Science / Technology
1 in 4 Internet users gives fake name online
London, Sept 9 : A survey has found that people are nearly as likely to be web criminals as to be victims of them, with a large amount of dishonesty coming from the respondents themselves. The behavioural and psychological impacts of online life outlined in a report from the security firm Norton, said more than a quarter of people online have lied about their name and more than one in five has done something online they regret. The report suggests that two-thirds of web users have been hit by cybercrime, with the costs and time to resolve the crime varying widely around the world.
Google yet to apply for online maps in China
Beijing, Sep 9 – Internet giant Google has not applied to Chinese authorities to provide online map and location services, an official said. Song Chaozhi, deputy director general of the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM), said about 80 firms had submitted their applications since the introduction of a new regulation in May that requires companies providing online maps in China to apply for approval. ‘Although Google has made some initial contact with us, it has not officially submitted an application,’ Song was quoted as saying by the China Daily Thursday.
Two-thirds of Internet users fall prey to online crime: Study
Melbourne, Sep 9, : A new survey has revealed that two-thirds of adults globally have been victims of some or the other form of online crime. More than 7000 adults from 14 countries took part in the Norton Cybercrime Report The Human Aspect, which found an alarming number of Internet users are exposed to online crime. Sexual predators, online credit card fraud and social networking together account for seven per cent of cyber crime worldwide.
Scientists edge closer to Star Trek’s teleporting beam
London, Sep 9 – The catch-phrase ‘Beam me up, Scotty’ of the iconic ‘Star Trek’ serial could be close to reality with scientists successfully teleporting objects from one place to another with the help of energy rays. A team of scientists at the Australian National University in Canberra, using tractor beams – rays that can move objects – have managed to shift tiny particles up to 59 inches from one spot to another. Researcher Andrei Rhode said his team’s technique can move objects 100 times bigger over a distance of almost five feet, reports the Daily Mail.
NZ glaciers melted as European expanded at the end of ice age
London, Sep 9 : Adding a new clue to how the last ice age ended, researchers have revealed that New Zealand glaciers melted at the same time when European glaciers briefly expanded. For the two decades since ice core records revealed that Europe was cooling at the same time Antarctica was warming over this thousand-year period, scientists have looked for an explanation. And now a new study brings them a step closer by establishing that New Zealand was also warming, indicating that the deep freeze up north, called the Younger Dryas for the white flower that grows near glaciers, bypassed much of the southern hemisphere.
Micro-RNA decides malignancy of lung cancer
Washington, Sep 9 : Micro-RNA is what determines the malignancy of lung cancer, found a new study. Professor Dr. Heike Allgayer, head of a Clinical Cooperation Unit of DKFZ and UMM, is an expert for those cellular processes that lead to metastasis in cancer.
New study could improve diagnosis and treatment of malaria
Washington, Sep 9 : After examining genomic features of a population of malaria parasites in Peru, researchers have found that it is possible to improve the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment strategies for drug-resistant malaria. In the study, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF), and the U. S.
Addicts ‘can be treated effectively, but not quickly’
Washington, Sep 09 : A UCLA psychologist has said that people can overcome severe addictions which ruins their lives and are extremely difficult to control, but not quickly or easily. Nearly 2 million Americans enter roughly 12,000 addiction treatment programs in the U.S. each year.
Advance towards early detection for Alzheimer’s and cancer
Washington, Sep 9 : Scientists at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory have created a new strategy for quicker and more precise detection of biomarkers-a feat that could pave the way for new tools to detect early stages of Alzheimer’s and cancer at the molecular level. All diseases have proteins specifically linked to them called biomarkers, which, when identified in body fluid such as blood can be a powerful tool in detecting diseases in their early stages. This would help doctors increase the success rate of treatment through early intervention and help drug companies develop more effective drugs for these diseases.
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