Technology giant Microsoft has been granted a patent for a brain control device that can give users mind control powers to operate apps with just their brains, without any movement. Continue reading Microsoft patents ‘mind control’ brain interface
Monthly Archives: January 2018
China launches new scientific research ship
A Chinese university has launched a new deep ocean scientific research ship in Shanghai. Continue reading China launches new scientific research ship
Scientists spot massive ice deposits on Mars
Scientists have unearthed thick and massive deposits of ice in some regions on Mars.
The images taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) showed the three-dimensional structure of massive ice deposits on Mars. Continue reading Scientists spot massive ice deposits on Mars
New AI technology may boost kidney disease prognosis
Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have developed a new computer model based on artificial intelligence (AI) that can quantify the extent of kidney damage and predict the life remaining in the organ. Continue reading New AI technology may boost kidney disease prognosis
China to build ‘simulated earth system’
China will build an earth system simulating device to strengthen fundamental research. Continue reading China to build ‘simulated earth system’
Stingray soft robot may promote bio-inspired robotics
Scientists have developed a tissue-based soft robot that mimics the biomechanics of a stingray, a finding that could lead to advances in bio-inspired robotics, regenerative medicine and medical diagnostics. Continue reading Stingray soft robot may promote bio-inspired robotics
3D printing technique that creates super soft organ replicas
A team of researchers have found a new 3D printing technique that allows them to replicate biological structures which could be used for tissue regeneration and replicate organs. Continue reading 3D printing technique that creates super soft organ replicas
Instrument that could convert dogs’ bark into human language
Scientists in the US are working on an instrument that would use artificial intelligence (AI) to learn and translate animals vocalisations and facial expressions into simple English. Continue reading Instrument that could convert dogs’ bark into human language
SpaceX launches secretive Zuma spacecraft
SpaceX began the new year with a mystery-shrouded mission to deliver a government spacecraft, called Zuma, into orbit, the media reported. Continue reading SpaceX launches secretive Zuma spacecraft
NASA launches two missions to explore nearest space
NASA has announced that it would launch two missions to explore a little-understood area 96 km above Earth’s surface. Continue reading NASA launches two missions to explore nearest space