Nanjing: Chinese researchers have developed a new type of electronic skin (e-skin), enabling robots to navigate their surroundings through touch in the dark when visibility is limited, a state news agency (Xinhua) reported. The soft gel e-skin has a tape-like […]
This day in history we feature Emoticon. American scientist Scott E. Fahlman used the emoticons for the very first time on this day in 1982. Trivia – Emoticon An emoticon short for “emotion icon”, also known simply as an emote, […]
This may be your chance of meeting a great white shark that doesn’t involve dressing up like a seal and covering yourself in blood. The shark-tracking organization OCEARCH is launching sweepstakes for a winner to join them on an upcoming […]
London: Scientists have found the first definitive proof that the Moon inherited indigenous noble gases of helium and neon from the Earth’s mantle. The discovery which was published in the journal Science Advances, adds to the already strong constraints on the […]
Researchers have developed a new method to overturn ageing in human skin cells by up to 30 years. They say it is the longest re-programming technique ever achieved. As per a new study published in eLife, a group of scientists […]
A group of scientists endeavouring to study Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is reportedly being intercepted by a giant iceberg. Thwaites Glacier has been given the title Doomsday Glacier due to the disastrous impact it would have if it continues to […]
In a recent report, NASA has indicated how the future will look for ISS and how it will ultimately end up in a ‘spacecraft cemetery.’ Writing in the International Space Station Transition Report, NASA said, “The ISS is a unique […]
In the 1970s, researchers used computer modelling to predict when the fall of society would kick off and according to their findings, you may want to reconsider your long term plans. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists looked at […]
A meteorite from Mars that’s over 4 billion-year-old that caused chaos here on Earth decades ago actually has no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life, after all, scientists reported recently. In the year 1996, a NASA-led team reported that organic […]
Dubai: Alibaba DAMO Academy (“DAMO”), the global research initiative by Alibaba Group, provides its forecast of the leading trends that would shape the tech industry in the year ahead. By analyzing millions of public papers and patent filings over the […]
A team of scientists at a research facility in Italy has developed a robot to help out during natural disasters. The small humanoid robot, called iCub, will fly using a propulsion backpack and will have systems in its palms that […]