Cluster satellites `dancing in space` may help spill electromagnetic waves secrets

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 00:37

Two of the satellites of the Cluster quartet achieved their closest-ever separation on September 19, just 4 km of each other, while orbiting at up to 23,000 km/h high above Earth, enabling scientists to acquire valuable data with unprecedented detail.

Detecting gravitational waves comes closer to reality

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 11:05

Optical bench has now been further integrated into the core assembly of LISA Pathfinder`s core assembly.

Slow temblors may foretell larger earthquakes

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 15:26

Monitoring slow earthquakes may provide a basis for reliable prediction of larger quakes, geoscientists say.

Radio waves valuable indicator of climate change

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 15:23

Researchers have discovered that the radio waves reflecting back to Earth from the ionosphere offer valuable news on climate change as well.

Levitation system created with sound waves

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 10:57

Researchers have claimed that they have developed a new method through which they can levitate objects with the help of sound waves, and move them in midair.

Sea water swamp houses in TN

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 11:32

Sea water entered about 100 houses in the coastal hamlets near here as the waves, measuring 10 to 15 feet, battered the coasts on Sunday.

New pulsar distance record may help detect elusive gravitational waves

Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013, 13:54

An international team of scientists (ASTRON) have used the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) to set a new distance accuracy record, pegging a pulsar called PSR J2222-0137 at 871.4 light-years from Earth.

3D printed object created using brain waves

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 13:22

A technology company from Chile has claimed to print world`s first physical object using the power of the mind.

Delhi sizzles at 45 deg Celsius, hotter days ahead

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 19:45

The national capital is baking with temperatures hovering close to 45 degrees and the weatherman predicts hotter days this week.

New method proposed to fill missing piece of Einstein`s theory

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 14:10

A new device proposed by scientists that would detect elusive gravity waves from the other end of the cosmos, may open a new window into the nature of the universe.

Can quakes actually calm the Earth?

Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 18:36

The magnitude-8.6 earthquake that struck the Indian Ocean in 2012 may have had a calming effect on the other quakes in the world, a new study has claimed. <br><br>