Facebook is adding more Snapchat-like features to its app. The company says it wants to let people’s cameras “do the talking” as more people are posting photos and videos instead of blocks of text. Continue reading Got camera? Facebook adds more Snapchat-like features
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NASA stopwatch to measure fraction of a billionth of second
NASA engineers have built a stopwatch that can measure accurately fraction of a billionth of a second. Continue reading NASA stopwatch to measure fraction of a billionth of second
Let there be light: German scientists test ‘artificial sun’
Scientists in Germany flipped the switch Thursday on what’s being described as “the world’s largest artificial sun” and which they hope will help shed light on new ways of making climate-friendly fuel.
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Drone-catchers emerge on a new aerial frontier
The enemy drone whined in the distance. The Interceptor, a drone-hunting machine from Silicon Valley startup Airspace Systems, slinked off its launch pad and dashed away in hot pursuit. Continue reading Drone-catchers emerge on a new aerial frontier
‘Tree-on-a-chip’ can passively pump water for days
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and their collaborators have designed a microfluidic device they call a “tree-on-a-chip” which mimics the pumping mechanism of trees and plants. Continue reading ‘Tree-on-a-chip’ can passively pump water for days
Smartphone app to detect Zika, dengue in 30 minutes
Researchers including one of Indian origin have developed a smartphone-controlled, battery-operated diagnostic device that costs as little as $100 and claims to detect Zika, dengue and chikungunya within 30 minutes. Continue reading Smartphone app to detect Zika, dengue in 30 minutes
Global warming could make us shorter
The warming climate could make us shorter over time, suggests new research that found that mammals in the past had responded to extreme global warming events by shrinking in size. Continue reading Global warming could make us shorter
India first to get weather alert technology sans internet
In a bid to connect people in areas with lower connectivity and data availability, IBM and The Weather Company, owned by IBM Business, on Monday launched the country’s first mobile alerting platform that will deliver weather alerts without internet. Continue reading India first to get weather alert technology sans internet
IBM unveils new cognitive assistant to protect devices
Software giant IBM on Monday launched a new cognitive assistant that leverages the capabilities of IBM Watson to help IT professionals effectively manage and protect networks of smartphones, tablets, laptops, internet of things (IoT) devices and other endpoints. Continue reading IBM unveils new cognitive assistant to protect devices
Money for garbage? Cairo kiosks buy recyclable material
Cairo residents are being offered money in exchange for their recyclable garbage, as part of efforts to clean the city’s streets and reduce the enormous landfill waste produced in the teeming metropolis of 22 million.
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