Stories with tag: Science

Google Celebrates Julius Richard Petri's Birthday With Bacteria

Interactive doodle goes on to tell you which bacteria comes from where.
Kamakshi S, 31st May 2013
Drill Through Your Monitor Into Little Worlds Beyond!

Autostereograms are eye-poppingly profound optical non-illusions.
RMR, 23rd Nov 2012
Training Your Brain With Your Smartphone: A Little Intro To Binaural Beats

Are brainwave-changing sounds effective, dangerous, or silly?
RMR, 17th Nov 2012
The 6 Best Google Doodles Of 2012: May-Aug

Some impressive logos that have made it to the Google homepage these past few months.
Kamakshi S, 06th Oct 2012
Top 7 Tech-Related Amul Banners Of 2012

A tribute to Dr Verghese Kurien, featuring memorable one-liners from the Amul girl.
Kamakshi S, 11th Sep 2012
Android-Powered Google Nexus S Will Be Brains Of NASA Nanosatellite

Space agency adopts off-the-shelf smartphone as a cost-saving measure to make the $3500 PhoneSat orbiter.
Jayesh Limaye, 29th Aug 2012
Download: Spacecraft 3D (iOS)

NASA's augmented reality app explains how its robotic spacecrafts Curiosity and GRAIL function.
Kamakshi S, 13th Jul 2012
Google Creates Artificial Brain Consisting Of 16,000 CPUs

Mimics functioning of the human brain; claims limited success in recognising objects.
Kamakshi S, 27th Jun 2012
Stealth-Capable Unmanned Bomber IUSAV Under Development In India

Designed to carry out bombing raids undetected against China and Pakistan; expected to be ready by 2020.
Nachiket Mhatre, 26th Jun 2012
TechTree Blog: Check Out This Stunning Video And Photos Of The Venus Transit 

Courtesy of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft, and presented by the Goddard Space Flight Center's multimedia team.
Chandrakant 'CK' Isi, 08th Jun 2012
TechTree Blog: This Robot Teacher Can Prevent You From Falling Asleep During Class

System developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison can simultaneously track multiple students' attention levels and react accordingly.
Kamakshi S, 31st May 2012
Astronaut Uploads Stunning Pictures Of SpaceX Dragon Module To Flickr 

Compares the spacecraft to a sci-fi movie set from Hollywood.
Chandrakant 'CK' Isi, 30th May 2012
Kinect And Google Nexus Power Inexpensive British Satellite

The Google smartphone acts as the CPU, while the Xbox 360 motion controller provides spatial awareness for docking ability.
Nachiket Mhatre, 30th May 2012
Nehru Planetarium Offers Online Booking Facility In Mumbai 

Exploring the universe is now easier than ever; around 130 seats out of 500 reserved for netizens.
Chandrakant 'CK' Isi, 29th May 2012
Nokia Developing Nano-Tech Waterproof Coating For Lumia And PureView Phones

Cambridge team uses superhydrophobic technology, which mimics the behaviour of water drops on a lotus leaf.
Chandrakant 'CK' Isi, 29th May 2012