Cometary conundrum
Fresh data on the collision of shards of Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter last year has divided scientists on the size of the comet fragments
Timeless pursuits
A new interpretation of texts from a civilisation that flourished 1,000 years ago reveals its uncanny similarity with modern times
Super storage
A new technology is set to boost the storage capacity of CD s by 1,000 times
Miniature musings
Science or pure imagination? Nanotechnology opens up unlimited possibilities which can revolutionise almost every field of human activity
In broad daylight
Now conferencing can be a lot brighter and lighter with the help of a new device that does away with dark rooms and bulks of paper
Riding on microwave
Microwaves can not only pave a path into orbit for spaceships but also make a trip to the moon an affordable reality
Small makes it big
Micromechanics, a field of engineering earlier considered to be fascinating but impractical, is now back with a bang. A host of applications are …
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
Lean, not fall
Experts are now busy implementing an innovative technique for preventing the leaning tower of Pisa from going overboard
All for a hoist
Researchers in the US have developed an elevator software that will allow the dumb machines to act intelligently and decide where they have to go …
Better than the real thing
The Omnicamera can provide all-round vision and will be a boon for sports viewing and security systems
A cellular nightmare
A team of security experts crack the code, and digital cell-phones will never be the same again
In search of the axion
The existence of an elusive atomic particle, crucial to the theory of the origin of the universe, may soon be established
Close relations
Understanding between humans and computers could develop with the emergence of interactive computers
Learning to Convey
With phones becoming more and more intelligent, their distinction with a computer is slowly becomingobscure
A cleaner start
A device consisting of a series of metallic discs will considerably reduce pollution caused by a car immediately after it starts
A universal problem
Sure answers for the emergence of structure in the universe are hard to find, but cosmologists may be close to the truth
A small revolution
Refinement in the probe tip of the scanning tunnelling microscope would help in manipulating matter at the atomic level
Deep dwellers
Life-forms have been found even inside the Earth's crust, a region previously thought to be barren
Right here, right now
Remote navigation by satellite rules out all chances ofgetting lost in our technology-driven world
Little brother's tale
Cog and Kismet are brothers, who are helping scientists learn a thing or two about artificial intelligence
An applet a day
...might soon be the root of all your computer troubles. Get ready as a new breed of virus comes of age
Drink your glasses empty
US scientists have developed a device that eliminates allcarcinogenic additives from groundwater reserves