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 …

The ghost of Christmas yet to come: how an AI ‘SantaNet’ might end up destroying the world

Scientists identified a series of behaviours by the AI general intelligence system which, though well-intentioned, could have adverse impacts on …

Feat of filigree

Even modern technology cannot equal the uniformity discovered in fine gold and silver threads found in a 17th century Mughal tent

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

Fresh 'n juicy

A low-cost cooling chamber increases the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables and prevents weight loss

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

Great balls of energy

Under the ocean floor lies an untapped source of energy

Mobile batteries

Smart reflectors

Gas on demand

Depleting gas resources can be overcome by creating natural gas... artificially!

Windy ways

A radical wikd turbine is being scaled up

Air power