As the technology becomes increasingly advanced, local dentists and health authorities are rapidly turning to 3D-printing to create dental molds, implant bridges, and eventually teeth themselves. Continue reading 3D-printed teeth becomes the rage in UAE
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Technique used in world’s first three-parent baby revealed
Scientists have revealed the procedure of a pioneering IVF technique that enabled the birth of world’s first three-parent baby last year, giving hope to families with inheritable mitochondrial disorders. Continue reading Technique used in world’s first three-parent baby revealed
Planning begins on ‘squeezed light’ for LIGO-India
In the run-up to setting up LIGO in India by 2024, researchers are pushing boundaries of modern science to enhance sensitivity of detection of gravitational waves. They are, in fact, toying with quantum mechanics to “squeeze light”. Continue reading Planning begins on ‘squeezed light’ for LIGO-India
Apple’s next gen iPhones to sport new screen technology
Apple’s next generation of iPhones will bring “True Color iPad Pro” screen technology to its smartphones for the first time. Continue reading Apple’s next gen iPhones to sport new screen technology
Your smartphones may be secretly talking, breaching security
Do you use smartphone apps to organise lunch dates, make convenient online purchases or communicate the most intimate details of your existence? Beware, these apps may be secretly talking to each other and potentially breaching your security, researchers warn. Continue reading Your smartphones may be secretly talking, breaching security
Plastic-eating fungus may solve garbage problem
In a discovery that may spell good news for the environment, a novel fungus capable of degrading polyurethane (PU) plastics has been identified by Chinese researchers, a media report said on Saturday.
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Grass could power your future flight
Researchers have developed a process to turn grass into biofuel that could one day be used to power aircraft.
‘Fuzzy’ fibers can take next-gen rocket engines’ heat
A team of scientists, including an Indian-origin associate, has created tough ‘fuzzy’ fibers to stand up to the heat and pressure that next-generation rocket engines would produce.
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SpaceX launches first recycled rocket in test of cost-cutting model
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket recovered at sea from its maiden flight last year blasted off again from Florida on Thursday in the first successful launch of a recycled orbital-class booster, which scored a double feat with another return landing on an ocean platform.
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Investors bet on a quiet tech revolution in Europe
It’s not banking or mining shares, but rather technology stocks, that have come up trumps in Europe this year and are poised to end the first quarter as the best-performing sector.
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