Scientists have invented the world’s fastest and most sensitive astronomical camera that can take 1500 images per second, even of very small objects. The first 240x240 pixel image was obtained, thanks to the joint effort of European Southern Observatory (ESO) and three French laboratories ...

Tata Motors have the plans for using the Nano as a platform upon which they can build hybrid and electric cars. They are also planning to build high end cars keeping the platform as Nano.
 
The Tata Group has been quoted saying that the Nano is not just a car for them. They feel that Nano ...

Leading automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp is all set to debut world’s first mass-produced zero-emission minicar called 'i-MiEV' in Japan. The minicar that does not require petroleum fuel will hit the Japanese market in July. Reports said that 'i-MiEV' is unique in itself as it has no engine or ...

The physicists at the University of Texas in Austin have developed the thinnest superconducting metal sheet of the world. The development of the thinnest superconducting sheet of lead with two atoms thick will help in the advancement of superconductor technologies. The superconductors have the ...

The 47-year-old Rajeev Motwani who was instrumental in the creation of the Internet search engine Google has been found dead in a swimming pool at his California home. According to police sources, Motwani was drowned in a freak accident. His friends informed that he was unable to swim and was ...

Indian American engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a fast and low-power radio chip that imitates human inner ear. The newly developed radio chip can pick up mobile phone, GPS, radio, internet and Bluetooth signals. It is also capable of enabling the wireless ...

US researchers have developed a new electrical device that can improve fuel cell technology by turning carbon dioxide (CO2) into potential biofuel. By using the electrical device, the researchers gave small jolts of electricity to single-celled microorganisms known as archea, which helped to ...

With a view to bring accelerated 3D graphics for web browsers, leading search engine Google is likely to launch a new interface called O3D. The new application programming interface, O3D will enable software developers to create interactive 3D applications for the web. According to Google, the ...

Californians could soon be powering their homes from a space-based solar electricity program. The plan is made by the state's energy company PG&E. The plan calls for the generation of 200 megawatts of electricity over 15 years to be collected by space-based solar arrays and beamed down to earth ...

Pranav Mistry, a 28-year old Indian-born researcher at the Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is the brain behind the "Sixth Sense" device. The "Sixth Sense" device (patented by MIT) contains a pocket projector, mirror and web camera bunched together in a ...

Lenovo has announced to roll out a vernacular computing initiative in India, which will be the first of its kind in the country for educating children. The vernacular computing initiative is named as ‘Matrubhasha’. The ‘Matrubhasha’ programme is aimed at helping the school ...

Indian-American researchers Ashish Gupta and Ramesh Sharda developed a computer model to ease e-mail overload in busy organisations and companies. The system called Simulator for Interruptions and Message Overload in Network Environments (SIMONE) can produce a model of e-mail flowing within a ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has tied up with Cisco Inc to develop online environment monitoring platform called Planetary Skin. Both NASA and Cisco will work jointly to develop the Planetary Skin which will capture, collect, analyze and report data on environmental ...

The researchers' team led by Indian American scientist Vivek Pai has developed a revolutionary way to expand internet access around the world.  The team of Princeton University computer science researchers created a new efficient data storage system called HashCache which got listed as one of ...

India will unveil the cheapest laptop costing only Rs 500 on February 3 in Tirupati during the launch of the National Mission on Education. The low-cost laptop has been developed by the students of Vellore Institute of Technology, scientists at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, IIT Madras and ...

The Australian researchers have developed a new internet car radio for the first time which enables the users to access 30,000 stations including online broadcasts and AM and FM stations from all round the globe. The internet car radio developed by Melbourne-based online radio aggregator miRoamer ...

Swedish car giant, Volvo has announced to unveil its first ever accident proof car by next month. The new Volvo S60 will drive itself in traffic by using radar to control the distance. As per the company sources, the car with automatic brakes will go on to market in 2010.
 
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Researchers at Macquarie University in New South Wales, Australia have claimed to develop world's first diamond laser. The new diamond laser has an enhanced capability to transmit heat and light effectively. The team leader of the research, Richard Mildren said that the new laser has been built by ...

NVIDIA, an US computer making firm has designed and launched world's first personal Super Computer for better output. As of now the Personal Super Computer would cost between £4,000-8000. David Kirk, (chief scientist) of NVIDIA said that with the latest super computer one can do things faster ...

The Google has come up with a new customizable tool, called “SearchWiki”. Now, with just a single click you can move the results you like to the top or add a new site. You can also write notes attached to a particular site and remove results that you don't feel belong. These ...

Google India has come up with a new idea to answer the questions of the people. The newer version of Google SMS search offers the mobile users to get immediate answers of their queries. The mobile users have to SMS their queries to 9773300000 to get the facility of new Google SMS search. One of the ...

Scientists at India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have developed hydrogen fuel cells which will help to drive automobile buses. The Indian scientists have utilized the indigenous cryogenic rocket -technology to develop the new method of powering vehicles. It took two years to come up with fuel ...

The aviation industry is likely to get a new kind of biofuel as Air New Zealand has announced to under take a test fight using sustainable biofuel produced from the seeds of the African jatropha plant. The two-hour test fight will take place on December 3, this year. According to official sources, ...

Researchers at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have claimed to develop a hydrogen-powered racing car. The newly developed car is expected to gather a speed of 170 kmph to break the Guinness World Record. This racing car will participate in hydrogen-powered car race in Germany in ...

The world's most efficient silicon solar cells have been developed by the Australian scientists. The scientist team led by Martin Green and Stuart Wenham has come up with 25 percent of solar cell efficiency. According to Martin Green, the new world mark in converting sunlight into electricity is ...

A British team has planned to build up a speed car called Bloodhound SSC which is likely to gather a speed of 1000 mph in 20 seconds. Andy Green and his team mate Richard Noble have decided to implant a jet engine and a rocket booster in Bloodhound SSC to break the world record of 763 mph. The ...

Yahoo has planned to put its 2.0 mobile search technology on multiple Blackberry and Nokia handsets. The voice search technology will be available in Nokia S60 handsets like the N95 which will enable the users to find information regarding stock, sports etc. Meanwhile, the company informed that the ...

How about getting 10 million US dollar for sharing an idea? Well, Google has announced to offer 10 million US dollar as prize money to those who can provide the best ideas that can be transformed into products. Google has organized a competition where it asks the people to submit ideas in seven ...

World's leading IT major IBM has introduced its cloud computing centers in Bangalore on September 24, 2008. The cloud computing centers set up by IBM are meant for enterprises from all over the India. With the help of cloud networking one can tap a vast network of computers that can be accessed ...

Lenovo has launched energy efficient monitors called ThinkVision in world market. The firm has said that the new ThinkVision offers contrast ratios of up to 1000:1. It has 5-millisecond response times besides resolutions up to 1,920 by 1,200. Interestingly, monitors are available in the range of ...