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
The slower, the safer
Geologists in the US have discovered that earthquakes can also occur slowly causing minimal damage
The grain of the matter
The study of a new kind of structure called oscillon could enhance our understanding of the granular system and even lead to an universal theory …
Chipping in for smoothness
Researchers discover ways to facilitate flawless flow of information through chips of the future
Visionary robots
Robotics covers another milestone as Israeli scientists equip robots with 3-d vision for better perception of depth
Fielding robots
As part of an effort to promote nasa 's technology, US researchers have developed two new automated agricultural machines
Ten years hence
Computers that shop for you, satellites that prevent accidents and creams that actually remove wrinkles -- these are some of the technological …
Cousins in space
Observation of the star Lalande 21185 could lead to the first direct imaging of another solar planet
State Science & Technology councils should work in synergy: Harsh Vardhan
At the S&T ministers’ conclave at India International Science Festival 2018, Vardhan said every year 4-5 states should hold a science …
New technology to detect chikungunya virus
Indian scientists have developed a biosensor technique, which can be used to develop a point of care device for rapid identification of the …
Scientists a step closer to potential vaccine against Leptospirosis
Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre scientists used tools to identify important regions on the bacteria that could play an important role in …
The dark side of big data
Latest Facebook data breach episode is a reminder that rise of Big Data represents a massive engineering of society with ominous implications for …
Nanotechnology can make biopesticides more effective
This means farmers would be required to use very small quantities of biopesticide in its nano form
Scientists find new bacterium from Sundarbans
New bacterial species could have wider applications in industrial sectors such as leather and textile industry
Mortal combat
Can life be extended indefinitely? There is a renewed vigour among scientists looking for ways and means to cheat death
Seeking many more Hedy Lamarrs
The number of women inventors is finally rising the world over but their percentage is still too small to be celebrated
Four new elements added to periodic table
These elements with atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118 were all synthesised in laboratories
Indian space telescope Astrosat completes one year
The ambitious mission, which is expected to last for five years, opens up new vistas for Indian astronomy
Mid -monsoon update
After a sluggish start, the monsoon seems to be moving ahead full steam. Here is all you need to know about this year's monsoon
`Aditya-1 will take images every second'
Dipankar Banerjee of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, which is one of the institutions working on Mission Aditya-1, speaks …
Cultural calling
Henrich attempts a thrilling adventure in the fierce interplay between genes and culture in human evolution
Gravitational Waves: Explained
Hundred years after Albert Einstein’s prediction of the presence of gravitational waves in his Theory of Relativity, a team of scientists …
Three scientists share Nobel for Chemistry for research on DNA repair
Tomas Lindahl of UK’s Francis Crick Institute, Paul Modrich of USA’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Aziz Sancar of the …
Pluto flyby: The mystery deepens after New Horizons’ encounter
The NASA mission is the first-ever foray into the “third region” of the solar system, also called the Kuiper Belt, containing …