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Astronomers have used many different methods to discover planets beyond the solar system, but the most successful by far is transit photometry, which measures changes in a star's brightness caused by a mini-eclipse. When a planet

3-D printers typically produce hard plastic objects, but researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found a way to produce hair-like strands, fibers and bristles using a common, low-cost printer. The technique for producing 3-D-printed hair is similar to - and inspired by - the…

Off-the-shelf 3D printers could one day help create living organs to aid in repairing the human body, researchers say. Scientists have developed a way to 3D print models of various anatomical structures,

Image caption The drone was designed by a team in the UK Facebook has built its own drone that will bring internet connectivity to remote parts of the world, the social network has announced. The drone - which has a wingspan of a Boeing 737 - will operate as high as 90,000 feet in …

The Hyperloop is coming: Elon Musk’s radical plan to let people travel in 760 mph tubes will be tested in California next year ·         Plan is to shoot capsules of people along a tube at the speed of sound ·         Hyperloop Transportation Technologies secured land in Quad Valley…

When Elon Musk  presented the world with his vision  of how passengers could be catapulted at nearly 800MPH inside a metal tube, a lot of people thought it was pie in the sky. They were wrong, though. In the coming weeks,  Hyperloop Transportation Technologies  says it will start wo…

Home Voice & Data 4G in India Vodafone India’s 4G services to arrive in Kolkata by December 2015; pumped in Rs 960 million to modernize networks Reported by   Imon Aryan     4G in India ,  Vodafone India    Last Updated:  October 28, 2015 at 5:02 pm 25 Country’s second-large…

Microsoft has officially released its Android launcher,  Arrow . Like any good launcher, Arrow tries to make your experience with the phone a bit more streamlined. It offers quick access to apps you use frequently, and allows you to message friends faster than you would by jumping…

A group of Indian technology and internet companies have pulled out of Facebook's Internet.org initiative, fearing it threatens the principle of "net neutrality". This is the principle that all websites and apps should be equally accessible. Travel portal Cleartrip.com…

Image copyright Google Image caption Google's Project Loon superpressure balloons have already flown millions of kilometres around the world Google believes it is on course to have enough internet-beaming balloons in the stratosphere to form a ring over part of the world next yea…

A new WHO report highlights the urgent need to reduce emissions of black carbon, ozone and methane - as well as carbon dioxide – which all contribute to climate change. Black carbon, ozone and methane – frequently described as short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) - not only produce a …

Google has been experimenting with a feature that lets users mute unwanted audio from playing in individual Chrome tabs for quite some time. If you’re on Windows or Mac, then Google Chrome should update automatically for you. So you have probably seen this latest option in action alread…

In December, officials from across the world will gather in Paris, France, to try to hammer out a deal to tackle global warming. Here's what we know and don't know about the Earth's changing climate. What is climate change? The planet's climate has constantly been ch…

The Cassini probe is all set to make a daring close flyby of Enceladus, an ice-rich moon of Saturn. The Nasa craft will sweep just 50km above the moon's surface in a final attempt to "taste" the chemistry of water jets spewing from its south pole. Enceladus has produce…