Reuters

Published on Feb 01, 2011 at 11:45

Washington: Red light cameras are helping drivers remember that red means stop and are saving lives, according to a new study out Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The study concludes that the cameras have reduced the rate of fatal crashes by 24 percent in 14 large cities that introduced red light cameras between 1996 and 2004.

Tags: Red Light Cameras, America, Accidents

Beer goggles make opposite sex look better!

Press Trust Of India

Published on Jan 31, 2011 at 19:11

London: It seems beauty lies very much in the eye of the 'beer holder'.

A new survey in Australia has found that "beer goggles" really do make other people look more attractive.

Tags: Beer, Beauty, Relationship, Society, Social

Now, a way to lift fingerprints from fabric!

Press Trust Of India

Published on Jan 31, 2011 at 18:49

London: In what could change the face of forensics forever, scientists in Scotland have developed a new technique which they claim could lift fingerprints from cloth and household fabrics such as curtains and couches.

In the past, forensic officers have only been able to take fingerprints from solid objects. But, the new technique means that full sets of prints can now be taken from clothing and fabrics, 'The Scotsman' reported.

Tags: Fingerprint, Crime, Research

Scientists come up with 'artificial petrol'

IANS

Published on Jan 31, 2011 at 18:49 | Updated Nov 29, 2011 at 14:05

London: Artificial petrol that costs 19 pence per litre could be available in as little as three years.

Scientists in Britain are refining the recipe for a hydrogen-based fuel that will run in existing cars and engines at a fraction of the cost of petrol.

Tags: Artificial Petrol, Auto, Cars

Parlez vous English? French kids to learn English

Press Trust Of India

Published on Jan 31, 2011 at 18:04

London: The French are known to have had a hard-nosed attitude towards the English for long. But, now children in France may be compelled to learn English from as early as nursery school if Nicolas Sarkozy gets his way.

The French President, who has recently come under fire for his own grasp of Francais, has said that he wants France's youngsters to learn "the language of Shakespeare", the 'Daily Mail' reported.

Tags: France, English, Nicolas Sarkozy

Size means power, babies know by 10 months

IANS

Published on Jan 31, 2011 at 14:15 | Updated Jan 31, 2011 at 16:46

London: By 10 months, babies are aware of the fact that size brings with it power.

In the past, this skill might have helped them deduce that a lion posed more of a threat than a kitten.

Tags: Baby, Society, Social, Study, Power

Women's dalliance with other women ok with men

Reuters

Published on Jan 28, 2011 at 10:55 | Updated Jan 28, 2011 at 11:20

New York: Half of men would forgive their female partner's infidelity, as long as it was with another woman, according to a new study on cheating.

Women, however, were less likely to forgive and forget if their boyfriend had been with another man, the University of Texas at Austin study showed.

Tags: Bisexual, Women, Men, Cheating, Infidelity

Dangerous prisoners to become hairdressers

IANS

Published on Jan 27, 2011 at 17:33

London: Dangerous convicts in Britain's 'most notorious' lifers-only jail will now be allowed to use scissors and razors so that they can become hairdressers.

Prison officials at the Kingston Prison in Portsmouth are hoping it will lessen the risk of the inmates committing an offence again.