Science
» India to build intelligent satellite for surveillance
Bangalore |Tuesday, 2010 6:35:06 PM IST
India is set to develop a dedicated network-centric communication intelligence satellite for detecting conversations and espionage activities in the region, a top defence scientist said Tuesday.
» Mediterranean diet likely to lower brain damage risk
New York |Tuesday, 2010 4:05:06 PM IST
A Mediterranean diet may help people avoid the small areas of brain damage that can lead to problems with thinking and memory, says a new study.
» Beware of herbal medicines! They can be deadly
Sydney |Tuesday, 2010 4:05:06 PM IST
A forensic pathologist has sounded a worldwide warning of the potential lethal dangers of herbal medicines if taken in large quantities, injected, or combined with prescription drugs.
» Bangladesh to make cell phones, laptops
Dhaka |Tuesday, 2010 1:35:06 PM IST
Bangladesh has unveiled plans to manufacture cell phones and laptops with the help of foreign companies after witnessing a revolution in the usage of both mobiles and portable computers.
» Blues make people prefer greys
London |Tuesday, 2010 1:35:06 PM IST
People with anxiety and depression are most likely to use a shade of grey to represent their mental state.
» IBS Software wins 'IT systems provider' award
Thiruvananthapuram |Tuesday, 2010 1:05:17 PM IST
IBS Software, IT systems provider to travel, transportation and logistics industries, Tuesday said it had won the 'IT Systems Provider of the Year' award at the Air Cargo India 2010 event in Mumbai.
» SingTel posts 24 percent rise in quarterly profit
Singapore |Tuesday, 2010 11:35:11 AM IST
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel), South-East Asia's biggest phone company, said Tuesday that net profit for its third quarter rose 24 percent from a year ago on the back of steady growth in its home market and Australia.
» Rs.55 crore fund set up to help young scientists
New Delhi |Monday, 2010 7:05:06 PM IST
Young researchers struggling to muster funds to establish their startups have reason to smile - the government Monday set up a corpus of Rs.55 crore to help scientists convert their prototypes to tangible commercial products.
» Endeavour heads for space station with new picture window (Lead)
Washington |Monday, 2010 6:35:06 PM IST
The space shuttle Endeavour lit up the Florida coast before dawn Monday as it blasted off for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
» Endeavour blasts off for mission to space station
Washington |Monday, 2010 5:05:05 PM IST
Space shuttle Endeavour lit up the Florida coast before dawn Monday as it blasted off for a mission to the International Space Station.
» Brain selective about retaining key smells out of thousands
Sydney |Monday, 2010 4:35:06 PM IST
Every single moment the brain is forced to process thousands of separate odours from the world around us. Through a new study of honeybees, scientists have discovered the brain has an advanced ability to isolate specific odours and recollect smells.
» In Hollywood, hackers are mostly 'good guys'
London |Monday, 2010 4:35:06 PM IST
The word hacker evokes images of a dishevelled teenager, lurking behind a computer monitor, breaking into some top security computer system. But a majority of Hollywood films portray hackers as "good guys", says a researcher.
» Scientists identify gene linked to biological ageing in humans
London |Monday, 2010 4:35:06 PM IST
Scientists have identified specific genetic variants associated with biological ageing in humans.
» Iran to build 10 nuke enrichment sites within one year
Tehran |Monday, 2010 3:35:06 PM IST
Iran claimed that it would build 10 new enrichment sites within one year, the state media reported Monday.
» China closes 'biggest hacker site', arrests three
Beijing |Monday, 2010 3:35:06 PM IST
Police have shut down China's biggest website for hackers and arrested three people suspected of selling malicious software and other hacking services, state media said Monday.
» Researchers unveil psychology of ads that prompt you to buy
Washington |Monday, 2010 3:35:06 PM IST
If you won a million dollars today, what would you do? Say sayonara to your boss and head to Bora Bora, or invest your new found wealth in sound projects?
» Iran tests radar evading aircraft
Tehran |Monday, 2010 10:12:22 AM IST
Iran has conducted a successful test of its first domestically developed radar-evading aircraft, a senior military official said.
» Iran could start uranium enrichment alone: Ahmadinejad
Tehran |Monday, 2010 10:12:07 AM IST
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that his country would soon start enriching uranium to 20 percent on its own if world powers \"continue playing games\" with the Islamic republic. | 1 |
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