New York: The virus responsible for COVID-19 disease, which has claimed over 7,000 lives globally, can be kept stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study. The researchers at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detectable […]
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COVID-19 can spread even before people show symptoms: Study
New York: With COVID-19 outbreak killing over 5,400 people globally, researchers have identified how quickly the novel coronavirus can spread and that the time between cases in a chain of transmission is less than a week and that more than 10 per cent of patients contract the virus by an infected person who hasn’t yet […]
Most Indian netizens neglect basic cyber safety norms: Survey
New Delhi: About 52 per cent of Indian netizens have publicly shared their phone numbers/personal addresses, said a survey on Thursday that revealed that most Internet-using population of the country tend to neglect basic cyber hygiene practices. While 26 per cent of the participants said they shared sensitive OTP’s (one-time passwords) with others, 22 per […]
IIT-Madras builds AI tech to convert brain signals into language
Chennai: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to convert brain signals of speech impaired humans into language, the Institute said on Monday. The researchers can potentially interpret nature’s signals such as the plant photosynthesis process or their response to external forces. Electrical signals, brain signals, […]
Apple empowering Indian students pen success on iPads, iMacs
Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh): Frequented by historians and art lovers seeking solace in its rich past, another transformation, albeit quietly, is taking place in the city of Burhanpur and this time, Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is empowering talented kids at the Macro Vision Academy (MVA) find their place in the fast-changing world. One of the handful […]
India among countries facing threat of rising sea level: Moody’s
New Delhi: Rising sea levels due to climate change can threaten the economic stability of several countries like Bangladesh, China, Indonesia including India, Moody’s said on Wednesday. The global rating agency said that repeated shock related to sea level rise like damage to assets, loss of life, health issues and forced migration from the sudden […]
17-year-old helps NASA find planet in habitable zone
Washington: Just three days into his internship, little did 17-year-old Wolf Cukier realise that he is going to make history — in helping NASA discover its first Earth-size planet resting in its star’s habitable-zone — the way our Earth rests in its Goldilocks zone. In 2019, when Cukier finished his junior year at Scarsdale High […]
With RISAT-2BR1 in orbit, India also touches 319 foreign satellite launch mark
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): India on Wednesday successfully placed into orbit its latest radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 and nine foreign satellites from four countries using its PSLV rocket. In the process, India touched 319 foreign satellite launch mark ever since 1999. India’s latest radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 now up in the sky will […]
BREAKING: PSLV rocket lifts off with spy satellite, 9 foreign satellites
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-QL (PSLV-QL) rocket carrying the country’s advanced radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 and nine foreign satellites lifted off from the first launch pad of the rocket port here on Wednesday. At about 3.25 p.m. the 44.4 metre tall, rocket broke free of the first launch pad and started […]
IIT-Mandi develops device to screen cervical cancer
Mandi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, have developed an artificial intelligence-powered point-of-care device to screen with high accuracy cervical cancer cases by analysing microscopy images. The project has been taken up in collaboration with Aindra Systems, Bengaluru. The research team comprised Anil Sao and Arnav Bhavsar, Associate Professors, School of Computing and Electrical […]