Scientists Design Earthworm-Like Robot
byWashington: Researchers have engineered a soft robot that inches ahead with earthworm-like peristalsis, crawling across surfaces by contracting segments of its body. The robot, made…
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Curiosity Lands on Mars
byWashington: US space agency’s nuclear-powered rover Curiosity touched down on Mars Sunday. “Touchdown confirmed for @MarsCuriosity,” said a NASA tweet as its scientists celebrated back…
Weather Turns Birds Into More Flexible Singers
bySydney: Songbirds exposed to fluctuating weather for a long time become more flexible singers, suggests a new study. Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU)…
Clue to Why Women Live Longer Discovered
byLondon: A genetic clue to why women outlive men has been found in a study of fruit flies by British researchers. The research, published in…
Pakistan scientist runs car on water as fuel
byIslamabad: A Pakistani engineer has built a car that runs on water, a feat that left onlookers astounded. Engineer Waqar Ahmad drove his car…
Public pressure must to rid world of nuclear weapons – Abdul Kalam
byShimla: To have a nuclear weapon free world universal public pressure should be built, said renowned scientist and former president of India, APJ Abdul…
God Particle Higgs Boson unlocked
byNew Delhi Scientists have finally locked onto Higgs Boson, the ‘God Particle’, a discovery that crowns the global scientific community’s most challenging and comprehensive…
Himachal forensic lab reports to be time bound
byMoU for state lab accreditation Shimla: To upgrade the forensic investigations, the state forensic science laboratory has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU)…
Kolkata engineer designs wonder rickshaw
byKolkata: A Kolkata engineer has designed a cycle-rickshaw that uses passenger load to push the vehicle and reduces the puller’s drudgery by using bumps…
First private spacecraft launched to space station
byWashington: Private American spaceflight company SpaceX Tuesday launched an unmanned capsule to the International Space Station, initiating the first flight of a commercial and…