What: Fast Food, a dining table car, recently broke the record for the world's fastest furniture speed, traveling at 113.8 mph during two runs on a 500 meter track at Santa Pod in Northamptonshire, England.
Researchers at University of Leeds' School of Healthcare have found that laughter and good nursing care may be the more effective in healing the body than the latest medical technologies available, specifically for leg ulcers.
As Japan continues to cope with the aftermath of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and the resulting tsunami, officials from National Aeronatics and Space Administration, the U.S.
Who: Boeing's spy plane development team was awarded an $89 million contract for its design of SolarEagle as a part of the U.S.
The Hubble Space Telescope has detected a new galaxy that could be the oldest ever witnessed by humans, according to reports from scientists around the world.
British researchers at the University of East Anglia have identified a cancer-promoting gene, suggesting that blocking this gene would prevent the spread of cancers.
South African wildlife conservationists have developed an anti-poaching initiative. Global positioning system microchips are inserted into the dead part of rhinoceros' horns to help stop the illegal hunting of this endangered species.
What: Despite the U.S. military's extensive funding for novel bomb detection devices such as drones, metal detectors and spycams, bomb dogs and their sensitive sense of smell are still the most effective form of bomb detection technology.
Researchers recently found taste receptors in the lungs that react to bitter substances, which could provide novel therapies for asthma sufferers.
A firm handshake could be an indicator of a long life, according to a decades-long study of more than 50,000 people conducted by the British research organization Medical Research Council. Researchers found a correlation between measures of grip strength, such as the strength of a handshake, and mortality.
