Washington, Mar 17 : With the cost of bringing high-speed Internet to rural areas proving to be too high, a new research has shown that a high-powered laser can do the job at a low-cost.

In the 21st century there was a big push to close the digital divide that separated people in the cities from people in rural areas, and even though the divide has somewhat closed in recent years, it still proved to be too costly for the ones outside the cities.

Washington, March 17 : A Purdue University claims to have developed probes that can help pinpoint the location of tumours, and may some day be used to directly attack cancer cells.

Joseph Irudayaraj, an associate professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, describes his breakthrough as nanoscale, multifunctional probes that have antibodies on board, to search out and attach to cancer cells.

"If we have a tumour, these probes should have the ability to latch on to it. The probe could carry drugs to target, treat as well as reveal cancer cells," Irudayaraj said.

While previously developed probes use gold nanorods or magnetic particles, Irudayaraj''s nanoprobes use both.

Washington, Mar 17 : Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke is totally determined about getting the portrayal of his role as the villain in the `Iron Man' sequel right, which is why he visited Russian prison to research his character.

The Golden Globe award-winning actor, who is all set to play the Russian super-villain Whiplash in the flick, visited Moscow to get into the mindset of a former Eastern Bloc baddie.

Washington, Mar 17 : Actress Ashley Tisdale has decided never to date Hollywood actors, as she cannot stand their inflated egos.

The `High School Musical' actress, who is currently dating High School Musical tour dancer Jared Murillo, revealed that she has dated actors in the past.

Tisdale also said that top class celebs were totally self-obsessed.

She said that the actors were not actually sensitive like their characters they play.

Washington, Mar 17 : India and US will ink arms deal worth Rs 10,700 crore as the United State has cleared the sale of eight Boeing Co P-8I maritime patrol aircraft.

The State Department told the US Congress that the clearance for the 2.1 billion dollar deal was given after factoring in ''political, military, economic, human rights and arms control considerations''.

Washington, Mar 17 : Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage has revealed that while shooting for his forthcoming flick `Knowing', he was genuinely worried about the safety of his stuntmen.

The film is based on the story of a widower played by Nicolas Cage, whose son discovers a document telling about every major disaster that has happened, and three that have yet to take place.