Scientists have found a way to make your noodle meals even better! - Read
The shape-morphing creations are not only culinary performance art, but also a practical way to reduce food- shipping costs, researchers said.
May 26, 2017, 16:06 PM IST
Scientists discover new layer of tectonic plates in Earth's mantle
Tectonic plates are pieces of Earth’s crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
May 25, 2017, 19:16 PM IST
AI system beats world champion in ancient board game of Go
AlphaGo secured the victory after winning the second game in a three-part match with Chinese Go player Ke Jie that took place in Shanghai. The system had won the first of the three planned games on Tuesday.
May 25, 2017, 17:43 PM IST
Paper 'fingerprints' can prevent forgery of documents
Just by taking a picture of a paper document and analysing the translucent patterns revealed when a light shines through paper, researchers have been able to identify a unique 'texture' fingerprint for every single sheet of paper.
May 25, 2017, 16:23 PM IST
Soon, clothes that generate power from body's motion
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the US have invented a way to apply breathable, pliable, metal-free electrodes to fabric and off-the-shelf clothing so it feels good to the touch and also transports enough electricity to power small electronics.
May 24, 2017, 17:40 PM IST
Dubai recruits world's first robotic cop; plans human-free police station by 2030
This robot police officer also known as robocop was inducted into the Dubai police to stop the increasing crimes.
May 24, 2017, 16:14 PM IST
3.3-million-year-old fossil unravels origins of human spine
Selam, which means "peace" in the Ethiopian Amharic language, was an early human relative from the species Australopithecus afarensis -- the same species as the famous Lucy skeleton.
May 24, 2017, 00:22 AM IST
Humans originated in Europe, not Africa: Study
Researchers have assumed up to now that the lineages diverged five to seven million years ago and that the first pre-humans developed in Africa.
May 24, 2017, 00:19 AM IST
52 genes that make us intelligent uncovered
Despite high heritability estimates of 45 per cent in childhood and 80 per cent in adulthood, only a handful of genes had previously been associated with intelligence and for most of these genes the findings were not reliable, researchers said.
May 24, 2017, 00:17 AM IST
NRI, foreign scientists to work in Indian institutes: Government
The scientists under the VAJRA programme would draw a salary of USD 15,000 in the first month and USD 10,000 each in the remaining months.
May 24, 2017, 00:15 AM IST
Lava within Earth's mantle still as hot as it was 2.5 billion years ago!
A mantle plume has been discovered – an upwelling of hot material from deep inside the Earth towards the surface – that still seems to be bubbling away even after 2.5 billion years.
May 23, 2017, 22:56 PM IST
New AI system can create fake videos from audio clips, images
Although the results are not absolutely perfect, researchers believe that the software could soon make realistically fake videos only a single click away.
May 23, 2017, 00:48 AM IST
Brexit barriers would harm science: UK varsities
The group said that there will be "no winners" if Brexit results in barriers between researchers and has pledged to work with "all sides to secure a positive outcome".
May 23, 2017, 00:46 AM IST
Indian professor from Kerala claims he can prove Charles Darwin's 'Theory of Evolution' wrong! - Watch video
An Indian professor from Kerala, Manoj Kumar P, has claimed that after 14 years of thorough research, he knows how the first cell was formed, which Darwin didn't.
May 22, 2017, 19:51 PM IST
New AI system can create fake videos using audio clips, images
The system works by first identifying facial features using face-recognition algorithms. As the audio clip plays, the system then manipulates the mouth of the person in the still image so that it looks as if they are speaking.
May 21, 2017, 17:48 PM IST
China successfully mines 'flammable ice'
The ice-like compounds, called Methane hydrates, hold vast reserves of natural gas trapped in water molecules.
May 21, 2017, 17:29 PM IST![New tech allows deaf-blind to "watch" TV](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/styles/zm_700x400/public/2017/05/21/596481-hearing.jpg "New tech allows deaf-blind to "watch" TV")
New tech allows deaf-blind to "watch" TV
The software, developed by researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Federation of Deaf-Blind Persons Associations (FASOCIDE) in Spain, was tested by a group of deaf-blind users.
May 21, 2017, 16:55 PM IST
T-shirt that monitors breathing in real time created
According to the researchers from Université Laval`s in Canada, the innovation paves the way for manufacturing clothes that could be used to diagnose respiratory illnesses or monitor people suffering from asthma, sleep apnea or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
May 20, 2017, 18:55 PM IST
'Nasofilters' – The cheapest respiratory filter developed by IIT-Delhi
The device 'Nasofilters', a nano-respiratory filter involving a cost of Rs 10, is ready for commercialisation and gives protection against the finest particulate pollutants in the air for at least eight hours and hence reduces risk of respiratory diseases.
May 18, 2017, 15:58 PM IST
'Braava jet' mopping robot now available in India
The mopping robot is available on e-commerce platforms at Rs 19,900 and with the launch offer of Rs 17,900 at iRobot flagship stores.
May 17, 2017, 19:36 PM IST
