Court stays works on Hyderabad Metro Rail corridor

Reprimands government for realigning the route without consulting the public

In Court

AI makes huge progress predicting how proteins fold – one of biology’s greatest challenges – promising rapid drug development

This can be used to solve the protein misfolding associated with many diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cystic fibrosis and …

On Stygian shores

Technology is opening up new vistas for the world's underworld, as crooks learn to manipulate it to outwit their pursuers and captors

Flexible software

A new software which is less expensive, swift and easily adaptable will soon be used in computer-assisted clinical trials

Chip beats

The new computer-aided tabla (an Indian percussion instrument) may not give the human gurus a run for their money, but it is linking hi-tech …

You and your machine

The relationship between humans and machines has changed a lot in the past few years, but the success of a recent study would completely …

Brainy idiot-box

Hang it on your wall and do not worry about scanning for your favourite programmes. This new television knows what you are looking for

Hark, the drunkard

You may freshen up your breath, but cops will soon be equipped with a microphone that can catch you by your voice pattern

Back to nature

Computer scientists are resorting to help from a highly unlikely source to solve the software design problems they frequently encounter: nature. …

Virtual and real - but when?

The US government is, of late, Under pressure to pursue virtual environment technology aggressively. The outcome of the move could mean business …

Face to face

Scientists at Tubingen University, Germany, have dared to prove the impossible - that the human brain and its impulses could turn the …

Close relations

Understanding between humans and computers could develop with the emergence of interactive computers

Bidding farewell

The Morse Code, the communication link that held many an empire together, has finally been laid to rest

Maps of the world

Geographical Information Systems is revolutionising the present and portend a happier future. Or so we hope in the maps of our minds.

Fingering the keyboard

Indian scientists are developing computers that can understand and respond to the spoken wordIndian scientists are developing computers that can …

Ants take the shortest route to success

An Israeli mathematician offers proof of how ants, without a bird's eye view of their terrain, are still able to follow a straight route to food

Learning Sanskrit on computers

A software programme project that will be a boon to those who want to learn Sanskrit is threatened by a lack of funds.

The magic eye

Sounds almost like a sci-fi movie, but there is light in the dark for those who have lost their eyesight. A high-tech curing device is on the anvil

Browsing for criminals

Orion Systems has come up with a new software that helps you to hunt for criminals on the intranet

Fast option

Researchers are optimistic of developing a superfast switch with the help of a hopping electron

Chipping in for smoothness

Researchers discover ways to facilitate flawless flow of information through chips of the future

Ten years hence

Computers that shop for you, satellites that prevent accidents and creams that actually remove wrinkles -- these are some of the technological …

On your palms

Better customer service, more convenience for the salesperson and on-the-spot deals are now possible with the help of palmtop computers

Archaeology goes hi-tech

Scholars need not touch ancient finds to study and store them, as computers take over the arduous task