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Twisters tear up parts of 4 states; 8 die in Arkansas

AP — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:49:45 +0000

Violent storms unleashed tornadoes, high winds and hail in four central states and killed eight people in Arkansas, including a teenager who died when a tree fell into her bedroom as she...

Twister-inspired interactive floor game makes learning fun

Asmita — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:19:51 +0000

Taking a cue from the body-wrenching floor game Twister and applying Howard Gardnerâ€™s Theory of Multiple Intelligences to it, a team of researchers including designers Kaj Gronbek, Ole Sejer Iversen, Karen Johanne Kortbek, Kaspar...

Storms wreck havoc in Southern USA

Srinidhi — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:18:10 +0000

Several deadly tornadoes have created chaos and disaster in several parts of southern USA. The tornadoes ripped off the roof of a shopping mall, tore apart mobile home and split large warehouses as they blew across five of the southern states of America.

The strong winds have claimed atleast 47 lives as it continued its journey southwards. According to latest reports, 24 people were killed in Tennessee, 13 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and three in Alabama. Hundreds have been injured and millions of dollars worth of property have been damaged.

The twisters, which also slammed Mississippi, were part of a rare spasm of winter weather that raged across the nation’s midsection at the end of the Super Tuesday primaries in several states.

TWISTER: World’s first full-color 360-degree 3D display

Naveen — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:49:54 +0000

Have you ever thought how a full-color 360-degree 3D display will look like? You don’t need to visualize it now as a team of researchers led by Susumu Tachi ay the University of Tokyo has devised a rotary panoramic display that throws the...