Researchers have unveiled what they billed as the world’s first 3D-printed house to serve as a home in the French city of Nantes, with the first tenants due to move in by June. Continue reading 3D-printed public housing unveiled in France
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Samsung smartphone for students to avoid exam distractions
South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics on Friday launched a mobile phone without data access which is aimed at students who want to avoid distractions during examinations. Continue reading Samsung smartphone for students to avoid exam distractions
AI turns smartphone microscopes into lab-grade devices
Researchers have demonstrated that deep learning, a powerful form of artificial intelligence (AI), can discern and enhance microscopic details in photos taken by smartphones to such an extent that they can match the quality of images from laboratory-grade microscopes. Continue reading AI turns smartphone microscopes into lab-grade devices
NASA’s positive on next planet-hunting mission launch
Meteorologists with the US Air Force 45th Space Wing have predicted an 80 per cent chance of favourable weather for SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s launch with NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite aimed at detecting planets outside our solar system. Continue reading NASA’s positive on next planet-hunting mission launch
This device transcribes words spoken ‘in your head’
Researchers including two of Indian origin at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a computer interface that can transcribe words that the user verbalises internally but does not actually speak aloud. Continue reading This device transcribes words spoken ‘in your head’
Humanity’s first flight to Sun to launch in July: NASA
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, which is humanity’s first mission to the Sun, has begun final preparations for its launch in July. Continue reading Humanity’s first flight to Sun to launch in July: NASA
Mumbai-born Indo-Australian scientist develops microfactory to tackle e-waste hazard
In a pioneering effort to tackle the growing mountains of e-waste, an IIT-trained Australian scientist of Indian origin at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) here has helped launch the world’s first microfactory that can transform electronic waste (e-waste) like smartphones and laptops into valuable material for re-use. Continue reading Mumbai-born Indo-Australian scientist develops microfactory to tackle e-waste hazard
New Facebook initiative to insulate upcoming elections from fake news
In yet another bid to prevent fake news and foreign interference in upcoming elections globally including in India, Facebook on Monday announced a new initiative to help provide credible research about the role of social media in elections. Continue reading New Facebook initiative to insulate upcoming elections from fake news
Techno teachers: Finnish school trials robot educators
Elias, the new language teacher at a Finnish primary school, has endless patience for repetition, never makes a pupil feel embarrassed for asking a question and can even do the “Gangnam Style” dance. Elias is also a robot. Continue reading Techno teachers: Finnish school trials robot educators
NASA intensifying search for planets orbiting stars beyond solar system
The search for worlds circling stars far beyond our solar system will intensify in the coming weeks with NASA’s launch of a spacecraft scientists hope will enlarge the known catalog of so-called exoplanets believed capable of supporting life. Continue reading NASA intensifying search for planets orbiting stars beyond solar system