Washington, Apr 23 : Scientists from University of California, Davis have developed an ultra small chip that provides breakthrough speeds for a variety of computing tasks.

The 167-processor chip, known as AsAP, is fully reprogrammable, extremely energy-efficient, highly configurable. It can be widely adapted to a number of applications.

The maximum clock speed for the 167-processor AsAP is 1.2 gigahertz (GHz), but at slower speeds its energy efficiency soars.

Washington, Apr 23 : A majority of doctors have expressed concerns over the organ transplantation practices in China.

According to a report, over 95 percent of organ donors in China are prisoners.

Globalization of medical and surgical technology has increased the capacity for countries worldwide to perform organ transplantation.

Washington, Apr 23 : Financial barriers to attending college might force students to give up the idea of focussing on their academic performance in school, according to a new study.

The research led by psychologists Mesmin Destin and Daphna Oyserman from the University of Michigan have found this lack of motivation occurs in children as young as 11 years of age.

During the study, researchers recruited seventh-grade students from low-income families.

Washington, Apr 23 : Footballer David Beckham's youngest son Cruz Beckham has landed an unofficial T-shirt deal.

Bosses of trendy T-shirt first Worn Free have sent the tot a bundle of vintage tops after spotting the youngster wearing one of their items in a park.

The Beckham clan was among the first celebrities to land sample Worn Free kids T-shirts. Seeing the clothes' style mum Victoria was so impressed that she dressed Cruz in one for a spring day at the park.

Washington, Apr 23 : Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is keen to adopt a child from Africa.

Geri, who is a single mother to 2-year-old daughter Bluebell Madonna, insisted that she doesn't want to adopt just to follow the adoption trend of Hollywood.

The `Wannabe' hitmaker, who also works for the U. N., said she wants to adopt a child from Africa, so that she can add meaning to the life of an orphan from the country.

Washington, April 23 : Conservation experts from 24 world-leading organizations have identified one hundred key scientific questions that, if answered, would help conserve global biodiversity.

The organizations that identified the questions include the WWF (Worldwide fund for Nature), Conservation International and Birdlife International.