Redesigning trees for fuel As the cry for fuel peaks, scientists in the US are looking at ways to genetically modify trees to get more cellulose from them. Cellulose can be turned into biofuel.
Learning from marvels in Nature Nanotechnology is the latest innovation of science that is used to produce nano-materials of atomic and molecular sizes to fabricate devices within that size range.
The end for Arecibo? The next time an unexpected comet shows up in the inner solar system, Amy J. Lovell may not get time at the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico to observe it before it swings back out.
ENVIRONMENT
Print less, save trees An estimated 97 billion e-mails whisk through cyberspace every day. Technology trackers say more e-mails invariably mean more printouts, if for no other reason than that printing has become a habit!
Was the West Bengal government right in nudging controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen into leaving Kolkata? Should the Centre extend political asylum or Indian citizenship to her as she says she can’t go back to Dhaka?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their opinions. Most readers opine that persuading Taslima Nasreen to leave the state was an extreme move and that granting asylum is humane although extending citizenship to her is debatable. A few others insist that she must now return home to Dhaka as her views have hurt the sentiments of Muslims.
