For the first time, scientists have designed an insect-like robot smaller than a paperclip that can both fly and swim — paving the way for future dual aerial aquatic robotic vehicles. The biggest challenge is conflicting design requirements: aerial vehicles require large airfoils like wings or sails to generate lift while underwater vehicles need to…
London: Scientists have for the first time detected abundant oxygen in the atmosphere of a comet which streaked past the Sun in August, a surprise finding that may change our understanding of the evolution of our solar system. The finding suggests the oxygen molecules were incorporated into the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during its formation. European Space…
MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) today announced a new innovation competition in food and agriculture. Sponsored by Rabobank, the new MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Plan Competition — with prizes totaling $25,000 — is intended to be the premier food and agribusiness business plan competition for university and graduate…
An unidentified space chunk is hurtling towards the Earth and hit next month. The unidentified flying object (UFO) is rushing towards our planet but will land in a safe location precisely near Sri Lanka into the Indian Ocean next month. Nicknamed as ‘WTF’, the mysterious piece of space chunk will be the first object of its…
China plans to build world’s most powerful particle collider with a circumference of 50 to 100 kilometres, bigger than any particle accelerator on Earth to allow a more precise understanding of universe. “We have completed the initial conceptual design and organised international peer review recently and the final conceptual design will be completed by the…
Australia is looking at a trial of an innovation that would allow its citizens to travel overseas without a physical passport, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Thursday. Revealing the idea of a “cloud passport”, the foreign minister said it came about after lengthy discussion with some Australia’s best innovators, Xinhua news agency reported. Earlier…
New Delhi: Eight more birds from India have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of threatened species for 2015 indicating increased threat to avian habitats like grasslands and wetlands. With the additions in the latest Red List of birds released by the IUCN, an international environmental NGO, the…
India plans to shift to Euro-VI emission compliant petrol and diesel by 2020 to cut carbon pollution, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday. “We already have BS-III, equivalent to Euro-III specifications, across the country and BS-IV, in major cities which will shortly be extended to the entire country. A revised Auto Fuel Policy is…
NEW DELHI: Mobile companies are not ready to pay you a penalty for call drops and have rather warned that tariffs may go up if they are forced to pay consumers for providing deficient services. While they have petitioned telecom regulator Trai for rolling back its order on penalty, it is understood that they will…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aspiration to turn the country into a top investment destination has got off to a positive start, with India now ranked by the World Bank at 130 of 189 countries on “Ease of Doing Business.” That is up 12 places from its original ranking last year and four places from its…
