Carbon dioxide converts into fuel using ultraviolet light
Scientists have developed tiny nano particles that turned carbon dioxide into fuel using light.
Feb 23, 2017, 23:20 PM IST
Researchers find new way by which six-legged robots can increase walking speed
Six-legged insects run fastest using a three-legged, or "tripod" gait where they have three legs on the ground at all times -- two on one side of their body and one on the other.
Feb 19, 2017, 22:26 PM IST
Humanlike biological robots developed
These tiny muscle-powered robots were first 3-D printed and then seeded with muscle cells. The cells self-organised to form functional tissues that made the bio-bots move.
Feb 19, 2017, 22:26 PM IST
India's only live volcano 'Barren Islands' active again after 150 years
Scientists attached to the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) said that India's only active volcano, the Barren Islands volcano which is located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, erupted for about four hours in January this year.
Feb 17, 2017, 23:24 PM IST
Earth has a new guest – Scientists unearth new continent called 'Zealandia'
Scientists say that 5 million square kilometer landmark east of Australia is a continent and this theory is backed by satellite data and rock samples.
Feb 16, 2017, 16:55 PM IST
More than 200 baldness-linked genetic markers identified
The researchers created a formula to try and predict the chance that a person will go bald, based on the presence or absence of certain genetic markers.
Feb 15, 2017, 14:25 PM IST
Scientists locate 23,000 single atoms for first time
Makers of hard drives want to fabricate tiny, near-perfect crystals so that they can be easily magnetised and will hold a magnetic field for a long time.
Feb 12, 2017, 16:44 PM IST
This is how humans decoded their walk – Read
Scientists say that human feet are more mobile than those of chimpanzees.
Feb 10, 2017, 18:25 PM IST
Scientists recreate 5,000-year-old Chinese beer recipe
Researchers discovered the ancient recipe by studying the residue on the inner walls of pottery vessels found in an excavated site in northeast China.
Feb 10, 2017, 17:46 PM IST
New system makes it harder to track Bitcoin transactions
Bitcoin was initially conceived as a way for people to exchange money anonymously. However, it was discovered that anyone could track all Bitcoin transactions and often identify the parties involved, researchers said.
Feb 09, 2017, 13:51 PM IST
Scientists discover world's oldest emoji
A lawyer reviewing municipal account documents in a village next to the Strazov Mountains of Slovakia, signed his go-ahead by drawing a small circle with two dots and a line - an image recognised today as a smiley-face emoji.
Feb 05, 2017, 19:46 PM IST
Upset over Donald Trump's immigration ban, scientists plan march on Earth Day!
Numerous websites for students offering work space and boarding to anyone who's having trouble after these policies were put into effect have been set up and the response is huge.
Feb 05, 2017, 09:57 AM IST
Scientists develop light-absorbent material to cool buildings, cars'
The material, developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego in the US, is called a near-perfect broadband absorber.
Feb 04, 2017, 23:58 PM IST
Scientists design robots that can catch, release live fish
The robots, that move when water is pumped in and out of them, are made entirely of hydrogel - a tough, rubbery, nearly transparent material composed mostly of water.
Feb 04, 2017, 20:33 PM IST
Scientists spot rare leaf-nosed bat after 37 years
This species originally belonging to the Thar desert has been recently sighted again by the group and it has been identified as Hipposideros Fulvus.
Feb 04, 2017, 20:10 PM IST
Scientists decode why pen clicking, chewing sound annoys us - Read
Your brain may be wired to go into overdrive on hearing such trigger noises, researchers including one of Indian-origin have found.
Feb 03, 2017, 19:06 PM IST
Scientists develop bat-inspired flying robot
However, their wing flexibility and complex wing kinematics pose significant technological challenges for robot modelling, design, and control.
Feb 02, 2017, 16:47 PM IST
This efficient fertiliser can revolutionise agriculture, say scientists
The fast decomposition of urea also limits the amount of nitrogen that can get absorbed by crop roots and currently requires farmers to apply more fertiliser to boost production -- thus adding to the cost.
Feb 02, 2017, 15:44 PM IST
Scientists unveil first-ever blueprint for quantum computers: Report
Once built, the computer's capabilities mean it would have the potential to answer many questions in science; create new, lifesaving medicines and solve the most mind-boggling scientific problems, researchers said.
Feb 02, 2017, 14:13 PM IST
This biomimetic tree can generate electricity for you – Know how!
The technology developed by researchers at Iowa State University in the US may help people charge household appliances without the need for large wind turbines.
Feb 01, 2017, 16:35 PM IST
