Scietific And Technological Activities During 2011

*-- On January 10, The Smallest Rocky Exoplanet Was Discovered
The scientists at NASA discovered an exoplanet named "Capler 10 B" in the outer space of solar system.This planet is quite different to the already discovered exoplanets out of solar system regarding its specifications. This is the first smallest of exoplanets discovered up till now in volume that has rocky surface like earth. Its diameter is 1.4 times while gravitational force is 4.6 times higher than those of earth. However, its distance to its sun is so low that possibility of life on it is minimum.
*---January 12, French Fries, Snakes and Fast Food Harmful To Heart- New Study:
According to a study published in American Clinical Nutrition, French Fries and other diets full of salt are extremely harmful for heart. It was reported in the research report that French fries, snakes and fast foods can damage heart within 30 minutes. According to the experts of Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organization of Australia, diets consisting of salt effect the expansion of blood veins quickly.
*---- January 26, The Number of Internet Users Reached To 2 Billion:-
The report issued by United Nation the number of Internet Users is 2 billion in the world. Report further says that 57 % of the users belong to the developing world.
*--- February 06, Universal Vaccines Of Flu Has Been Developed:-
Flu has so many kinds. Some of them like bird flu and swine flu prove fatal too. Medical experts say that treating the flu needs new vaccines every time the disease erupts due to new races of viruses causing the disease. However, now the scientists at the University of Oxford have developed a "Universal Vaccine" that can treat all kinds of flus. The vaccine developed by Dr Sara and her team uses new technique against the virus. The vaccine targets different parts of flu virus simultaneously along with increasing the number of T cells that are the part of human defense system.
*---- February 17, The First Anti-Laser Device Of The World Was Developed:-
This achievement was the research results of the scientists of Yale University. This device absorbs the incoming laser rays. The research team says that the aim of the invention was not to stop powerful laser weapons. THey think that the anti laser device could be used in super computers of next generation that would not depend on electrons but on light.