Study reveals origins of Indonesian 'hobbits'
Data from the study concluded there was no evidence for the popular theory that Homo floresiensis evolved from the much larger Homo erectus, the only other early hominid known to have lived in the region with fossils discovered on the Indonesian mainland of Java.
Apr 22, 2017, 18:21 PM IST
New approach may lead to high-power batteries
Researchers from Stanford University in the US developed a mathematical model for designing new materials for storing electricity.
Apr 22, 2017, 18:09 PM IST
March for Science: Earth Day to witness world's largest protest; over 200 to join march in India
In Coimbatore, the organisation for science education, School of Science, is organising the satellite march around the city's race course.
Apr 22, 2017, 09:19 AM IST
Female scientists overrepresented on Twitter: Study
The ratio of female to male scientists on Twitter (0.62) was greater than the ratio of female to male authors on US-based scientific papers (0.43), the findings showed.
Apr 21, 2017, 18:48 PM IST
Our ancestors had powerful night-time vision
Mammals and reptiles share a common ancestor, with the earliest mammal-like animals appearing in the Late Triassic about 200 million years ago.
Apr 21, 2017, 16:09 PM IST
'Naked singularity' detection now easier? Indian scientists find new ways!
Wikipedia defines naked singularity as "a gravitational singularity without an event horizon."
Apr 21, 2017, 15:28 PM IST
New faster method cuts gold extraction cost by 40 per cent
Scientists have developed a new method for extracting gold that reduces the cost of production of the precious metal by up to 40 per cent and dramatically decreases the amount of time needed to do so.
Apr 18, 2017, 22:14 PM IST
Scientists develop new mind-reading technology
The technology can recognise the numbers zero to nine with 90 per cent accuracy using electroencephalogram (EEG) readings while the subject utters the numbers.
Apr 18, 2017, 18:35 PM IST
Scientists discover mammoth black shipworm that draws energy from sulphur
Scientists set up an expedition and found live specimens of Kuphus polythalamia planted like carrots in the mud of a shallow lagoon.
Apr 18, 2017, 17:47 PM IST
This wearable sensor can diagnose diseases from sweat: Scientists
The new sensor collects sweat, measures its molecular constituents, such as chloride ions and glucose and then transmits the results for analysis and diagnostics.
Apr 18, 2017, 17:38 PM IST
Earliest rock art paintings in southern Africa date back to 5,000 years: Scientists
Researchers used a novel technique to isolate the paint fragments before dating them, as well as 13 other fragments from rock art sites across southern Africa, including in Lesotho and South Africa.
Apr 17, 2017, 20:48 PM IST
Novel tech could shrink power plants tenfold, enhance efficiency
The term asupercritical` describes the state of carbon dioxide above its critical temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and critical pressure of 73 atmospheres, making it twice as dense as steam.
No more animal testing! Tiny chips may replace practice soon
The chips are translucent, giving researchers a window into the inner workings of the organ being studied.
Apr 17, 2017, 18:25 PM IST
Decoding the mysteries of life: Physical mechanism may unveil secrets of origin, formation!
Identifying the process and mechanism driving this synthesis has been one of the largest questions concerning the origin of life.
Apr 17, 2017, 15:27 PM IST
Racial, sexist bias may sneak into AI systems: Study
These biases range from the morally neutral, like a preference for flowers over insects, to the objectionable views of race and gender.
Apr 15, 2017, 00:50 AM IST
Story of the shoelaces: Study explains how and why they keep coming undone!
This basically puts the burden on understanding why certain knots are better than others, which no one has really done.
Apr 14, 2017, 19:09 PM IST
Why shoelaces become untied decoded
A better understanding of knot mechanics is needed for sharper insight into how knotted structures fail under a variety of forces
Apr 12, 2017, 16:20 PM IST
New material may double solar cell efficiency
Conventional solar cells are at most one-third efficient, a limit known to scientists as the Shockley-Queisser Limit.
Apr 09, 2017, 16:23 PM IST
Why we saw 'the dress' differently decoded
Millions of people were divided whether the true colours of the dress, worn by the mother of a bride at a wedding in Scotland, were gold and white or black and blue.
Apr 09, 2017, 16:08 PM IST
Cows on road? Indian engineers develop alert system for drivers
The system uses a dashboard camera and an algorithm that can determine whether an object near the vehicle is an on-road cow and whether or not its movements represent a risk to the vehicle.
Apr 09, 2017, 09:20 AM IST
