Amsterdam, Nov 5: A researcher has shown that that an alloy of the metals magnesium, titanium and nickel is excellent at absorbing hydrogen, and is sixty percent less than a battery pack, which brings the world a step closer to the everyday use of hydrogen as a source of fuel for powering vehicles.
The researcher in question is Robin Gremaud, who was sponsored by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
In order to find the best alloy, Gremaud developed a method that enabled simultaneous testing of thousands of samples of different metals for their capacity to absorb hydrogen, which led to the creation of the new alloy.
Hydrogen is considered to be a clean and therefore important fuel of the future.
Murray Goodwin's efforts went in vain as Ahmedabad Rockets gone down to a 13-run defeat against Dhaka Warriors in the ICL 20s Indian Championship match at Tau Devi Lal Stadium.
Chasing a victory target of 182 runs, Rockets could manage only 168 for 8 in 20 overs.
The former Zimbabwean batsman Goodwin kept the Rockets in the hunt. When he fell after scoring 59 with 104 on the board in 12 overs, Rockets were still in with a chance. But the fall of skipper Damien Martyn, Heath Streak, Baburao Yadav and Bhima Rao too soon with not much addition to the score spelt trouble for Rockets.
Lawyers for drug maker Wyeth and the Bush administration told the U.S. Supreme Court that according to a federal law pharmaceutical companies are not liable for harm from medicines that meet the standards set by the Food and Drug Administration and used as the label indicates.
Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares rose by more than 3 per cent Wednesday as news of Barack Obama's historic US presidential election win sent a feel-good thrill through regional markets.
The blue-chip Hang Seng Index climbed by 455.82 points, or 3.17 per cent, to end the day at 14,840.16. Turnover was 63.3 billion Hong Kong dollars (8.16 billion US dollars).
Chicago - Continued text of US president-elect Barack Obama's victory speech Tuesday night in Chicago, as issued by his campaign.
"What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
A new study conducted by British scientists discovered that intake of fish twice a week might help in preventing kidney problems in diabetics.
The study, published in the November edition of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, showed that intake of fish lowers abnormal levels of protein in the urine of diabetes patients.
The researchers analyzed the records of over 22,000 middle-aged and older English men and women, 517 of whom were diabetics, especially type 2 diabetes.
Murray Goodwin's efforts went in vain as Ahmedabad Rockets gone down to a 13-run defeat against Dhaka Warriors in the ICL 20s Indian Championship match at Tau Devi Lal Stadium. 
Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares rose by more than 3 per cent Wednesday as news of Barack Obama's historic US presidential election win sent a feel-good thrill through regional markets.
Chicago - Continued text of US president-elect Barack Obama's victory speech Tuesday night in Chicago, as issued by his campaign.
A new study conducted by British scientists discovered that intake of fish twice a week might help in preventing kidney problems in diabetics.
