Robots can assemble modular telescope in space
Nicolas Lee and his colleagues from California Institute of Technology and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have described a design to build the robotically assembled modular space telescope (RAMST).
Jul 14, 2016, 13:19 PM IST
Now, Pizza Hut allows you to order food on Facebook, Twitter
In a latest move, American restaurant chain Pizza Hut has announced the opening of a new social ordering platform "chatbot", which will allow conservational ordering of pizzas and other items on Twitter and Facebook Messenger.
Jul 14, 2016, 12:59 PM IST
Peru declares Zika emergency after more than 100 people infected with virus
The 90-day emergency was announced yesterday in the official gazette El Peruano, which said the health ministry and local authorities were working to prevent the spread of the disease, which is principally transmitted by mosquitos.
Jul 14, 2016, 08:50 AM IST
Demand for shares of messaging app Line soars
Interest among non-Japanese investors appears to be especially strong, apparently due to a reduced number of information technology related IPOs this year, Efe news reported.
Jul 13, 2016, 17:09 PM IST
This leukemia drug may treat dementia, Parkinson's disease
This statement comes on the basis of a small study which says that this drug has the potential to improve motor and congnitive functions in dementia and Parkinson's patients.
Jul 13, 2016, 14:26 PM IST
News organisations sense risk in employees' use of social media
Realising the risks of social media, major news organisations have created guidelines for employees on how to use these outlets, separate from the companies' existing codes of conduct.
Jul 13, 2016, 13:36 PM IST
Cycling lowers risk of Type 2 diabetes: Research
Often considered to be a recreational activity, the research suggests that people who took up habitual cycling were at 20 per cent lower risk for T2D than non-cyclists.
Jul 13, 2016, 12:58 PM IST
Pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir
Another batch of pilgrims escorted by the security forces on Tuesday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley in a convoy.
Jul 12, 2016, 18:19 PM IST
Human babies learn to walk like infant animals do
Humans and other terrestrial animals learn how to walk in similar ways, finds an interesting study.
Jul 10, 2016, 15:57 PM IST
Mars orbiter detects carbon dioxide ice on Red Planet
Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted traces of carbon dioxide ice on Red Planet. The orbiter has found that carbon dioxide ice more often covers the ground at night in some mid-latitude regions than in polar regions of the Red Planet, where it is generally absent for much of summer and fall.
Jul 10, 2016, 15:17 PM IST
Aerobic exercises will help you deal with heart ailments - Read
Heart failure is a common end-point for many cardiovascular diseases. This syndrome is characterised by reduced cardiac output that leads to dyspnea, exercise intolerance and later death.
Jul 10, 2016, 14:39 PM IST
Immunotherapy reduces risk of heart disease in arthritis patients, reveals study
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFI) and interfero-gamma (IFN), which normally protect the body, attack healthy cells.
Three new crew members join ISS astronauts
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and astronaut Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) joined their Expedition 48 crew members aboard the space station when the hatches opened between their Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft and the ISS.
Jul 10, 2016, 10:55 AM IST
Track your child's movement with Evoschool app
Parents and schools can now actively monitor their children's movement enroute to school and home and also within the school premises, thanks to a smartphone app that Gurgaon-based software company Evoxyz Technologies developed.
Jul 10, 2016, 09:19 AM IST
India has almost 21 lakh HIV patients: Report
Additional Secretary, Health cum Director General NACO (National Aids Control Organisation) Navreet Singh Kang said that there was an immediate need to identify the HIV positive patients and start their treatment.
Jul 09, 2016, 21:24 PM IST
New gene discovery holds potential for cancer treatment
The joint team from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) and the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) uncovered a role for the gene, Wars2, in the process of angiogenesis - a process controlling formation of a network of blood vessels that enables the body to deliver the nutrients necessary to keep the tissues and organs alive and healthy.
Jul 09, 2016, 19:56 PM IST
Here comes a tidal turbine that could prove magical for India's energy sector!
Canadian entrepreneur Nofel lzz has invented a tidal turbine that can harness the kinetic energy found in in moving bodies of water.
Jul 09, 2016, 19:42 PM IST
Low weight infants more vulnerable to osteopenia
In the study published in the journal Calcified Tissue International and Musculoskeletal Research, researchers investigated whether increasing the frequency of physical activity intervention to twice daily has a greater effect on bone strength compared to a once daily intervention or no intervention at all.
Social networking sites prove to be haven for insecure narcissists
These kind of sites provide an ideal environment for insecure narcissists to promote themselves and seek the admiration on a large scale.
Jul 08, 2016, 15:00 PM IST
King penguins keep a watch on predators while sleeping too!
King penguins, who are 70 to 100 cm tall and weigh 11 to 16 kilos , become exhausted after long diving sessions and sleep on the beach constantly keep an ear out for incoming threats from large predators like orcas and giant petrels.
Jul 08, 2016, 13:56 PM IST
