Now, `pedal-charge` your laptop while working

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 21:20

A US design firm claims to have developed a revolutionary new desk with a built-in cycle, pedalling of which generates electrical power to charge devices such as laptops.

MIT students develop prototype wearable `air-conditioning` device

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 17:45

Four engineering students have developed a prototype wearable device which can cool the body, making air conditioning obsolete.

Now, charge your mobile just by walking!

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 00:28

A new power generating device, called Genneo, has been developed that can charge electronic devices with human movement.

Google`s Nexus 5 looks leaked online

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 17:02

Details of Google`s upcoming flagship smartphone, the Nexus 5, have been leaked.

New device to charge cellphones with car batteries

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 19:32

Out of battery? No worries, this device lets you charge your phone with a car battery!

Now, a button to switch off digital distractions

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 18:41

A new device has been developed that lets users disconnect digitally and help them concentrate on more important tasks.

New device can detect dangerous ultraviolet light

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 16:21

Scientists have developed a new device that can detect in just milliseconds a certain type of high-energy ultraviolet light which is powerful enough to break the bonds of DNA and harm living creatures.

Man at Florida airport said he had bomb

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 20:24

Authorities said a man arrested at Florida`s Jacksonville International Airport told security screeners he had a bomb in his backpack but they only found a luggage scale with a microchip inside, along with a remote control device he called a "detonator."

Pentagon agency`s Twitter account deleted for `poor taste`

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 00:04

The Pentagon has scrapped the Twitter account of an agency that counters homemade explosives after it posted joking comments about a bombing in the Philippines, officials said today.

Powerful bomb found in Manipur

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 09:39

A powerful IED, which was planted at a roadside, was found at Lamlai area in Imphal East district of Manipur, police said on Friday.

New `panic-free` steering device could help avoid accidents

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 19:18

A new type of steering device has been developed that could help prevent hazards like rear-end collisions and rollovers caused by panic oversteering.

Govt developing safety device for women, senior citizens

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 18:28

The government is developing a personal safety device which could be used to trigger alarm and send signals to pre-identified phone numbers in case of emergency.