LONDON (TIP): An Indian scientist at the University of Washington has performed the world’s first ever noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, in which one researcher was able to send a brain signal via the internet to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Sun has unleashed a powerful storm, sending an enormous cloud of superheated particles rocketing towards Earth at a mind-boggling speed of 3.3 million kilometre per hour. On August 20, the Sun erupted […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists claim to have developed the world’s most precise clock made from the element ytterbium, whose ticking rate varies less than two parts in one quintillion – ten times better than any other […]
LONDON (TIP): Researchers have suggested that it may be possible in the future to create sperm from women and eggs from men – a feat, that if achieved, could revolutionize infertility treatments. Katsuhiko Hayashi of […]
LONDON: A simple blood test can now identify people most prone to committing suicide. Scientists from Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have found a series of RNA biomarkers in blood that may help identify […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Nasa researchers will drop a 45-foot-long helicopter fuselage from a height of about 30 feet to test improved seat belts and seats and advance experimental techniques and crashworthiness data. The ultimate goal of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): A new strategy has been developed that cripples the ability of the dengue virus to escape the host immune system. STAR’s Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) made the breakthrough, which has opened the door […]
LONDON (TIP): Scientists have developed a new stem cell technique which they believe could lead to a quicker treatment for cancer and reduce reliance on chemotherapy. The method would also be more effective at stopping […]
WELLINGTON (TIP): The New Zealand developers of a personalized jetpack said on Tuesday that aviation regulators have issued the device with a flying permit, allowing for manned test flights. Martin Aircraft chief executive Peter Coker […]
LONDON (TIP): Stem cells obtained from urine could one day allow humans to regrow lost teeth, scientists claim. Chinese scientists used stem cells from urine to create tiny ‘tooth buds’ that when transplanted into mice […]
LONDON (TIP): An advanced laser system offering incredibly faster data speeds to link with spacecraft beyond the Earth has successfully passed a crucial ground test, scientists say. European Space Agency ESA’s observatory in Spain will […]
LONDON: US department of energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have clocked the fastest-possible electrical switching in magnetite, a naturally magnetic mineral. Their results could drive innovations in the tiny transistors that control the flow […]
BERLIN (TIP): Earthquakes may contribute to global warming by releasing methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, from the ocean floor, according to a new study. An international team of scientists investigated the aftermath of a […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Amphibious car! Two men in the US claim to have developed a hybrid vehicle that can be driven on land as well as the sea. Called the Panther, the amphibious car’s co-founders […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have developed the world’s first lightweight patch that can make people ‘invisible’ to pesky mosquitoes and could prove key in the battle against malaria. The affordable patch is […]
LONDON (TIP): British scientists have grown the lightsensitive cells of the eye in a lab with the help of an artificial retina. This may pave way for restoring eyesight of blind people using stem-cell transplants […]
MELBOURNE (TIP): No more swiping cards! A new technology that allows customers to use their facial features instead of swiping a credit card to purchase goods has been developed by a Finnish company. The technology […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists still have doubts over the theory that Earth arose from the collision of asteroids, as its composition doesn’t resemble that of meteoroids — the small particles that break off from asteroids. The […]
LONDON (TIP): Skylon, a revolutionary spacecraft that can take adventurers to Earth’s stratosphere in just 15 minutes will soon be a reality. It will travel at a speed of 30,577.5km (19,000 miles) per hour — […]
CAPE CANAVERAL (TIP): An astronomer studying archived images of Neptune taken by the Hubble Space Telescope has found a 14th moon orbiting the planet, NASA said. Estimated to be about 12 miles in diameter, the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Mysterious, pyramid-like structures spotted in the Egyptian desert by an amateur satellite archaeologist may indeed be long-lost pyramids, a new investigation has found. Angela Micol, from North Carolina, made the discovery of the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Using ALMA, the most powerful radio telescope in the world, scientists have for the first time observed details of how a massive star is born within a dark cloud core about 10,000 […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The Mars 2020 rover will play a key role in a human mission to the Red Planet, apart from searching for signs of past life, says Nasa’s “Mars 2020 Science Definition Final Report.” […]
LONDON (TIP): A pair of headphones that can harness solar power to charge mobile devices when you are on the move has been designed in the United Kingdom. Andrew Anderson, a Glasgow-based designer , launched […]
MELBOURNE (TIP): An Australian businessman has invented a new letter of the English alphabet to replace the word ‘the’ because he thinks it is more efficient. Paul Mathis from Melbourne has developed the replacement of […]
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