London, August 5 : University of Cincinnati researchers have devised a new way to improve the efficiency of traditional LCD panels by preventing a huge part of the light generated in the display from getting wasted.

Jason Heikenfeld, a university expert, says that his team’s approach uses ultraviolet light and liquid lenses.

He has revealed that the display is made from pixels of red, blue and green phosphorescent materials that emit photons when zapped with ultraviolet light.

This is channelled onto the pixels by tiny "waveguides", he adds.

Washington, August 5: U. S. technologists have revealed that the country’s military has plans to have about 30 per cent of the Army comprised of robotic forces by approximately 2020.

Doug Few and Bill Smart of Washington University in St. Louis say that robots are increasingly taking over more soldier duties in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that the U. S. Army wants to make further additions to its robotic fleet.

They, however, also point out that the machines still need the human touch.

In honor of 61st Indian Independence Day, Logitech has made announcement about the launching of its ‘Tri Color’ mouse in the Indian market.

As the name indicates, the newly launched mini-optical mouse flaunts the three colors of the Indian flag.

The tri color mouse, based on plug-and-play functionality, is a grouping of Swiss technology and vibrant Indian colors.

The mouse comes equipped with an all-terrain optical sensor, which offers up smooth tracking and maximal surface coverage in almost all types of environments.

A group of eight students from the RV College of Engineering in Bangalore has developed an economical car. This car is capable to provide mileage of 180 kilometers per liter. The new car can prove to be very useful for medium level consumers as global crude oil pries are increasing day by day. The car is an outcome of "PROJECT GARUDA- RVCE SUPERMILEAGE CAR" by the department of mechanical engineering of college.

Toyota has developed a motorized Segway-like personal transportation device to assist people in moving around airports and malls.

London, August 4 : The members of the social networking website Bebo, have been asked to contribute to a digital time capsule that will be sent on a 120 million-mile journey to the most Earth-like planet outside our solar system, in search of extraterrestrial life.

According to a report in the Telegraph, more than 12 million Bebo users can create their own messages to see if theirs will be one of 500 eventually selected for a place in the capsule.

Entrants to “A Message from Earth” can submit photographs, drawings or text and can make their message about any topic they want.

The final 500 will be chosen in a web vote that runs until September 30.