Science & Technology
More planets could host alien life
LONDON (TIP): There could be many more habitable planets in the universe than previously thought, suggest new computer models. It is believed that for water to exist in its life-giving liquid form, a planet had […]
Helmet gives fighter pilots ‘X-ray’ vision
London (TIP): A new ‘Top Gun’ Xray helmet for fighter pilots can allow them to see through their aircraft walls, even if they are looking down. The Striker helmet, made by a UK firm, interacts […]
Stem cell jab restores feeling in paralysed
London (tip): Scientists have developed a new stem cell therapy which can help people with broken spines to recover feelings in previously paralysed body areas. Two of the three patients have reported a positive outcome […]
Now, burn your belly fat in just one shot
WASHINGTON (TIP): Soon you can get rid of that beer belly with a single jab! Researchers have developed an injection of a tiny capsule, containing heat-generating cells, which they claim can burn abdominal fat. The […]
Glasses help the hearing impaired ‘see’ sounds
LONDON (TIP): Scientists have developed glasses that allow a deaf person to “see” when a loud sound such as the honk of a car is made and give an indication of where it came from. […]
New therapy knocks out high BP with radio waves
LONDON (TIP): A radical new therapy could knock out high blood pressure by zapping the kidneys with radio waves, a new research demonstrates. The procedure may be available early after trials produced dramatic improvements in […]
China eyes next lunar landing as US scales back
BEIJING (TIP): Neil Armstrong’s 1969 lunar landing marked a pinnacle of US technological achievement, defining what many saw as the American century, but the next person to set foot on the moon will likely be […]