Science and Technology

DDB technology: A single platform for TV, Internet and cloud

DDB technology: A single platform for TV, Internet and cloud

28 Jun, 2012, 6:43 pm IST | Naina Khedekar | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 100 Comments

Today, we are pacing into the digital world with newer generation of computing and mobile devices that are launched with each passing d More

New internet speed record set at 186Gbps

New internet speed record set at 186Gbps

14 Dec, 2011, 9:39 am IST | Rossi Fernandes | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 46 Comments

Previous internet speed records have been broken by Caltech in the U.S. The new speed to beat is a mind ... More

New Android mini computer selling for approx. Rs.5,000

New Android mini computer selling for approx. Rs.5,000

23 May, 2012, 6:39 pm IST | Karan Shah | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 13 Comments

A Chinese company is currently selling an Android 4.0 running thumb drive that lets you use Android on any ... More

World not ending next month: NASA

World not ending next month: NASA

30 Nov, 2012, 5:23 pm IST | Anuradha Shetty | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 10 Comments

Some of us may fall for all that talk about the end of the world coming on December 21, 2012, but the scientists at NASA are intent on More

Northern Grid power failure: What went wrong?

Northern Grid power failure: What went wrong?

02 Aug, 2012, 8:03 pm IST | Naina Khedekar, Priyanka Tilve | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 10 Comments

On July 30, parts of North India came to a standstill, crippled with power failure that affected the states of Delhi, Punjab, More

New method to transmit data wirelessly can send 2.5Tb/second

New method to transmit data wirelessly can send 2.5Tb/second

26 Jun, 2012, 4:54 pm IST | Anuradha Shetty | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 9 Comments

Each day, technology is breaking several norms and setting new grounds, and in this respect, the team ... More

New gizmo lets you charge your phone with water

New gizmo lets you charge your phone with water

17 Feb, 2012, 2:25 pm IST | Karan Shah | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 7 Comments

Welcome to the future of technology, guys. This neat little device that you can see in the image below, has ... More

Now, a robot that will understand emotions

Now, a robot that will understand emotions

24 Aug, 2012, 5:45 pm IST | | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 7 Comments

A robot being developed in Finland will be capable of recognising human emotions and understanding speech and gestures. Being created a More

ISRO Building India's First Space Shuttle

ISRO Building India's First Space Shuttle

02 Aug, 2011, 7:07 pm IST | Anuradha Shetty | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 6 Comments

The world bid a teary adieu to Atlantis, NASA’s final space shuttle project. More

Toyota unveils new concept car - smartphone on wheels

Toyota unveils new concept car - smartphone on wheels

29 Nov, 2011, 4:08 pm IST | Karan Shah | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 6 Comments

Toyota Motor Corporation showcased a new concept vehicle at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011. The vehicle, ... More

Radio waves from black hole detected

Radio waves from black hole detected

11 Jul, 2012, 6:23 pm IST | | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 6 Comments

Surprisingly, scientists have for the first time ever detected the radio waves emanating from a mid-sized black hole, called the HLX-1 More

You can now wirelessly charge your phone at a distance of 40mm

You can now wirelessly charge your phone at a distance of 40mm

21 Apr, 2012, 9:51 am IST | Karan Shah | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 5 Comments

The Wireless Power Consortium has announced that the Qi open wireless charging standard is now capable of providing full support and co More

Artificial Leaf to Generate Energy Naturally

Artificial Leaf to Generate Energy Naturally

29 Mar, 2011, 4:48 pm IST | Anuradha Shetty | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 5 Comments

Scientists at MIT have designed an artificial leaf that would generate energy the way a normal leaf would. More

Goal Line Technology for 2014 FIFA World Cup

Goal Line Technology for 2014 FIFA World Cup

28 Mar, 2011, 4:52 pm IST | Anuradha Shetty | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 5 Comments

FIFA has given a nod to the usage of technology to assist referees in making decisions More

Meet RainCatch, a raincoat that lets you drink collected rain water

Meet RainCatch, a raincoat that lets you drink collected rain water

06 Sep, 2011, 12:37 pm IST | Avinash Bali | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 5 Comments

With the RainCatch you can stay dry and hydrated at all times. More

Russian weather satellite captures Earth like never before

Russian weather satellite captures Earth like never before

12 May, 2012, 4:16 pm IST | Anuradha Shetty | Science and Technology Science and Technology | 5 Comments

Planet Earth, our home captured by Electro-L, Russia's latest weather satellite sees our home planet in its most ... More