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London, Sep 2 (IANS) Apple is set to launch a new touchscreen iPod Nano which is almost half the size of its existing version and also 42 percent lighter. New tech improves voice clarity on mobile phones ( 15:44 ) London, Sep 2 (IANS) A technology that improves voice clarity on mobile phones by filtering out unwanted sounds is on offer. China's new computer does 1,000 trillion jobs per second ( 15:14 ) Beijing, Sep 2 (IANS) China has installed the country's first domestically-made supercomputer capable of doing 1,000 trillion operations per second. Secret behind football's best free kick revealed ( 13:51 ) London, Sep 2 (IANS) The secret behind the "best free kick" ever in football, by Brazilian player Roberto Carlos, which saw the ball curve around 30 feet and land inside the goal post, has finally been revealed. 'God did not create the universe' ( 13:24 ) London, Sep 2 (IANS) British physicist Stephen Hawking has said the creation of the universe was a result of the inevitable laws of physics and it did not need God's help. Google cleared of spying in New Zealand ( 12:45 ) Auckland, Sep 2 (IANS) Internet giant Google has been cleared of gathering personal wireless internet data during its street view operation in New Zealand. India to build world's largest solar telescope ( 12:05 ) Bangalore, Sep 2 (IANS) India is inching closer towards building the world's largest solar telescope in Ladakh on the foothills of the Himalayas that aims to study the sun's microscopic structure. Bugs to reclaim rare metals from waste for clean energy ( 11:51 ) London, Sep 2 (IANS) Bugs could soon be used to convert wastes from rare metals into high-value catalysts for generating clean energy, finds a recent study. Russia launches navigation satellites ( 10:45 ) Moscow, Sep 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Thursday launched a rocket carrying three navigation satellites from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan. 'Gene driven obesity is a myth' ( 16:03 ) London, Sep 1 (IANS) Obesity researchers have rubbished the excuse that we are "slaves" to our genes. They found that by exercising people could slough off 40 percent of the extra weight that "fat genes" laid on them. Insomniacs four times more likely to die early ( 15:28 ) London, Sep 1 (IANS) Men with severe insomnia are four times more likely to die early, a new research says. Google launches priority inbox, unveils spam killer ( 15:08 ) London, Sep 1 (IANS) A new feature for its Gmail service will automatically filter the most important messages from spam, Google has announced. Car's front seats safer than back seats ( 14:16 ) Sydney, Sep 1 (IANS) Front seats are safer than rear seats in a car, thanks to the addition of new safety features over the years. 5,000-year-old village ruins found in China ( 13:56 ) Beijing, Sep 1 (IANS) Archaeologists in China have found the ruins of two 5,000-year-old villages in Mongolia. Pi calculated to five trillion digits ( 13:20 ) London, Sep 1 (IANS) The value of Pi has been calculated to five trillion digits by a Japanese engineer who took 90 days to do it on a computer he made himself. Indian wins American science journalism award ( 10:51 ) Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) India's Pallava Bagla has won the American Geophysical Union (AGU) David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism for his articles on the impact of climate change on Himalayan glaciers. Indonesia threatens to ban BlackBerry over porn content ( 07:03 ) Jakarta, Sep 1 (IANS) Indonesia has threatened to close BlackBerry service in the country if it refuses to block pornographic content. iPhone application to replace stethoscope ( 15:42 ) London, Aug 31 (IANS) The iPhone could replace the stethoscope as millions of doctors worldwide are signing up for a free application created by a University College London researcher. Brisk walk keeps breast, bowel cancer at bay ( 15:06 ) London, Aug 31 (IANS) Taking a brisk walk daily could prevent thousands of cases of breast and bowel cancer, according to new research. Aliens exist but are yet to visit earth ( 15:06 ) Beijing, Aug 31 (IANS) Extra-terrestrial beings do exist but they have not yet come to visit our planet, and the best way to communicate with aliens is to send radio signals, a top Chinese official said Tuesday. Ban TV to protect your kids health, says psychologist ( 14:50 ) London, Aug 31 (IANS) TV should be banned for toddlers and strictly rationed for youngsters to protect them from ill health. Peg or two can help you hang on there for more years ( 14:26 ) London, Aug 31 (IANS) Downing a peg or two could be good for you and give you a longer life than teetotalers. Noisy knees could help diagnose osteoarthritis ( 14:17 ) London, Aug 31 (IANS) Diagnosing the kind of noises a knee makes could be a new way to treat osteoarthritis. Cities owe competitive advantage to technology, not size ( 10:10 ) Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Smaller cities can now compete with huge metros like New York and Chicago, thanks to advances in technology. The rise of commercial aviation, high-speed rail, the internet and other technological advances have helped smaller cities give their much bigger counterparts a run for their money. A Vigyan Gram in Tripura to popularise science ( 09:56 ) By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, Aug 31 (IANS) A Vigyan Gram, or a science village, is to come up on the outskirts of Tripura's capital, complete with a museum, library, planetarium, botanical garden, bird sanctuary and other attractions to popularise science among the masses.  1 2 
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