US-based bot platform Gupshup on Monday launched InterBot, a bot-to-bot communication platform to enable them transact, co-ordinate, compete, collaborate and negotiate with each other. Continue reading World’s first bot-to-bot communication platform launched
Monthly Archives: April 2017
China to launch its first cargo spacecraft for space lab
China is set to launch its first cargo spacecraft between April 20 and 24, an official statement said on Monday. Continue reading China to launch its first cargo spacecraft for space lab
Novel technology could shrink power plants tenfold, enhance efficiency
Power plants based on novel technology that uses super critical carbon dioxide instead of steam would be a tenth of the size of the conventional setup of the same capacity, an energy expert said here on Monday. Continue reading Novel technology could shrink power plants tenfold, enhance efficiency
Camera prototype ditches long lens for distant images
A team led by an Indian-origin engineer has built a camera prototype that can capture a detailed micron-resolution image from a distance and does that without using a long lens.
Continue reading Camera prototype ditches long lens for distant images
US scientists track fish migration using DNA in water samples
A simple analysis of fish DNA in water drawn from two New York rivers successfully tracked the presence or absence of numerous species during a spring marine migration, according to research published Wednesday.
Continue reading US scientists track fish migration using DNA in water samples
San Francisco gets a taste of robotic food delivery
San Francisco startup Marble on Wednesday began giving its home town a taste of restaurant orders delivered by robot, confident that appetite for such service will grow around the world.
Continue reading San Francisco gets a taste of robotic food delivery
Amazon aims to help parents monitor – and talk to – kids
Amazon is introducing new tools to help parents see what their kids are doing on the company’s Fire tablets. As a bonus, the e-commerce giant says its service will also help spark discussions about the books kids read and the videos they watch.
Continue reading Amazon aims to help parents monitor – and talk to – kids
Help wanted: Commercial drone boom opens door for mechanics
With the number of commercial drones expected to soar into the millions in the next few years, operators whose unmanned aircraft malfunction or crash will be looking for places to get them fixed.
Continue reading Help wanted: Commercial drone boom opens door for mechanics
The iPhone of cars? Apple enters self-driving car race
Apple is joining the fiercely competitive race to design self-driving cars, raising the possibility that a company that has already re-shaped culture with its iPhone may try to transform transportation, too. Continue reading The iPhone of cars? Apple enters self-driving car race
Hydrogen fuel cell cars creep up — slowly — on electrics
Hydrogen fuel cell cars could one day challenge electric cars in the race for pollution-free roads — but only if more stations are built to fuel them. Continue reading Hydrogen fuel cell cars creep up — slowly — on electrics