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Dinosaur-inspired Korean robo can outrun Usain BoltSubscriber Only

June 1, 2014 17:40 IST

Raptor is almost as fast as the world's fastest legged robot, Cheetah.

NASA’s captures gigantic Coronal Mass Ejection on SunSubscriber Only

June 1, 2014 17:06 IST

According to NASA, a curtain of solar material erupted outwards at speeds of 1.5 million miles per hour.

New biomaterial that enhances stem cells’ ability developedSubscriber Only

May 29, 2014 13:22 IST

The biomaterial also dissolves once repair is well underway and its stealth coating makes it invisible to the immune system.

NASA rocket to study birthplace of starsSubscriber Only

May 28, 2014 17:42 IST

CHESS is equipped with a spectrograph, which can parse out just how much of any given wavelength of light is present.

NASA discovers huge crater on MarsSubscriber Only

May 26, 2014 15:27 IST

The crater spans half the length of a football field and first appeared in March 2012.

Remembering, as an extreme sportSubscriber Only

May 25, 2014 01:13 IST

A fast-paced, digitally enhanced memory tournament was an unusual collaboration between industry, academic scientists and science, to develop drugs for cognition.

Top 10 of 18,000 species you didn’t know existed

May 25, 2014 01:08 IST

Scientists believe nature holds another 10 million undiscovered species, from single-celled organisms to mammals.

Check out if you are a part of NASA’s ‘Global Selfie’ of EarthSubscriber Only

May 23, 2014 15:51 IST

NASA has released the 'Global Selfie' created by combining over 36,000 pictures clicked by individuals.

Moon may get a high-speed broadband connectionSubscriber Only

May 23, 2014 15:49 IST

A ground terminal at White Sands, New Mexico, uses four separate telescopes to send the uplink signal to the Moon.

Delhi students win first award at Intel International Science and Engineering FairSubscriber Only

May 21, 2014 15:59 IST

9 Indian students were awarded at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest high school science research competition.

First technique to turn light into matter discoveredSubscriber Only

May 19, 2014 15:39 IST

The calculation was found to be theoretically sound but Breit and Wheeler said that they never expected anybody to physically demonstrate their prediction.

Ancient girl’s skeleton provides new clues on human migrationSubscriber Only

May 16, 2014 14:11 IST

Naia, one of the earliest inhabitants of the America has helped resolve a question of the link b/w ancestral and modern Native Americans.

Russia loses telecoms satellite in failed rocket launch

May 16, 2014 13:02 IST

The parts of the satellite fell from a height of 150 kms into the Pacific Ocean or were scattered over Siberia and Russia's Far East.

NASA discovers square-shaped hole in SunSubscriber Only

May 13, 2014 17:51 IST

The coronal hole is an area where the solar wind is streaming out of the Sun at superfast speeds.

Soon, plants may power planesSubscriber Only

May 9, 2014 16:37 IST

The study was published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science.

First solar ‘sibling’ discoveredSubscriber Only

May 9, 2014 14:48 IST

The newly identified star is not visible to the unaided eye but can be easily seen with low-power binoculars.

Space station loses power channel, backup workingSubscriber Only

May 8, 2014 21:43 IST

The International Space Station faces a temporary failure as one of its power channel met with an electrical malfunction.

Soon, cheap portable chip for instant blood testsSubscriber Only

May 8, 2014 15:30 IST

The chip would not only be quick - results are available in minutes - but also inexpensive and portable.

Eleven excavations are on in Sarnath now

Carbon samples from Sarnath could be from 395 BCSubscriber Only

May 5, 2014 11:23 IST

Two carbon samples were also sent to Beta Analytic Inc in USA last month

Bacteria from Earth can colonise Mars: NASASubscriber Only

May 4, 2014 13:20 IST

When researchers exposed this hardy organism to a simulated Mars environment that kills standard spores in 30 seconds, it survived 30 minutes.

Now, circuit board modelled on the human brainSubscriber Only

April 29, 2014 14:53 IST

Its speed and low power characteristics make Neurogrid ideal for more than just modelling the human brain.

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Scientists building ‘space ark’ to save humanitySubscriber Only

April 28, 2014 17:10 IST

Scientists are developing a self-sustaining spaceship that can carry humans

Saturn moon harbours ocean, raising possibility of lifeSubscriber Only

April 13, 2014 00:39 IST

Italian and American researchers made the discovery using Cassini, a NASA-European spacecraft.

3D printed cancer cells to mimic tumoursSubscriber Only

April 12, 2014 11:37 IST

The proteins of MMP protein family are used by cancer cells to break through their surrounding matrix and help tumours to spread.

How brain pays attention decodedSubscriber Only

April 12, 2014 11:04 IST

Researchers used magnetoencephalography (MEG) to scan human subjects as they viewed a series of overlapping images of faces and houses.

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