Beijing, Chinese scientists claim to have developed a ‘magical suit’ fitted with large-area textile sensors which can detect temperature, pH levels, pressure and other indicators that show the health status of a person. By wireless transmission, those signals can be sent to a cellphone, a computer, or even to a doctorRead More

New Delhi Despite India being world’s largest producer for milk and second largest producer of fruits and vegetables, about 40 to 50 per cent of the total production valued of $440 billion (bn) ends up wasted, noted a recent ASSOCHAM-MRSS India study. “India has about 6,300 cold storage facilities withRead More

London, October 24 Popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp is known for constantly upgrading its features. However, the latest buzz doing rounds is that it is reportedly working on bringing voice and video calls on WhatsApp groups. Hints of developing the feature, which is currently available on Facebook Messenger, was spottedRead More

San Francisco, October 24 Google has delayed the delivery of some of its newly — launched white Pixel 2 devices by up to a month as it is having a hard time keeping the smart-phone in stock. “Some people who ordered a white Pixel 2 and received an estimated shipRead More

San Francisco, October 24 A Facebook experiment in six countries to understand if people prefer to have separate places for personal and public content on its platform will not be rolled out globally, the social media platform has clarified. The test is being done in Facebook’s “Explore” feed — whichRead More

Washington, October 23 Scientists have developed a smartwatch that works in multiple dimensions and allows users to see and feel virtual objects while watching videos or playing games. “Understanding and improving how humans interact with computers are essential parts of technology development,” said Xing-Dong Yang, assistant professor at Dartmouth CollegeRead More

London, October 23 Mars has nearly ideal conditions for efficiently creating oxygen from atmospheric carbon dioxide in the future using plasma technology, a study has found. According to researchers from University of Porto in Portugal and Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, Mars has 96 per cent carbon dioxide (CO2) in itsRead More

New York: Leading Chinese mobile devices provider ZTE has launched a dual-screen foldable smartphone in the US, marking another milestone for the company. The latest flagship device, named Axon M, features two 5.2-inch screens that can be folded to the size of a traditional smartphone, Xinhua reported. The phone hasRead More

Washington Scientists using data from NASA’s Cassini mission to Saturn have found evidence of a toxic hybrid ice in a wispy cloud high above the south pole of ringed planet’s largest moon, Titan. The finding is a new demonstration of the complex chemistry occurring in Titan’s atmosphere — in thisRead More

Washington NASA has approved a second extension of the Dawn mission at Ceres, allowing the spacecraft to get a closer look at the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. During this extension, the spacecraft will descend to lower altitudes than ever before at the dwarf planet,Read More