Britain’s Prince Harry and US First Lady Michelle Obama at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida, on Monday. REUTERS
Orlando: Britain's Prince Harry and first lady Michelle Obama helped kick off the Invictus Games for wounded veterans with uplifting speeches, joining other figures from the worlds of sports, entertainment and politics in a glittery opening ceremony. The two-hour event in Orlando, Florida, included performances by British singer James Blunt and soprano Laura Wright. Nearly 500 athletes from 14 different countries are competing in the Paralympic-style sports competition over a four-day period beginning Monday. AP, Glass falls off Shanghai Tower, 1 injured, Beijing: A man had an extraordinary lucky escape on Monday when a piece of a huge glass fell from the 76th floor of China's tallest building and injured only his foot. The glass fell when workers were changing a damaged piece of the glass on the Shanghai Tower. The glass bounced off the ground and hit the foot of a driver getting out of a car. The skyscraper, with 126 floors in total, measures more than 2,070 feet. It was partially opened to the public on April 27. PTI, Solar-powered light-emitting cement now: Washington: Scientists have created cement that could last a hundred years and illuminate roads, highways or bicycle lanes at night by absorbing solar energy during the day. Common cement is a dust that when added to water dissolves like an effervescent pill. In that moment, it starts to become a gel; at the same time, some crystal flakes are formed. Researchers focused on modifying the micro-structure of the cement in order to eliminate crystals and make it completely gel, helping it to absorb solar energy and then return it to the environment as light. PTI Source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/
