BEIJING (TIP): Glaciers on Mount Everest, source of major Asian rivers like Brahmaputra, have shrunk by 28%over the past 40 years due to climate change, according to a report. The glacial shrinkage area is compared […]
LONDON (TIP): Scientists have developed power paper -a new material consisting of nanocellulose and a conductive polymer -that has an outstanding ability to store energy . One sheet, 15 centimetres in diameter and a few […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers, including those of Indian-origin, are developing a portable sensor that can quickly and inexpensively determine whether an eye injury is mild or severe. The device called OcuCheck measures levels of vitamin C […]
MELBOURNE (TIP): Scientists have developed a soft, flexible and stretchable keyboard using a type of rubber known as a dielectric elastomer that can be wrapped around any object. “Imagine a world where you drop something, […]
CHENNAI (TIP): Predicting the weather is a tricky business; sometimes the weather man gets it right, but more often he cops the flak for getting it wrong. To reduce the window of mistakes and to […]
Backing up your WhatsApp messaging history on an Android phone was a painful, multi-step process that involved connecting your phone to your computer and manually messing around with the WhatsApp folder in the phone’s memory. All […]
We all love robots -but could we one day actually fall in love with one? This is Android Geminoid F , an eerily lifelike humanoid which stole the show at the World Robot Exhibition in Beijing […]
GENEVA (TIP): Scientists in Switzerland have developed a 20 carat gold nugget that is thousand times lighter than conventional forms of the precious metal and can float on milk foam. Researchers led by Raffaele Mezzenga, […]
MONTREAL: Researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist and his team from Concordia University have developed a novel technology that harnesses electrical energy from blue-green algae that could be used to power cell phones and computers in future. […]
KOLKATA (TIP): If you are hassled using multiple passwords for accessing your accounts, you can breathe easy. Experts at IIT Kharagpur have come up with a solution that won’t tax your memory. Instead of a […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists have developed a new type of light-emitting diode (LED) using an organic-inorganic hybrid that could lead to cheaper and brighter lights and displays in the future. The researchers used a class of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): In a breakthrough, scientists have for the first time used a laser to refrigerate water and other liquids under real-world conditions. Researchers used an infrared laser to cool water by about two degrees […]
LONDON (TIP): In a breakthrough, scientists have developed the world’s first ‘porous’ liquid that can potentially be used to capture harmful carbon emissions to prevent them from entering the Earth’s atmosphere. Researchers at Queen’s University […]
Astronomers working at the National Center for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) have discovered a giant radio galaxy that is dying. The galaxy was discovered using the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT) located in Kohad,located in the Pune […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers have developed a tool that can let even a novice build a customised 3D-printed walking robot. The user can specify the shape, size and number of legs for the robotic creature, using […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Disney researchers have developed several prototype apps that add computer-generated animation, sound and visuals to activities such as colouring books and games like scavenger hunts that require physical interaction. Scientists at Disney Research […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Mars has acid fog which eats away rocks and is caused by volcanic eruptions on the red planet, a new study suggests. A planetary scientist has found how acidic vapours may have […]
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