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New device to power flexible electronics developed

Last Updated: Thursday, May 8, 2014, 20:44

Scientists have developed a new device that is far thinner than paper, can flex and bend, and store enough energy to provide critical back-up power for portable and flexible electronics.

Meet T rex`s long-nosed cousin Pinocchio Rex!

Last Updated: Thursday, May 8, 2014, 15:28

Scientists have found evidence of the existence of a cousin of the deadly Tyrannosaurus Rex (T Rex) dinosaur.

`Seeing Jesus in toast` phenomenon perfectly normal

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 19:59

Researchers have found that the phenomenon of `face pareidolia` - where onlookers report seeing images of Jesus, Virgin Mary, or Elvis in objects such as toasts, shrouds, and clouds is normal and based on physical causes.

New car system can detect pedestrians at night

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 19:52

Researchers have designed a new system for cars that can detect pedestrians upto 40 metres away in low visibility conditions such as nighttime driving.

Umbrella that gives you rain data via smart phone!

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 14:32

Though rains are still some days away, buying this umbrella that can collect rain data won`t be a bad idea.

Revealed: How dinosaurs shrunk into birds

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 14:29

Dinosaurs are not extinct, go tell this to your kids. There are about 10,000 species alive today - in the form of birds!

Are we ready for making contact with extraterrestrial intelligence?

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 13:22

The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is planning to actively send messages from Earth (Active SETI) to detect possible extraterrestrial civilizations.

Dolphins originated 6 million years earlier than thought

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 13:18

Dolphins may have been swimming the Earth`s oceans for six million years longer than previously thought and they might have had their origins in the Pacific Ocean, a new study suggests.

Weak institutions lead to favouritism: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 18:03

Is favouritism denting your chances of bagging the right job? Ineffective institutions in your country may be to blame!

Humans can only spot two faces in a crowd

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 17:58

People can only recognise two faces in a crowd at a time - even if the faces belong to famous people, according to a new study.