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Finding new worlds
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 c…
Showing posts from October, 2015
Research team fur-bricates hair with inexpensive 3-D printer
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…
3D Printers Could Build Hearts, Arteries
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…
Facebook builds drone for internet access
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. …
Hyper Loop-Technology
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 sp…
Work will start on a $150 million Hyperloop test track in ‘weeks’
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, th…
Vodafone India’s 4G services to arrive in Kolkata by December 2015
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 , …
Microsoft’s Arrow launcher for Android is now available
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 a…
Indian companies withdraw from Facebook's Internet.org
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 princi…
Google's Project Loon internet balloons to circle Earth
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 in…
New report identifies four ways to reduce health risks from climate pollutants
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 meth…
Google introduces new feature in individual Chrome tabs
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 u…
What is climate change?
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 cha…
Cassini probe to sweep over Saturn's moon Enceladus
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 "ta…