Science & Technology
Curiosity rover completes first drive on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars two weeks ago, turned its six wheels briefly on Wednesday to satisfy engineers that its locomotion system...
World’s biggest ultra-definition TV released by LG Electronics
LG Electronics has released what is described as the world's biggest ultra-definition (UD) TV. LG UD TV sports an 84 in (213 cm) screen, smaller...
Nikon Coolpix S800c, the first Android-powered compact camera
Coolpix S800c, the first mainstream digital camera to be powered by Google's Android system, has been released by Nikon. Nikon's point-and-shoot Coolpix S800c model is...
Glasses-free 3D cinema technology under development in South Korea
South Korean researchers have developed a technology that could lead to the creation of glasses-free 3D films at cinemas. It uses a barrier with slats...
Curiosity rover’s wind sensor damaged
NASA has reported its first setback in its Curiosity rover mission to Mars. A sensor on the robot's weather station that takes wind readings has...
Planet devoured by its star
Astronomers have found evidence for a planet being devoured by its star, yielding insights into the fate that will befall Earth in billions of...
Obesity linked to declining mental performance
Being overweight is not just bad for your waistline but for your brain too, say researchers who have linked obesity to declining mental performance. Experts...
InSight spacecraft selected as NASA’s next mission to Mars
Just two weeks after landing its Curiosity rover on Mars, NASA has announced it will send another robot to the planet in 2016. The InSight...
Curiosity MSL zaps its first Martian rock called Coronation
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity has zapped its first Martian rock. Curiosity rover fired its ChemCam laser at a tennis-ball-sized stone lying about 2.5 m...
Curiosity rover ready to zap Martian rocks
Curiosity rover is getting ready to zap its first Martian rock. A small stone lying just to the side of the vehicle at its landing...
The Pirate Bay and Isohunt say Google’s anti-piracy move brings them more direct traffic
File-sharing websites The Pirate Bay and Isohunt claim the new way in which Google is organizing its search results will drive more direct traffic...
Apple vs. Samsung patent trial judge says lawyer William Lee must be on drugs
The judge in a patent trial involving Apple and Samsung has said iPhone maker's lawyer William Lee must be on drugs if he thought...
Male contraceptive pill shows successful results in mice studies
Scientists say they are a step closer in the difficult journey towards developing a male contraceptive pill, after successful studies in mice. A contraceptive pill...
Google autocomplete reveals most boring, most racist, and fattest U.S. states
Blogger Renee DiResta got some surprising and less surprising results as part of a research into stereotypes found on Google. Renee DiResta hit on a...
Facebook shares plunge to a new low as lockup expired for initial investors
Facebook's stock plunged to an all-time low today as the market braced for the company's insiders to dump their stock after the expiration of...
First pictures of Apple’s dock connector for iPad mini and iPhone 5
The first pictures of the flex cable components for Apple's iPad Mini and iPhone 5 incorporating the new smaller dock connector have emerged. The photograph,...
Julian Assange granted asylum by Ecuador
Ecuador has granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange two months after he took refuge in country’s London embassy while fighting extradition from the...
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 launched amid patent trial
Samsung has released a new tablet, the Galaxy Note 10.1. Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 launch comes midway through a patent trial involving the South Korean...
X-51A WaveRider test flight at Mach 6 failed
The US Air Force has announced that an attempt to fly its hypersonic jet X-51A WaveRider at Mach 6 (3,600 mph; 5795 km/h) has...
Reinvent The Toilet Fair: Bill Gates backs future toilet to improve world sanitation
Bill Gates’ charitable organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is looking for future loos that can improve sanitation around the world. At the Reinvent...
Playboy 1972 centrefold image shrunk to width of human hair in Singapore
A 1972 image of a Playboy centrefold has been shrunk down to the width of a human hair by scientists in Singapore. A team from...
Hypersonic X-51A WaveRider in test flight for Mach 6
Hypersonic jet X-51A WaveRider has been tested by US military in a bid to reach Mach 6 (4,300 mph; 6,900 km/h) above the Pacific...
Modern people and Neanderthals have arisen from shared ancestry than interbreeding
A new study found that similarities between the DNA of modern people and Neanderthals are more likely to have arisen from shared ancestry than...
Biggest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida caught in Everglades National Park
US scientists have announced that the biggest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida has been caught in the Everglades. The snake measuring 17 ft 7...
Curiosity rover makes detailed Mars crater image
NASA has released the first full color mosaic from its Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. Scientists have remarked that the rover's surroundings resembled...
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