Canadian government using kittens and selfies to spark little girls interest in science and technology

A new government of Canada campaign used selfies and kittens and fashion to entice young girls to pursue jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Science minister Kirsty Duncan launched the effort, called Choose Science, on Feb. 11 to mark the International Day for Women and

Engineers shrink microscope to dime-sized device

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have created an atomic force microscope on a chip, dramatically shrinking the size — and, hopefully, the price tag — of a high-tech device commonly used to characterize material properties.

Rooftop solar power plant, Science Park inaugurated at GGMSSS-18

A 50 kWp rooftop grid tied Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant and Science Park were inaugurated at Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18-C, Chandigarh, by Ajay Narayan Jha, Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, New Delhi. Also present on the occasion were Parimal Rai, Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh,

BrahMos range likely to be increased to 450 km

BrahMos range likely to be increased to 450 km

Bengaluru, Feb 15 (IANS) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is likely to increase the range of its BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to 450 km from existing 290 km, its chief S. Christopher said on Wednesday.

Astronomers spot rare pulsating star 7,000 light years away

Astronomers spot rare pulsating star 7,000 light years away

New York, Feb 15 (IANS) Astronomers have spotted a rare pulsating star which is expanding and contracting in three different directions simultaneously. It is situated 7,000 light years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, said astronomer Farley Ferrante, a member of the team that made the discovery at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Govt working on cyber law amendments, new encryption

Government is working on amendments in cyber law and new encryption policy to protect data by addressing rapid changes in technology domain, a senior official said on Saturday. “The department is already engaged with this detailing exercise and might make amendments in the prevailing cyber Act

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic edition up for pre-order

Samsung has launched a new variant of its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone in Brazil to celebrate the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The company said that the phone variant will go on sale on July 18 but didn’t reveal the price. However, the phone is up for pre-order on its Germany website and according

NASA's Dawn found ice-friendly craters mapped on dwarf planet 'Ceres'

Washington DC: The US space agency NASA's Dawn has identified ice-friendly craters mapped on the dwarf planet Ceres."The conditions on Ceres are right for accumulating deposits of water ice. Ceres has just enough mass to hold on to water molecules and the permanently shadowed regions we

Ashok Leyland launches Captain 40iT tractor in Kolkata.

KOLKATA: Hinduja group flagship Ashok LeylandBSE 0.86 % on Friday launched its 'Captain 40iT' tractor in Kolkata adding to its popular Captain series of trucks. Co-created with drivers and users through an extensive study of their lifestyle, the new Captain 40iT has been designed specifically for

Strange but true! A newly found exoplanet has three suns

New Delhi: This is a curious case of 16-million-year-old planet. An exoplanet which is twirling between a three-star system. Recently a team of astronomers at the University of Arizona in Tucson have spotted that a giant planet, situated some 340 light years away from Earth, is orbiting one of the

Destination Jupiter: expectations from Juno mission

Los Angeles: 

Now that the Juno spacecraft is settled in orbit around Jupiter, the real work is about to begin.Juno will fly closer to Jupiter than any other spacecraft, skipping over cloud tops and peering deep inside to uncover clues about the giant planet's formation. Scientists hope that understanding how Jupiter

7 countries benefit most from technology innovation: report

Geneva: The United States, Singapore, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Israel are getting the biggest bang for their buck in economic and digital innovation, according to a survey released Wednesday by the organizers of the Davos economic forum.The Geneva-based World

Wearable devices can give away your passwords, according to new research.

In the paper "Friend or Foe?: Your Wearable Devices Reveal Your Personal PIN" scientists from Binghamton University and the Stevens Institute of Technology combined data from embedded sensors in wearable technologies, such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, along with a computer

Your smartwatch is giving away your ATM PIN

Wearable devices can give away your passwords, according to new research. In a new paper, researchers combined data from embedded sensors in wearable technologies, such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, along with a computer algorithm to crack private PINs and passwords with 80-

Growing, supermassive black hole discovered

GENEVA: Scientists have discovered a jet of cool, dense gas - with an unusual, swirling structure - which indicates the presence of a growing supermassive black hole in the centre of a galaxy located 70 million light years from Earth. Astronomers used the Alma telescope (Atacama Large

Bring websites, apps, handset makers under net neutrality'

New Delhi: Telecom operators have demanded to bring all stakeholders such as websites, mobile applications and cellphone makers under the ambit of net neutrality regulation. "We believe that the regulatory framework of Net Neutrality should not be limited to TSP (telecom service providers)

And we're there! Juno enters Jupiter's orbit; NASA celebrates success

New Delhi: Amid energy, anticipation and nervousness levels running high, US space agency NASA, JPL and Lockheed Martin welcomed the Juno spacecraft as it entered Jupiter's orbit after five years.

The visuals on NASA's live TV captured the celebratory mood of the entire staff of the space agency,

Trai seeks to set average data speeds, 1-year validity for data plans

Telecom regulator TRAI on Wednesday said that it was going to float a consultation paper on new service quality norms for wireless data in a month which would look at setting average data speeds that telcos have to offer to customers with the aim of offering better surfing speeds on mobile phones.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft loops into orbit around Jupiter

NASA’s Juno spacecraft capped a five-year journey to Jupiter late Monday with a do-or-die engine burn to sling itself into orbit, setting the stage for a 20-month dance around the biggest planet in the solar system to learn how and where it formed. “We’re there. We’re in orbit. We conquered Jupiter,”

Finally Freedom 251 to start delivery on July 7

Mark your calendar! July 7, 2016 is the day when you will finally be able to hold a smartphone in your palm that costs Rs 251. Yes! The famous or infamous Freedom 251. Ringing Bells on Tuesday sent out invitations to media that they were holding the launch event on July 7 where it will unveil