New 3D chip made with carbon nanotubes can store, process data
Scientists, including those of Indian origin, have built a new 3D chip using carbon nanotubes that can store and process massive amounts of data, paving the way for smaller, faster and more energy-efficient devices.
Jul 06, 2017, 18:47 PM IST
Now, nuclear material can be traced even after they are moved
The technique takes advantage of the fact that radioactive material changes the arrangement of valence electrons - or outer electrons - in insulator materials, such as brick, porcelain, glass - even hard candy.
Jul 06, 2017, 16:31 PM IST
First battery-free cell phone that runs on ambient light developed
The team also made Skype calls using its battery-free phone, demonstrating that the prototype made of commercial, off-the-shelf components can receive and transmit speech and communicate with a base station.
Jul 06, 2017, 15:53 PM IST
Self-driving cars may soon make better moral decisions
Until now it has been assumed that moral decisions are strongly context dependent and therefore cannot be modelled or described algorithmically.
Jul 05, 2017, 13:43 PM IST
New light, portable robot to extract scorpion venom
Current scorpion-milking methods are either dangerous, unreliable or harmful to the animal.
Jul 03, 2017, 19:29 PM IST
World's sharpest laser developed
Theoretically, laser light has only one colour, frequency or wavelength. In reality, however, there is always a certain linewidth.
Jul 02, 2017, 18:41 PM IST
Scientists developing heat-resistant 'cows of the future'
Researchers eventually want to develop the knowledge and tools the cattle industry needs to increase tolerance to heat stress.
Jul 02, 2017, 15:52 PM IST
Smartphones are changing how humans walk: Study
Researchers found that when using a phone, irrespective of how it is being used, people look less frequently and for less time at the obstacle on the ground.
Jul 02, 2017, 15:06 PM IST
Very soon, you may be able to 'FLY' in a car?
This strange-looking hybrid, with its bulbous nose and retractable wings, designed by a Slovakian company, is scheduled to go into series production by 2020.
Jun 28, 2017, 18:13 PM IST
Meet 'DeployBot' – The first foldable, walking robot to assist in future space missions!
The modules are made of both rigid and flexible materials and contain embedded magnets that connect and lock multiple modules together.
Jun 26, 2017, 18:38 PM IST
New smartphone coating allows you to read in bright sunlight
The film, inspired by the nanostructures found on moth eyes, exhibits a surface reflection of just 0.23 per cent, much lower than the iPhone's surface reflection of 4.4 per cent.
Jun 24, 2017, 19:03 PM IST
New ultra-thin camera creates images without lenses
Traditional cameras - even those on the thinnest of cell phones - cannot be truly flat due to their optics: lenses that require a certain shape and size in order to function.
Jun 24, 2017, 18:47 PM IST
Researchers create insulators for long lasting electronics
At a time when the quest is for smaller and faster units with infinite battery life, researchers from the University of California-Riverside have built topological insulators (TI) for quicker and longer-lasting electronics.
Jun 24, 2017, 18:09 PM IST
Puzzled over the phenomenon of 'bright nights' for centuries, scientists finally say 'Eureka'!
Historical accounts of bright nights go back centuries. European newspapers and the scientific literature also carried observations of these events in 1783, 1908 and 1916.
Jun 24, 2017, 15:25 PM IST
Father of India's nuclear fusion – Professor Predhiman Krishan Kaw dies at 69
According to the report, Dr Kaw was suffering from Parkinson's disease and had recently undergone a bypass surgery.
Jun 20, 2017, 18:30 PM IST
200-million-year-old giant dragonfly fossil found
Dragonfly fossils are hard to preserve, but the newly discovered fossil is comparatively well-preserved, researchers said.
Jun 19, 2017, 19:16 PM IST
Now, 3D printed objects which dramatically change shape
The research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, used 3D printers to create the struts that make up one of the primary components of the tensegrity structure.
Jun 19, 2017, 19:09 PM IST
New system can reuse waste energy from idling trucks, buses
Researchers at the University of Waterloo in the US showed that the waste energy can be used to operate secondary systems, such as air conditioning or refrigeration units, when the vehicles are stopped and idling.
Jun 18, 2017, 20:18 PM IST
Forgotten city discovered in Ethiopia
The settlement, which is around 500 metres by 1,000 metres has buildings and walls constructed with large stone blocks ? leading people to assume only those with enormous stature or strength could have built it.
Jun 18, 2017, 17:25 PM IST
Dressmakers have needle-sharp 3D vision: Study
Stereoscopic vision is the brain's ability to decode the flat 2D optical information received by both eyes to give us the depth of perception needed to thread a needle, catch a ball, park a car and generally navigate a 3D world.
Jun 16, 2017, 16:25 PM IST
