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Invisibility cloak Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible. Researchers have demonstrated for the first time they were able to cloak three-dimensional objects using artificially engineered ... Travelling faster than light Two Baylor University scientists have come up with a new method to cause a spaceship to effectively travel faster than the speed of light, without breaking the laws of physics. Dr. Gerald Cleaver, associate professor of physics at Baylor, ... 
Meteor display from debris of a cometMeteors streak across the sky early August 12, in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. The display occurs as Earth’s orbit passes through debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle. ... 
Snapshot of celestial birth and revivalThe Hubble Space Telescope, ending its 100,000th orbit around Earth, peered into the nebula near the star cluster NGC 2074. The region is a firestorm of raw stellar creation, perhaps triggered by a supernova explosion. ... 
Air-purifying concrete may fight pollutionA stone containing a titanium dioxide-based additive is kept in Twente University. A road in a Dutch town is to be paved with air-purifying concrete in a trial that could lead to a breakthrough against rising pollution. ... 
Remains of U.S. soldier killed in 1846 war foundThe jaw bone seen is what Mexican archaeologists believe may be the remains of one of four U.S. soldiers who died in 1846 during the Mexican-American war. It was found at the site of the Battle of Monterrey. ... 
Vehicle with fuel-saving hybrid technologyThe 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, which GM calls the first large luxury sport utility vehicle with fuel-saving hybrid technology. GM will release the industry’s first vehicle in that category next month. ... 
1,900-year-old artefacts unearthedA Bulgarian archaeologist unearths the front part of shields at a dig near the town of Elhovo. A unique carriage and other artefacts were buried some 1,900 years ago along with an unknown wealthy Thracian nobleman. ...
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK If not cattle, goats also provide low-cost organic inputs The plant growth promotor called attottam can be used for different crops Community watersheds combat drought The monsoons came late over the semi-arid regions of central India this year. While several farming villages suffered from drought, Kothapally village in Ranga Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh had water in their wells for drinking and ... Farm Queries You can contact the Department of Animal and Dairy Science, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar: 413 722, Maharashtra, email: ahulemale@yahoo.co.in, Phone: 02426 ...
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