little as three years.

Road tests on the way and could be on sale in three to five years, the report says.

Professor Stephen Bennington, the project's lead scientist from Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, said: "In some senses, hydrogen is the perfect fuel. It has three times more energy than petrol per unit of weight, and when it burns, it produces nothing but water.

Cheaper, greener and cleaner energy for vehicles are on the way, thanks to artificial petrol.

Can Sacred Vedic chants can make rain fall?, scientists to find out soon.

A group of scientists led by V.P.M. Nampoori, former director of the International School of Photonics, Cochin University (CUSAT), will conduct research into the impact of Vedic chants and the fire ritual on the atmosphere and its surroundings.

Soon they will be establish their base at the ancient village of Panjal in Kerala to study the 3,100-year-old Vedic ritual called Athirathram in April.

Can Sacred Vedic chants can make rain fall?, scientists to find out soon.

Hackers develop software, to deal with Natural Disaster.

Hackers from around the world gathered at event called the Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK), showed that hackers are not far behind when it come to social responsibility.

They developed a software that can help identify and reduce risks from natural hazards.

During these events, hackers develop and improve tools aimed at helping emergency managers respond more effectively to disasters.

Hackers develop software, to deal with Natural Disaster.

Indian Boy plans to put waste plastic into roads for durability and save environment.

A Post-graduate student from Bangalore, India has come up with simple and powerful idea to put waste plastic to good and durable use.

For example lets take the example of the city where this student resides. Roughly Bangalore generates 50 tonne of plastic waste.

Indian Boy plans to put waste plastic into roads for durability and save environment.

Nearly 250 billion plastic materials are floating in Mediterranean : Researchers

According to an estimate made by researchers, approximately 250 billion minute pieces of plastic are floating in the Mediterranean Sea.

The estimate comes from French and Belgian marine biologists who analysed water samples taken in July off France, northern Italy and Spain to a depth of 10-15 centimetres (four to six inches).

French Institute for Exploration of the Sea (Ifremer) made rough estimation of roughly 250 billion pieces of micro-debris in all the Mediterranean sea.

The figure derives from 4,371 minute pieces of plastic -- average weight 1.8 milligrams (0.00006 of an ounce)found in the samples.

Nearly 250 billion plastic materials are floating in Mediterranean : Researchers

Is change in climate changing the flavour of Tea?

Tea farmers/growers form India claims that climate change is blamed for decline in production and as well as the flavor they brew.

Assam, India's leading producer of Tea produces approx 55% of the India's total tea crop. Overall, India accounts for 31% of global tea production.

Is change in climate changing the flavour of Tea?

Global Warming is behind the European Winter chill : Scientists

Feeling much chilled this winter than the previous one ??? Then blame the GW(Global Warming).

Counter-intuitive but true, say scientists: a string of freezing European winters scattered over the last decade has been driven in large part by global warming.

According to a new study, the Arctic's surface ice, if the current rates of decline continues, will disappear entirely during summer months by century's end.

Global Warming is behind the European Winter chill : Scientists

Organometallic fuel cell, a win-win for environment, produces both current and useful chemicals.

Scientist from Swiss and Italy had come up with a new eco friendly cell which is said to be capable of manufacturing waste free chemicals from renewable raw materials and carbon di-oxide free electricity.

It is in the form of rectangle shape, made of transparent plastic, size more than a general fist. The inventor says This fuel cell won’t solve the world’s energy problems, but he think that it can be used to make fine chemicals from renewable raw materials with no waste products.

This all could happened because of the metal rhodium, embedded in the anode material absorbs liberated charges and transfers them to the cathode, which releases them again, generating an electric current.

Organometallic fuel cell, a win-win for environment, produces both current and useful chemicals.

Los Angeles is too bright to get fresh air during nights.

According to the research carried out by US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Colorado’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), the reason for non availabilty of fresh air in Los Angeles during night may be its high-fly, flash lifestyle of the building.

Los Angeles is too bright to get fresh air during nights.

Love chinese soup? Here comes the 2,400-year-old soup, uncovered by chinese archaeologists.

Ancient bowl made of bronze with soup inside it was discovered by Chinese archaeologists, believed to be 2,400-year-old.

The sealed cooking vessel contained liquid and bones was dug up near the ancient capital of Xian, which was china's ancient capital for more than 1,100 years and home to terracotta warriors dating 475-221BC.

Love chinese soup? Here comes the 2,400-year-old soup, uncovered by chinese archaeologists.

Bacterial strain to develop increase in ethanol biofuel developed by US Bio engineers.

With an increase in responsibility to switch to eco fuel, Bioengineers from US developed a modified version of a strain of bacteria which has capability to increase its ethanol production.

Published in Biotechnology and Bioengineering, their research reveals how adaptation and metabolic engineering can be combined for strain improvement.

Bacterial strain to develop increase in ethanol biofuel developed by US Bio engineers.

Pollution blocking Sun rays, keeping earth cool and reducing Global warming?

Is pollution in favor of mankind in protecting the earth from global warming? Yes, if the see what the Met Office said.

We know from various, almost more than 20 reputed scientific institutions around the world showed us that global temperatures are higher than ever.

According to the Met Office, there is minimal rise in gradual rise in temperatures over the last 30 years.

Pollution blocking Sun rays, keeping earth cool and reducing Global warming?

Airbus with Lufthansa to launch world’s first passenger bio-fuel flights

According to recent press release from Airbus, Lufthansa is launching the world’s first ever scheduled commercial passenger flights using bio-fuel in the first half of 2011, with an IAE (International Aero Engines) powered Airbus A321 aircraft.

The first bio-fuel flight path, daily flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt.

The bio-fuel blend made from 50 per cent Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)so less CO2 emissions.

Airbus with Lufthansa to launch world’s first passenger bio-fuel flights

Is Wi-fi making the trees sick?

According to study carried out by Dutch university, They observe that Wi-Fi radiation are causing unknown abnormalities in trees.

The dutch city of Alphen aan den Rijn started this study 5 years ago to figure out why their city's trees were developing weird growths, according to PC World.

The study, conducted by a researcher at Wageningen University, found that 70 percent of trees in urban areas exhibited similar symptoms today, while only 10 percent did five years ago. What's to blame for the increase? Wi-Fi, maybe.

Is Wi-fi making the trees sick?

23-year-old Emily Cummins's Eco and economical fridge get applause and award from Nobel prize winners

23-year-old Emily Cummins, student of Leeds University got and idea of making the solar powered fridge when she was at the university. She made a prototype from her grandfather's shed. Now, already in use across Africa.

Cummins was selected as a Oslo Business for Peace Honouree in Norway last week, a prestigious award established last year for ethical businesspeople which is overseen by a panel of Nobel prize winners.

Next month, in Japan, the Junior Chamber International will name her one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World for this year.

23-year-old Emily Cummins's Eco and economical fridge get applause and award from Nobel prize winners

New Species of Monkeys discovered in Amazon.

(news.blogs.cnn) A new species of monkey that sports a bushy red beard has been discovered in the Amazon, researchers announced this week, but the primate is at risk of becoming extinct.

The species of titi monkey, Callicebus caquetensis, is a cat-size creature and has grayish-brown hair. Its long tail is stippled with gray, and it has a bushy red beard around its cheeks.

Unlike other monkeys closely related to it, Callicebus caquetensis does not have a white bar on its forehead, environmental nonprofit group Conservation International said Thursday. The finding was also published in the journal Primate Conservation.

It was only two years ago that professors Thomas Defler, Marta Bueno and their student, Javier García, from the National University of Colombia were able to travel up the upper Caquetá River. They used GPS to find their way around the area, searching for the monkeys on foot and listening for their calls.

New Species of Monkeys discovered in Amazon.