Big is out, small is in

A financially squeezed NASA has been forced to look for cheaper ways to explore the solar system

Fingering the keyboard

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

Smaller and faster

A new technique could result in particle accelerators small enough to be accommodated in any university laboratory

Caught between athletes and technology

Technology is taking sports to new highs, triggering a debate on whether competitions should be between people or between machines.

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 …

Comfort above the clouds

Three new inventions by nasa are sure to make life a little easier in space

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

Oily trap for a quark

If caught, it could spell trouble for the Standard Model of particle physics; although success has eluded most scientists, a group of relentless …

Coppering the net

Fibre optic cables,, though touted as 21st century's big hope, can still be given a run by the copper wires in the race for providing ultra-fast …

Passwords passe

Even for adroit forgers, goings will become hard as a new fingerprint recognition system may replace passwords in the near future

Mistake uncovers miracle

A newly developed electric scooter happens to be the product of ..an accident? Well, a Japanese scientist unexpectedly discovered what he claims …

Tiny buzzer

A cordless telephone, about the size of a cigarette pack is Japan's sensational new entry to the world-wide mobile phone bazaar. It is now just a …

Breaking ice

The discovery of water on the Moon means little unless it can be used. Scientists are using all their skills to figure out how

Firepower

Space. The final frontier. It is here that science is seeking ways to make a better automobile engine

Over before we knew it

Lenoid meteor shower, the biggest astronomical non-event of 1998, caused hardly any damage to orbiting satellites

Generating electricity from speed breakers

New software for more mileage

A speech for each

Telephone directory inquiries in Britain will use computers that converse with inquirers

NET WORK

Assembling power

The world's largest barge-mounted power plant will be operational in Pakistan by 1999

Sun-powered scooter

Going far

Smart reflectors