New York: Researchers in the US are working on a unique technique to make portable devices and electric vehicles stay charged longer by extending the life of the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries powering them. Researcher Yang Yang from University of Central Florida is doing this by making the batteries more efficient, with some of his latest work […]
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Indian-American teenager scientist Anika Chebrolu wins $25K prize
New York: Indian-American teenager Anika Chebrolu has won a $25,000 prize for her work on a potential Covid-19 treatment. Along with the prize money, 14-year-old Anika has also been conferred the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist” for winning this year’s 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition in the US. Her invention uses […]
India successfully test fires Brahmos missile form navy ship
New Delhi: India successfully test fires Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from Indian Navy’s stealth destroyer on Sunday. “Brahmos, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired today on 18th October 2020 from Indian Navy’s indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS Chennai, hitting a target in the Arabian Sea,” the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said in a […]
Digital consulting firm Adrosonic inks partnership with US-based Riversand
Mumbai-based digital consulting firm Adrosonic announced a strategic partnership with Riversand, a US-based multidomain Master Data Management (MDM) and Product Information Management (PIM) solution provider, on Wednesday to develop and deliver cloud-native MDM and PIM solutions with rapid deployment to Insurance markets, specifically in the UK and the USA. “Riversand’s intuitive, 100 percent cloud-native MDM […]
This new test to diagnose Covid-19 in just 20 minutes
Sydney: In an ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus, the researchers have developed a new test that can diagnose Covid-19 in just 20 minutes. The findings, published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, show the rapid molecular test called N1-STOP-LAMP, is 100 per cent accurate in diagnosing samples containing SARS-CoV-2 at high loads. “STOP-LAMP is […]
IIT-Kharagpur develops portable diagnostic device for detecting Covid-19 infection in just 60 minutes
New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur on Saturday said its researchers have developed a portable diagnostic device that can detect Covid-19 infection in 60 minutes at an estimated cost of Rs 400. This entire non-invasive saliva-based test can be conducted in an ultra-low-cost portable enclosure as an alternative to specialised laboratory equipment, IIT Kharagpur […]
Solar Orbiter probe snaps closest pictures of Sun
Washington: The first images snapped by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft, an international collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency, or ESA, are now available for the public, including the closest pictures ever taken of the Sun. Launched on February 9, the spacecraft completed its first close pass of the Sun in mid-June. “These unprecedented […]
India set for breaking new space horizons
BY LT. -GEN PJS PANNU India has taken a historic stride towards opening up its space sector for private participation with the creation of IN-SPACe. I have met many exuberant youngsters in the past with eyes set on space who unfortunately could not walk through the system in the absence of a transparent policy […]
Now open BMW cars with Apple digital key
San Francisco: Luxury automobile manufacturer BMW has announced that its BMW Connected app for iPhone and Apple Watch has been updated with support for digital key. The new feature which uses the near-field communication (NFC) technology that has been available on Android for a while, was announced by Apple during its annual WWDC 2020 developer […]
Saturn’s moon Titan drifting away 100 times faster than thought
New York: Using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, scientists have discovered that Saturn’s moon Titan is drifting a hundred times faster than previously understood — about 11 centimetres per year. The findings, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, may help address an age-old question. While scientists know that Saturn formed 4.6 billion years ago in […]