NEW DELHI (TIP): Nasa researchers may have discovered why comets are encased in a hard, outer crust – like ice cream that has been deep fried. Using an icebox-like instrument nicknamed Himalaya, they showed that […]

LONDON (TIP): Excessive use of smartphones and computers throughout the day can worsen quality of sleep in teenagers, a study has found.   Researchers surveyed almost 10,000 teenagers aged 16-19 in Norway and concluded that […]

In two weeks from now, you’ll have to make the switch from Google‘s Gtalk messenger platform to its Hangout (whether they like it or not). Millions of users have been using the Gtalk for long time […]

LONDON (TIP): An artificially-intelligent ‘robot scientist’ has discovered that a compound shown to have anti-cancer properties can also be used in the fight against malaria, UK researchers say. The robot scientist, named Eve, could make […]

JERUSALEM (TIP): Experts are developing a new technology that would enable smartphones to screen their users’ breath for life-threatening diseases.   A research consortium headed by professor Hossam Haick of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): New metamaterials may take engineers one step closer to building invisibility cloaks or even shields that can conceal military airplanes, scientists say. Metamaterials are artificial materials engineered to bend electromagnetic, acoustic and other […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): A first-of-its-kind implant to treat obesity that curbs appetite by electrically stimulating stomach ne8rves has been approved in the US. The Maestro Rechargeable System is approved to treat patients aged 18 and above […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists have developed a novel instrument that can reveal the age of meteorites that fall on Earth, offering insight into the geologic history of the solar system. The instrument can be miniaturized for […]

WELLINGTON (TIP): New “smart mirrors” have recently been developed that allows people to virtually try on clothes, it has been reported. Created by MemoMi, the mirrors allows people to virtually try on clothes, digitally change […]

Imagine garments that preserve most of our body heat – there will be no need of heating up our homes. In Northern India, this would be used in winters but in temperate countries in Europe […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): DNA strands can act as a glue to hold together 3-D-printed materials that could someday be used to grow tissues and organs in the lab, a new study has found. Researchers from the […]

BHOPAL (TIP): After its successful Mangalyan mission, Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) is gearing up for four satellite launches this year. Among them, IRNSS-1D will be the first, which would put in place India‘s own […]

TORONTO (TIP): A next-generation cheaper, lighter and more powerful rechargeable battery for electric vehicles is one step closer to reality. The discovery of a material that maintains a rechargable sulphur cathode helps to overcome a […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): Nasa has collaborated with four US companies to develop intra-vehicular activity space suits and new launch vehicle capabilities among other advances in space exploration. The partnerships build on the success of Nasa’s commercial […]

LONDON (TIP): Your smartphone touchscreen can actually change the way your thumb and brain work together, a new study has found. More touchscreen use in the recent past translates directly into greater brain activity when […]

SRIHARIKOTA (TIP): This rocket didn’t put a satellite in orbit. In fact, its payload plunged into the Bay of Bengal 20 minutes after the vehicle lifted off from Sriharikota. And that made it a success, […]

The United States department of defence has successfully tested a bullet that can change direction after it has been fired, apparently using fins built into the shell to direct it in the air and account for […]

LONDON: In a big boost to the global fight against the deadly Ebola virus, scientists have found 53 existing drugs that may keep the Ebola virus from entering human cells, a key step in the […]

LONDON (TIP): Nasa has announced that the Mars Curiosity rover has detected methane on the red planet. Whether the Martian atmosphere contains traces of the gas has been a question of high interest for years […]

NEW DELHI (TIP): First results of studies done by the comet-chaser spacecraft Rosetta of its target comet have dealt a blow to the popular theory that water was brought to Earth by comets. Data from […]

LONDON (TIP): Scientists have made a significant start towards creating an obesity pill. A team of researchers from Imperial College London have discovered the exact brain mechanism that drives our appetite for foods rich in […]