HOME AND ABROAD
October 21, 2013
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The Future of Street Lighting
As a way to light up the streets in the future, glowing particles have been spread by Cambridge City Council in UK on a path which becomes blue as soon as the sun sets. Surrey-based firm Pro-Teq Surfacing has developed this cost effective and environment friendly technology called 'Starpath'. At present Chirt's Pieces in Cambridge is going through this experiment and it is perceived to have the ability be a substitution for street lamps in the other places of the city.
BBC ONLINE
October 21, 2013
'Electronic Blood' for Computer
IBM reveals a computer that uses “electronic blood” which transmits power in and pulls the heat out of it. This technology has the abily to process power that is compactly cluttered into a 3D space. It is expected to house a one petaflop which has the size of half of a football field into one desktop by 2060, and this invention makes one step closer to fulfilling that goal.
Photo: AFP
October 20, 2013
Maldives Polls Stalled
The Maldives police service has declared a halt on the country's presidential polls as it believes the voting has been rigged. However, the international world including India has expressed their deep concern over this incident as it is viewed as an effort to halt Maldives' democracy. The frontrunner of the election, Mohamed Nasheed demanded the election to continue as designed before.
October 19, 2013
US to Sell $10.8b in Missiles,
Bombs to Saudis and UAE
The USA plans to sell $10.8 billion worth of missiles and munitions, including “bunker-buster” bombs to Washington's Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The follow up of a series of US weapons deals with Saudi Arabia and the UAE came into the light after Iran showed his menacing nuclear ambitions. The Pentagon officials said the Defense Department notified Congress this week of the planned deal that will provide a thousand bunker-buster GBU-39 bombs to the Saudis and 5,000 to the UAE.
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