Three chemists share the 2010 Nobel for Chemistry
Posted on 07. Oct, 2010 by Latha B. Reddy in Buzz
Three chemists have been awarded the 2010 Nobel for Chemistry. Two Japanese scientists and an American scientist won the big prize for their work on techniques to make complex carbon molecules.
Richard F. Heck, a retired professor from the University of Delaware, Ei-ichi Negishi a professor from Purdue University and Akira Suzuki professor from Hokkaido [...]
Russian duo share Nobel for physics 2010
Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Buzz
Two Russian-born scientists Konstantin Novoselov and Andrei Geim shared the Nobel for Physics which was announced yesterday. The scientists are based at University of Manchester, UK worked on properties of graphene (carbon in one-atom-thick flake form) dubbed as wonder material of the 21st century. Graphene is also the thinnest and the strongest nano material.
Even [...]
Australian lesbian couple expecting quintuplets
Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by Murthy in Buzz
An Australian woman conceived quintuplets with no fertility treatment support. Quintuplets (5 babies) is a rare thing that happens as rare as 1 in 60 million pregnancies.
27-Year-old Melissa Keevers was artificially inseminated with a donor’s sperm (belonging to United States) to conceive and she conceived quintuplets. The doctors who checked on her say that the [...]
Skype to appoint Tony Bates as its new CEO
Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Business
Internet calling service, Skype plans to appoint former vice-president and executive from Cisco Systems Inc., Tony Bates as its new CEO.
As the Internet calling service is inching closer to its IPO the change in the management reflects company’s plans for the initial public offering.
According to Skype Tony Bates, will replace Josh Silverman as the [...]
FIFA bans Nigeria and suspends NFF
Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Sports
Nigerian government interference resulted in country’s ban by FIFA from international football competition. FIFA took the decision on Monday, October 04, 2010 after members of NFF (Nigeria Football Federation) were hauled before courts.
Government intervention with members is against the FIFA rules and so FIFA suspends NFF with immediate effect. During suspension the NFF cannot participate [...]
Evan Williams steps down as chief executive of Twitter
Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Buzz
Evans Williams the co-founder and CEO of Twitter steps down. The Twitter co-founder and CEO Evan Williams steps down as the chief executive of the micro blogging site and will be replaced by current COO Dick Costolo.
The chief executive has headed Twitter for two years now since 2008, and he steps down the post to [...]
Japan to buy US drones for USD50m each
Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Buzz
Japan is mulling with the idea of buying American unmanned spy planes. In a bid to bolster the espionage capabilities, according to Japanese media the country’s Defense Minsitry was palnning to offer $150m for 3 spy unmanned planes or the Global Hawk spy drones @ $50millions each.
Japan intends to use the camera-equipped drones to have [...]
Nobel Prize Medicine 2010 winner is test tube baby pioneer
Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Buzz
Britain scientist and pioneer in Test Tube Bady research, Robert G. Edwards wins Nobel Prize Medicine for 2010.
The British professor Robert Edwards, whose work on test tube baby led to the birth of world’s first test tube baby in London wins 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine that was announced on Monday, October 04, 2010. His [...]
Eiffel Tower and Berlin Central Station to be terror targets
Posted on 03. Oct, 2010 by Murthy in Buzz
It is learnt through intelligent sources that Pakistan based Islamic terror groups are planning to repeat Mumbai-styled terror wreaks in Europe.
If a media report has to be believed, they have had their sights set on important landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Berlin Central Station and Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
The names of these hi-profile landmark [...]
Iraq defers census exercise again
Posted on 03. Oct, 2010 by Murthy in Buzz
Iraq defered its first census yet again due to political unrest especially over the dispute areas of the north. The planned October 24 census has been postponed to December 5. This makes the census postponed to almost 3 years (due originally in 2007) now.
An official source from the planning ministry (which is responsible for census) [...]
