Washington, Apr 17: Pop star Jessica Simpson is keen to team up with fellow pop star Britney Spears for a comedy sitcom, and has even approached her with the idea.
The grapevine has it that Jessica wants to act in buddy comedy with `Hit Me Baby One More Time' hitmaker, based on the lines of much-loved series Laverne and Shirley.
Britney too seems interested, and will indulge in talks with Jessica once her Circus tour is over.
London, Apr 17 : US researchers are designing a laser-guided microwave blaster to destroy explosives.
The weapon, called the Multimode Directed Energy Armament System, could destroy the electronic fuse of an explosive device or missile, such as a roadside bomb, or immobilise a vehicle by disabling its ignition system, reports New Scientist.
It works by creating a plasma channel that acts as a waveguide for the stream of microwaves, and uses a high-power laser to ionise the air.
The project is the brainchild of the US army''s Armament Research, Development and Engineering Centre (ARDEC).
Washington, Apr 17: Hollywood actor Michael Caine revealed that his forthcoming flick's script managed to do the task that no script has been able to do - it made him cry.
The legendary actor revealed that he was bowled over by the script that reduced him to tears.
He said that he liked the role so much that he accepted it for a cheap fee.
Caine, who plays a magician in the flick called `Is Anybody There', revealed that though he had worked in multifarious flicks, he had never shed a single tear on his flick's scripts.
Washington, Apr 17: People who have easy access to stores, transit stops and sidewalks are two times more likely to be physically active than those without these amenities, says a new study.
The study led by San Diego State University has shown that access to sidewalks is the most important factor for physical activity, possibly because people use them for recreation like jogging and in-line skating as well as for transportation.
"Our study had a great deal of variation in neighborhoods," said lead author Dr James Sallis, a professor at the San Diego State University.
Washington, April 17 : Stanford University researchers claim that they have identified a specific group of cells that can be direct targets of deep brain stimulation (DBS), a Parkinson''s treatment.
Lead researcher Karl Deisseroth attributes this advance to a technique to systematically characterize disease circuits in the brain.
The researcher says that the NSF-funded technology, termed optogenetics, enabled them to precisely control individual components of the circuit implicated in Parkinson''s disease.
Washington, Apr 17 : Hollywood actor Matt Damon is set to re-enact the American history for a documentary in The History Channel.
Washington, Apr 17: Pop star Jessica Simpson is keen to team up with fellow pop star Britney Spears for a comedy sitcom, and has even approached her with the idea.
London, Apr 17 : US researchers are designing a laser-guided microwave blaster to destroy explosives.
Washington, Apr 17: Hollywood actor Michael Caine revealed that his forthcoming flick's script managed to do the task that no script has been able to do - it made him cry.
Washington, Apr 17: People who have easy access to stores, transit stops and sidewalks are two times more likely to be physically active than those without these amenities, says a new study.
