An international team of astronomers has made a bizarre discovery—a star that refuses to stop shining despite exploding more than once over a period of 50 years. Continue reading Astronomers discover bizarre star that won’t die
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Facebook rolls out ‘Disaster Maps’ in India
In a bid to help communities recover and rebuild faster in the aftermath of natural disasters in India, Facebook on Thursday introduced new measures, including its ‘Disaster Maps’ feature in the country. Continue reading Facebook rolls out ‘Disaster Maps’ in India
‘Invisible glass’ could solve smartphone glare problem
Reading a message on your smartphone under sunlight could become a lot easier as researchers have found a way to make glass antireflective, reducing reflections so much that it essentially becomes invisible. Continue reading ‘Invisible glass’ could solve smartphone glare problem
Facebook activates safety check following New York attack
Facebook activated its safety check feature for users after a truck ploughed into pedestrians in Lower Manhattan in New York on Tuesday killing eight and injuring 12. Continue reading Facebook activates safety check following New York attack
Indian-born scientist attempts treating hearts via urban forests
Indian-born scientist Aruni Bhatnagar is all set to install a $14.50 million “unique urban laboratory” in the US that will study the effect of green plantations on combating cardiovascular diseases. His research interests include cardiovascular effects of environmental pollutants, atherosclerosis, injury from loss of blood to the heart muscle, cardiovascular complications of diabetes and sepsis. Continue reading Indian-born scientist attempts treating hearts via urban forests
Your phone can help map global mosquito distribution
Indian-origin researchers at Stanford University in the US are working towards creating a global map of mosquito distribution with the help of cellphone recordings of mosquito hum shared by citizen scientists from across the world. Continue reading Your phone can help map global mosquito distribution
Smart fabric could store passcodes in your clothes invisibly
Scientists including one of Indian-origin have created fabrics and fashion accessories that can store data—from security codes to identification tags—without needing any on-board electronics or sensors. Continue reading Smart fabric could store passcodes in your clothes invisibly
NASA’s 2020 Mars rover to have 23 ‘eyes’
NASA said its Mars 2020 mission will have more “eyes” than any rover before it – a grand total of 23, to create sweeping panoramas, reveal obstacles, study the atmosphere and assist science instruments. Continue reading NASA’s 2020 Mars rover to have 23 ‘eyes’
Morocco to launch earth observation satellite
Morocco is set to join a select group of countries in Africa that have a satellite in orbit with the launch on November 8 of its earth observation satellite. Continue reading Morocco to launch earth observation satellite
DTU students develop click-with-a-blink software
A student team of the Delhi Technological University (DTU) has built software which will enable people with certain disabilities to operate computers with blinks of their eyes and movement of their heads, a statement said on Wednesday. Continue reading DTU students develop click-with-a-blink software