Science & Technology

WASHINGTON (TIP): A strong solar flare is blasting its way to Earth, but the worst of its power looks like it will barely skim above the planet and not cause many problems. It has been […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): Picture the fearsome movie creatures of “Jurassic Park” crossed with the shark from “Jaws.” Then super-size to the biggest predator ever to roam Earth. Now add a crocodile snout as big as a […]

LONDON (TIP): Grandma was right.Wild honey does work wonders against infections and scientists finally know why. Scientists now say that 13 lactic acid bacteria found in the honey stomach of bees have shown promising results […]

LONDON (TIP): Tiny single-cell organisms discovered living underground could help dispose off hazardous nuclear waste, scientists say. Although bacteria with wasteeating properties have been discovered in relatively pristine soils before, this is the first time […]

LONDON (TIP): Researchers have developed a new batteryless cardiac pacemaker which is based on an automatic wristwatch and is powered by heart motion. “Batteries are a limiting factor in today’s medical implants. Once they reach […]

Airships are dusty relics of aviation history. Lighter-thanair vehicles conjure images of the Hindenburg, in its glory and destruction, and the Goodyear Blimp, a floating billboard that barely resembles its powerful predecessors. But now engineers […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): Nasa has successfully tested the most complex rocket engine parts ever designed by the agency and created by 3D printing, pushing the limits of the technology. The advance at Nasa’s Marshall Space Flight […]

LONDON (TIP): Scientists have for the first time grown a fully functional organ from scratch inside a living animal by transplanting cells that were originally created in a laboratory. The advance could in future aid […]

LONDON (TIP): Scientists have developed a tiny implant, no bigger than a pinhead, which sits inside the cornea to reverse vision problems in ageing eyes. As some people age, their ability to switch focus between […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): Nasa scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a new satellite than can predict the severity of droughts worldwide and help farmers maximize crop yield. Currently, there is no ground- or satellite-based global […]

LONDON (TIP): An Indian-originscientist has created a mechanical brain that will teach robots how to live and perform alongside humans. Robo Brain – a large-scale computational system that learns from publicly available Internet resources – […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): A new mineral-rich structure discovered from a Martian meteorite has led scientists to believe that there may be niche environments on Mars subsurface that support life. The ovoid structure discovered in the Nakhla […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): A US-based space-funding company has launched a new project that will allow you to send messages and pictures to Mars. The company Uwingu in Boulder, Colorado has launched its ‘Beam Me to Mars’ […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers have created new “transparent” solar panels that can create solar energy while also letting people to see-through them. The device has been called transparent luminescent solar concentrator, which could be used on […]

Scientists have caught a better-than-ever view of the way that black holes can drag space and time around with them as they spin, a finding that could lead to new understanding of Einstein’s theory of […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers in Texas are reporting that an experimental drug saved monkeys from a virus closely related to Ebola even after symptoms began. The drug targets a strain of Marburg virus that is even […]

WASHINGTON (TIP): In a breakthrough, US researchers have found that an improved tuberculosis vaccine can offer strong protection against leprosy. “This is the first study demonstrating that an improved vaccine against tuberculosis also offers cross-protection […]

NEW DELHI (TIP): Scientists at the University of Cambridge have been successful in treating a deadly and common type of brain cancer using tiny gold particles. The ground-breaking technique could eventually be used to treat […]

LONDON (TIP): You may soon be able to charge your phone with your sweat. For the first time ever, scientists have found away to make human sweat power your small electronic devices. Researchers have designed […]

NEW DELHI (TIP): Astronomers have discovered two Red Giant stars at the very outskirts of the Milky Way, in a lonely and unexplored region of space. One of them is 890,000 light years from Earth […]

LONDON (TIP): In what is a historical first for space history, Europe’s Rosetta probe arrived at a comet after a 10-year chase becoming the first ever spacecraft to begin mapping its surface in detail. The […]

NEW DELHI (TIP): Google has acquired movie making app Directr and intelligent messaging app Emu. The Directr app targets businesses and enables to them to conceptualise, create, edit and publish short, marketing or promotional videos. […]

LONDON (TIP): A group of scientists from South Korea have converted used-cigarette butts into a high-performing material that could be integrated into computers, handheld devices, electrical vehicles and wind turbines to store energy. The researchers […]

LONDON (TIP): Horses are sensitive to the facial expressions and attention of other horses, including the direction of the eyes and ears. British researchers have observed that horses rely on the head orientation of their […]