Artificial comet decodes life’s origin on Earth
London, April 11 (IANS) In a first, researchers have shown that ribose – a sugar that is one of the building blocks of genetic material in living organisms – may have formed in ice on…
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How host stars stripped hot super-Earths
London, April 11 (IANS) Using data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, astrophysicists from the University of Birmingham have discovered extra-solar planets whose atmospheres have been stripped away by their host stars. According to them, planets…
Robotic ‘artist’ spray can to paint giant murals
Scientists have created a robotic “artist” that can create spray paint murals with the help of an unskilled human handler. (Photo : Wojciech Jarosz) New York, April 11 (IANS) Scientists have invented a smart paint…
Beijing to upgrade local ‘Silicon Valley’
Beijing, April 11 (IANS) China will invest around $1.5 billion to upgrade Beijing’s Zhongguancun district or the “Silicon Valley of China”, an area with a strong presence of technology companies. According to authorities, the 7.2…
Games on hike Messenger hits record 100 million plays
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Within less than a month of launch, Games feature on India’s first home grown messaging app hike Messenger on Monday reached a milestone of 100 million game plays, with users…
Japan starts home delivery service trials using drones
Tokyo, April 11 (IANS) The Japanese government on Monday began the trial of a drone home delivery service in the city of Chiba, supposedly the first of its kind in an urban area. The drones…
Sony unveils innovative camera featuring 4D focus
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Sony India on Monday launched an innovative A68 A-mount camera featuring 4D focus for amateur photographers to shoot pictures more creatively. The 24 MP A68 camera delivers extraordinary auto focus…
Idea Cellular selects Nokia to provide 4G technology in 3 circles
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Idea Cellular has selected Nokia to provide the technology for its 4G LTE rollout in three of its key regional circles — Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana, a company statement…
Karbonn launches low cost virtual reality devices in India
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) In a bid to take immersive virtual reality (VR) experience to the masses, Indian smartphone company Karbonn Mobiles on Monday launched two low-cost VR glasses-equipped smartphones. While the Karbonn Quattro…
SpaceX cargo arrives at ISS with expandable space habitat
Washington, April 11 (IANS) Carrying nearly 3,175 kg of cargo including an expandable habitat known as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), crucial for future deep space exploration, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship arrived at the…
Hyundai, Kia sell 100 million vehicles in 54 years after launch
Seoul, April 11 (IANS) South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors have sold almost 100 million vehicles in 54 years after their establishment, the companies said on Monday. The top two…
SpaceX’s Dragon arrives at ISS with inflatable space habitat
Washington, April 11 (IANS) SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, carrying an experimental inflatable space habitat that might be crucial for future deep space explorations. The spacecraft was…
Addicted to porn? You are likely to feel OK about it
New York, April 10 (IANS) The people who are addicted to pornography are less likely to feel guilty or be uncomfortable with their addiction than those who use it less frequently, finds a new research….
New tool can pinpoint life-threatening liver disease
New York, April 10 (IANS) US researchers, led by an Indian-origin scientist, have developed a novel 3-D imaging tool that can provide highly accurate method to detect non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that often begins…
People lose guilt feeling with violent video gaming
New York, April 10 (IANS) Playing the same violent video game repeatedly reduces emotional responses — like guilt — not only to the original game, but to other violent video games as well, finds a…
App spots respiratory illness as you cough into smartphone
Sydney, April 10 (IANS) An Australia-based digital health solution provider has developed an app that can diagnose respiratory diseases like pneumonia, croup and asthma with high accuracy through a cough into a smartphone, a media…
Chip paves way for deeper understanding of black holes
Sydney, April 10 (IANS) A breakthrough chip for the nano-manipulation of light has pioneered new paths for developing next generation optical technologies and enabling deeper understanding of black holes. Developed by a team of researchers…
Are you crazy about posting selfies? You may be narcissist
Seoul, April 10 (IANS) Are you a self-obsessed person and love to click selfies? Korean researchers have found that narcissist are more likely to show selfie-posting behaviour on social networking sites such as Facebook as…
Micromax, TranServ, Visa form strategic partnership
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Indian electronics company Micromax on Sunday announced a strategic partnership with digital payments company TranServ and global payments technology major Visa to offer the next generation of payments solutions in…
Jaguar Land Rover to recall 36,000 vehicles in China
Beijing, April 10 (IANS) Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will recall 36,415 faulty automobiles in China from July 1, a statement said on Sunday. The recall, filed by the Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Trading (Shanghai) Co.,…