Science &amp; Technology

BRENT: Recent studies show that graphene-based film can be an efficient method to cool electronics. Researchers at Chalmers University of...

Three monkey brains are better than one

LONDON: It seems three monkey brains are better than one when it comes to performing simple tasks using only the...

NASA select 4 astronauts for 1st test flights of commercial spacecraftcc

CANADA: The four NASA astronauts chosen to fly on the first test flights of commercial spacecraft said they haven't come...

Pluto’s geology comes into focuses by new horizon probe

CANADA: The New Horizons probe, hurtling ever closer to Pluto, is beginning to pick up clear signs of surface geology,...

Astronomers found giant black hole massive as 7 billion suns

LONDON: A newfound giant black hole nearly as massive as 7 billion suns is dozens of times larger than astronomers...

Rwanda green economy achieve its goal by global climate fund

KIGALI: Rwanda is optimistic to reach its goals in terms of achieving green economy after being accredited by the Global...

NASA select 4 astronauts for 1st test flights of commercial spacecraft

CANADA: The four NASA astronauts chosen to fly on the first test flights of commercial spacecraft said they haven't come...

Sea level shoot up 6 metres due to high global temperatures

TOKYO: In a warming world, we know ocean levels are likely to rise, but just how much? There've been a...

European comet lander Philae talking to Rosetta spacecraft again,ESA

PARIS: After the European comet lander gave Rosetta the silent treatment since June 24 Philae communicated with the orbiter, according...

Seabird populations declined 70% since 1950s

MEXICO: The world's monitored seabird populations have dramatically declined by 70 per cent since the 1950s, a stark indication that...

New Pluto images show signs of surface geology

FRANCE: The New Horizons probe, hurtling ever closer to Pluto, is beginning to pick up clear signs of surface geology,...

Researchers design 3D print robot, which transitions from soft to rigid

LONDON: A team of engineers at Harvard University’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have designed a...

Game of 1979 reminds you Iranian Revolution

TOKYO: The Middle East has not been treated particularly well by games. The problem isn’t that our medium has a...

AMD pulls up optimizations for its PC gaming API Mantle, not release any performance in future

NEW YORK: The US-based graphics card specialist AMD is pulling up optimizations for its PC gaming API Mantle, for current...

NASA plans most powerful space observatories at Pluto

NEW YORK: What's icy, has "wobbly" potato-shaped moons, and is arguably the world's favorite dwarf planet? The answer is Pluto,...

Lake Erie for 1 of the biggest algae blooms in recent year, researchers warn

FRANCE: Researchers are warning that Lake Erie may be in for one of the biggest algae blooms in recent years....

Indian origin Sunita William will train to fly to space on commercial crew vehicles

MUMBAI: Indian origin Sunita Williams is among the four astronauts picked by Nasa on Friday to train for a programme...

Astronomer searching lots of potentially habitable extrasolar planets that could have alien life

WASHINGTON: As we become more advanced in astronomy, continuously searching and finding lots of potentially habitable extrasolar planets that could...

After a 15-day silence, Philae had a 20-minute conversation with ground control

PARIS: Europe's robot lab Philae, zipping towards the Sun on a comet, has called home for the eighth time since...

Black hole wake up in a dramatic display after millions of years