Why mosquitoes bite some people more and easy prevention tipsMosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti, are drawn to humans by a combination of visual cues like dark colours and chemical signals such as ...
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Fan outcry over K-pop star's date highlights 'harsh' industry rulesDedicated super fans -- epitomised by boyband BTS' so-called ARMY of global supporters -- do huge amounts of "crucial unpaid labour" promot...
05 Apr, 2024, 11.50 PM IST
Government receives proposal to set up India semiconductor research centre, initial outlay expected to be $250 millionA proposal report on the roadmap to set up ISRC was on Friday handed over by the India semiconductor R&D committee to union minister of sta...
20 Oct, 2023, 06.23 PM IST
Cover up. Properly fitted, multi-layer masks can reduce transmission of virus by 96 per centA submicron particle can stay in the air for hours and days, depending on the ventilation.
03 Apr, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
- Google Glass to teach you Morse code in four hours
New York, Oct 29 (IANS) Google Glass can make learning Morse code much easier as researchers have developed a system that teaches the code ...
29 Oct, 2016, 05.18 PM IST
MIT grad & smartwear creator Aman Advani wants Aziz Ansari as his start-up mentorTheir four-year-old Boston-based company Ministry of Supply today boasts of not only corporate but also sports clients.
28 Jun, 2016, 01.42 PM IST
Georgia Tech partners with Bennett University for providing world-class B.Tech Program in IndiaThe agreement will help promote academic collaboration between the two institutions and support Bennett University in developing technical ...
06 May, 2016, 01.18 PM IST
'Robotarium' to provide scientists with remote access to robotsResearchers will schedule experiments, upload their own programming code, watch robots in real-time via streamed video feeds and receive sc...
18 Jan, 2016, 12.28 PM IST
New paper microphone may help charge your phoneScientists have developed a postage stamp-sized microphone out of paper that could boost your phone's battery using sound.
19 Apr, 2015, 02.21 PM IST
Soon, eyeglasses that turn into sunglasses when you wantThe new lens can switch within seconds from clear to darkly shaded and back again in response to a small electrical charge that a wearer co...
29 Jan, 2015, 03.03 PM IST
New smart keyboard cleans and powers itselfThe researchers developed a smart keyboard that can sense typing patterns that can accurately distinguish one individual user from another.
22 Jan, 2015, 04.53 PM IST
Phones vulnerable to hacking even when Internet is offHackers may be able to sneak into your laptop or smartphone just by analysing the low-power electronic signals your device emits even when ...
09 Jan, 2015, 05.22 PM IST
Taj Mahal is turning yellow due to pollution: StudyIt says Taj is changing colour due to deposition of dust and carbon-containing particles emitted in the burning of fossil fuels.
02 Jan, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
Lifting weights can improve your memory!The participants returned to the lab 48 hours later and saw a series of 180 pictures - the 90 originals were mixed in with 90 new photos.
02 Oct, 2014, 04.08 PM IST
Is Facebook making people more polarised?Social networking site Facebook may boost our political leanings and cause us to ignore friends we don't agree with, according to a new stu...
30 Jan, 2014, 06.03 PM IST
New coating may lead to waterproof cell phonesResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new way to produce better films using atomic layer deposition.
31 Oct, 2013, 04.27 PM IST
- Georgia Institute inks MoU to set up H'bad campus
The US-based Georgia Institute of Technology on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh government to set up...
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