Researchers have developed a 3D printing technique which they believe could soon make it possible to print electronics directly on human skin. Continue reading Printing wearable device on human skin comes a step closer
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Make in India boosts first advanced cryogenic fridge
Suspended in the air, at the Department of Atomic Energy’s Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) here, this gizmo, resembling a scaled-up thermos, works silently amidst a labyrinth of tubes under the watchful eye of a computer. Continue reading Make in India boosts first advanced cryogenic fridge
Social skills may protect you from losing job to a robot
Worried that robots will someday snatch your job away? People with personality traits such as great interpersonal skills, intelligence and vocational interests may be less likely to fall victim to automation, researchers say. Continue reading Social skills may protect you from losing job to a robot
This desk light lets you work uninterruptedly
For workaholics who do not like getting disturbed by their colleagues, scientists have invented a desk light that automatically switches from green to red, putting them in a “Do Not Disturb” zone. Continue reading This desk light lets you work uninterruptedly
This smartwatch can move in five directions
If you love flaunting a smartwatch on your wrist, here’s a new one that can rotate, hinge, translate, rise and orbit, and is “smart” in every sense of the word. Continue reading This smartwatch can move in five directions
One million babies born in US using IVF: Report
At least one million babies have been born in the US using in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technologies, a report has said Continue reading One million babies born in US using IVF: Report
Robots, chefs hope to bring invasive lion fish to restaurants near you
As it turns out, some of the best cooks in the world think lionfish, a venomous predatory fish which is breeding out of control and destroying marine ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, is delicious. Continue reading Robots, chefs hope to bring invasive lion fish to restaurants near you
NASA’s Peggy Whitson breaks record for time spent in space
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson on Monday set a new US record for most cumulative days spent in space, surpassing cosmonaut Jeff Williams’ record of 534 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Continue reading NASA’s Peggy Whitson breaks record for time spent in space
Material tougher, more conductive than copper developed
Researchers have developed thin carbon nanotube (CNT) textiles that exhibit high electrical conductivity and a level of toughness about 50 times higher than copper films, currently being used in electronics. Continue reading Material tougher, more conductive than copper developed
Supermassive black holes spotted in 2 dwarf galaxies
Astronomers have found two ultra-compact dwarf galaxies with supermassive black holes that take up a high percentage of the compact galaxies’ total mass. Continue reading Supermassive black holes spotted in 2 dwarf galaxies