Boston, July 28 Stanford scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind camera which can generate information-rich four dimensional (4D) images that robots need to navigate the world. The camera, which captures nearly 140 degrees of information, can be better than current options for close-up robotic vision and augmented reality, researchers said. “WeRead More

San Francisco, July 26 Microsoft has announced the end of days for its pioneering Paint application as it focuses on software for 3-D drawing. Paint drawing and image processing software that made its debut in 1985 with the Windows operating system was among the applications listed as “removed or deprecated”Read More

Boston Indian summer monsoons have strengthened over the past 15 years, reversing a 50-year dry period during which northern and central India received relatively little rainfall, an MIT study has found. Indian summer monsoons bring rainfall to the country each year between June and September. Researchers found that since 2002Read More

Toronto, July 26 Buying free time – such as by paying to get household chores done – boosts life satisfaction, according to a research, which challenges the age-old adage that money cannot buy happiness. “People who hire a housecleaner or pay the kid next door to mow the lawn mightRead More

Washington Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed an ultra-thin device that can power your smartphone, fitness tracker and other gadgets using human movements such as walking and waving. Based on battery technology and made from layers of black phosphorus only a few atoms thick, the energy harvesting systemRead More

San Francisco, July 23 If you are an Apple device user and want to dodge a potential hacking, you must download the new software update for iOS and MacOS that the Cupertino-based giant has released. According to a report in Fortune, for users of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers, downloadingRead More

San Francisco In an application filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, Facebook is exploring the development of a ‘modular electromechanical device’ (read smartphone) that will allow users to add different components onto a device. The modular device can incorporate a speaker, microphone, touch display, GPS and function asRead More

New Delhi, Expanding its ‘X’ series, Sony India on Thursday unveiled in India the mid-range device ‘Xperia XA1 Ultra’ that features a borderless design, two high-quality cameras and an octa-core processor. Xperia XA1 Ultra is available for Rs 29,990 in black, white and gold colours at Sony Centres and majorRead More

Washington, July 21 Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed a new way to make low-cost holograms that are more realistic, bringing the chess game played in the Star Wars series closer to reality. The team, led by associate professor Rajesh Menon from University of Utah in the US,Read More

Boston, July 21 Stanford scientists have developed a new soft robot equipped with cameras that can ‘grow’ like a vine into tiny nooks and crevices to look for people trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building. The robot is inspired by natural organisms that cover distance by growing –Read More