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Washington, August 26 (ANI): Historians have said that Italian mathematician Galileo Galilei’s invention of the telescope was more commercial in nature than an attempt to contribute in scientific progress.

Galileo’s telescope is today remembered as a revolutionary stargazing tool that changed Earth’s standing in the heavens.

According to a report in the National Geographic News, [...]

Washington, Aug 15 (ANI): George Clooney is planning to sue a paparazzo, who allegedly climbed the wall of his Lake Como retreat in Italy and took snaps of a topless 13-year-old girl changing in one of the star’s guest bedrooms.

The [...]

Washington, July 16 (ANI): A new piece of research suggests that the popular dietary supplement carnosine may prove helpful in preventing and treating cataracts, a clouding of the lens of the eye that is a leading cause of vision loss worldwide.

Writing in a study report, Enrico Rizzarelli and colleagues point out that the only effective [...]

Washington, July 9 (ANI): Coimbatore-based experts have turned to neural networks to help photographers clean up blur’s noise and distortion in images.

S. Uma of the Coimbatore Institute of Technology and S. Annadurai of the Government College of Technology say that their approach can significantly reduce information loss while reversing blurring caused by lens aberrations [...]

Washington, June 26 (ANI): A physicist has presented a way of increasing the efficiency of concentrator solar cells, in which light is concentrated 400-fold through lenses onto solar cells.

The concentrator technology enables expensive semi-conductor material to be replaced with cheaper lens systems, and greater efficiency to be achieved.

The contacting of the semi-conductor layers plays a [...]

Washington, June 25 (ANI): A team of researchers at the University of Illinois (U. of I.) has created the world’s first acoustic “superlens,” an innovation that could have practical implications for high-resolution ultrasound imaging, non-destructive structural testing of buildings and bridges, and novel underwater stealth technology.

The team, led by Nicholas X. Fang, a professor [...]

Washington, May 13 (ANI): Freida Pinto and Evangeline Lilly are the latest beauties to join the list of celebrities to endorse products by cosmetic giant L’Oreal.

While there have been persistent Internet rumours that the ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ star would be the face of Estee Lauder, Pinto has said that she is excited to be the face [...]

Washington, May 7 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Optometry are studying the risks and benefits of using contact lenses by analysing tears.

The researchers say that biological changes in the eye can be measured through minor fluctuations in the level of inflammatory proteins called cytokines, which are present [...]

London – Liverpool will redouble their efforts to offload goalkeeper Charles Itandje after he was caught on camera laughing during Wednesday’s Hillsborough memorial service.
Members of the congregation afterwards complained about Itandje’s behaviour, with various reports suggesting manager Rafa Benitez was furious with the French goalkeeper’s attitude.
The service was held at Anfield on Wednesday to [...]

Mumbai, Apr 12 (ANI): Models sashayed on the ramp at a fashion show in Mumbai to showcase fashionable and trendy eyewear of sunglasses, incidentally designed and made by a US-based company.

According to the manufacturer, Maui Jim brand is the Numero Uno in the segment of sunglasses in the US.

The collection launched at this fashion show, [...]

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Around 22 percent of the 14th Lok Sabha’s time was lost because of the unruly behaviour of parliamentarians and unnecessary disruptions, according to a report by civil society organisations released Monday.
The report is titled ‘Citizens’ Report on Governance and Development 2008-2009′ and was released by National Social Watch Coalition, a [...]

London, March 30 (ANI): Teens are budding thinking it is okay to ape porn stars after viewing explicit content on the Internet, TV or mobile phones, reveals a new UK study.

According to the shocking figures revealed on Channel 4’s The Sex Education Show Vs Pornography, exposure to pornography [...]

London, March 11 (ANI): Italian researchers have found that the 16th century renaissance artist Caravaggio used an early form of photography to project images of his subjects onto a canvas, more than 200 years before the invention of the camera.

According to a report in the Telegraph, the 16th century master used modern darkroom techniques to [...]

Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Scientists are using the phenomenon of gravitational lensing, which they call “Einstein’s telescope”, as a scientific “instrument” in their quest to determine the makeup of the universe.

The University of Chicago’s Evalyn Gates’s new book, “Einstein’s Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe”, explains how it works.

Although [...]

Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): Vigorous exercise can help prevent both cataracts and age-related macular degeneration, according to a new research.

The pair of studies that tracked approximately 41,000 runners for more than seven years found that running reduced the risk of both cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.

“In addition to obtaining regular eye exams, people can take [...]

Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): Vigorous exercise can help prevent both cataracts and age-related macular degeneration, according to a new research.

The pair of studies that tracked approximately 41,000 runners for more than seven years found that running reduced the risk of both cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.

“In addition to obtaining regular eye exams, people can take [...]

Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): Vigorous exercise can help prevent both cataracts and age-related macular degeneration, according to a new research.

The pair of studies that tracked approximately 41,000 runners for more than seven years found that running reduced the risk of both cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.

“In addition to obtaining regular eye exams, people can take [...]

New Delhi, Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI/Business Wire India): Nikon won eleven awards under various categories at the industry’s three most reputed award functions – Better Photography Excellence Awards 2008, Asian Photography Awards 2008 and Uniross Smart Photography Awards 2009.
The awards were declared at various functions held during Photofair 2009, the World’s 3rd largest and Asia’s [...]

Panasonic, announced their three sub-$200 cameras on Friday, which they avoided doing at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Two of the cameras, which would provide a slim and compact build at a cheaper price than the company’s high-end slim and compact FX-Series, have been included in the FS-series. As far as the third [...]

According DailyMobile, the Cyber-shot C510 will apparently feature a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and LED and photofix. It is also expected to include Face detection, Smile shutter, auto rotation when viewing, Cyber-shot UI 2.0 and Active lens cover. Other camera features of the phone are said to be Picture light with Photo fix, illuminated [...]