Author Archives: Shams

Greenpeace’s Apple test

After Greenpeace published a report “Missed call: the iPhone’s hazarsoud chemicals” where Greenpeace investigation found two hazardous compounds, brominated flame retardants (BFR) and headphones containing PVC with Phthalates level over 1.5% by weight, much criticism could be seen on YouTube’s page showing the video. BFRs are very effective against fire and used widely in electronics, clothes and furniture from taking fire. Phthalates are toxic and can interfere with sexual development in mammals, means Phthalates are harmful for reproductive system.

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Futalognkosaurus – The “Giant Chief”

According to Yahoo News, A new dinosaur species has been unearthed in Argentina on the banks of Lake Barreales of Province Neuquen. The Species named ‘Futalognkosaurus’ in Mapuche Indian words means “Giant Chief”. The 105-foot (neck: 56 ft, tail 49 ft approx.) Chief was roaming the Earth during the Late Cretaceous Period (88 million of years ago). The dinosaur was human-friendly (if any of us were living at that time ) as it was herbivorous – loving only plants.   (more…)

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Nobel Prize 2007

Here are the names of this year’s Nobel Prize Winners and the reasons for their achievements as cited in the announcements  Medicine – Mario R. Capecchi (USA), Sir Martin J. Evans (UK), Oliver Smithies (USA) –“for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells”  Physics […]

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