Science and Technology News
This category includes all news stories.
In response to a travel warning by the US government to Turkey, Ankara has warned its citizens against traveling to the United States. On Wednesday, the US State Department had issued a travel advisory for its citizens asking them to refrain from travelling to Turkey. The US placed Turkey in “increased security risk” list along […]
At least 15 people were killed and 25 injured after storms pummeled the coast of California on Wednesday. Santa Barbara County officials continued the search after a powerful mudslide washed away dozens of homes. Eight bodies were found during a rescue operation in Montecito, northwest of Los Angeles, in Santa Barbara County. Evacuations were ordered […]
A strange intersteller stone named Hypatia that was found in 1996 at the Libyan Desert Glass field could have been formed much before the formation of our solar system, suggests a new study carried out by researchers from the University of Johannesburg. Hypatia was discovered in 1996, and was given the name “Hypatia” after Hypatia […]
In May 2017, Fisher Space Pen Company unveiled its new product—a Raw Brass Cap-O-Matic space pen—the Company’s fourth product launch of 2017. Although M4 Cap-O-Matic Pen was already available in the market, it was the first time that the space pen was made available in the RAW state. The M4 Raw Brass Cap-O-Matic Pen was […]
In November 2015, NASA’s Eagleworks Laboratories revealed that it had carried out a series of tests on Roger Shawyer’s controversial electromagnetic (EM) propulsion drive thruster, suggesting that the controversial EMdrive thruster technology can actually work. Eagleworks Laboratories is the experimental lab at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, and was set up to investigate far-out propulsion claims. […]
“Chaita ki Chaitwal” is now the most popular Garhwali/Uttarakhandi song on Youtube. The song has now got 5 million (50 Lakh) hits on Youtube website, surpassing Kishan Mahipal’s “Fyonladia” song that has 4.9 million hits on Youtube. “Chaita ki Chaitwal” has been sung by Amit Sagar, and music is given by Gunjan Dangwal. The song […]
The first WWE Raw of 2018 saw Kane attacking Universal Champion Brock Lesnar by delivering a Chokeslam. Brock Lesnar made his way to the ring but was left in a heap before the brawl was stopped by a small army of WWE superstars. Fans are now expecting Kane to bring the same fury into the […]
He had a brilliant career with Luke Gallows at NJPW, and today, he has faced some of the biggest defeats. But Karl Anderson does not regret having reached WWE, considering he was about to sign with TNA. And now, observing the situation, some recent words of Anderson deserve to be picked up from Steve Austin’s […]
Rob Cross defeated Phil Taylor 7-2 in his first season as a professional to win Darts World Cup in London. Englishman Taylor lost the final of the Darts World Championship at the end of his career. It would have been his 17th world title. In addition to the Sid Waddell trophy, the 27-year-old Cross received […]
Japanese bike maker Kawasaki has launched its Vulcan S model in India at a competitive price tag of Rs 5.44 lakh (ex-showroom). The bike, which has been introduced after a long wait of almost two-and-half years, will be assembled at Kawasaki’s Chakan plant in Pune. The bike is expected to give a tough competition […]
Japanese application developer Kazuya Noshiro has developed a program for the iPhone X, through which the face becomes transparent and disguises as surrounding objects. Noshiro published in his Twitter account the preview of the application he is currently working on. With this application, a user can create a mask that adapts the user’s face […]
NASA has posted some stunning images of the Mars winters captured by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. With the onset of winter on Mars, a decrease in temperature causes the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to turn into the dry ice, which eventually covers the Martian surface and forms various patterns. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter used the […]
The Russian scientists have restored communication with the Angolan satellite AngoSat-1. All parameters of the on-board systems of the device are now normal, the official press release of RSC Energia revealed. The spacecraft was launched on December 26 by the Zenit-2SB space rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome. AngoSat-1 separated from the second stage of the […]
A mini ice age could hit the UK in next 20 years, according to a new study carried out by the researchers from universities in the UK and Russia. The study predicts that a mini ice age in next 20 years would freeze main rivers in the UK, including the Thames River. The initial […]
North Korea is preparing to launch a new satellite, according to a South Korean newspaper. “North Korea has recently manufactured a satellite and named it Kwangmanson-5,” the South Korean daily JoongAng Ilbo quoted an unidentified South Korean official as saying. “North Korea’s plan is to launch a satellite installed with camera and communication equipment,” the […]
The asteroid 2015 TB145, which appears like a human skull, will approach the Earth in 2018. This asteroid was discovered on October 10, 2015 by the Hawaii Pan-STARRS 1 Telescope. The last time this asteroid approached the Earth was in 2015, and at that time, it was called the “Halloween Asteroid”. 2015 TB145 resembles like […]
On Christmas Day, Pope Francis addressed tens of thousands of Roman Catholics on Christmas Day at the Vatican, and delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi message and blessings from the central balcony of the Vatican basilica. Pope Francis spoke of “war storms” and warned against a possible “decline of man, the social fabric and […]
Tunisia has suspended all flights of the Emirates Airlines because the airline refuses to carry Tunisian women, Tunisia has now suspended all flights of the airline. The suspension applies until the airline finds “a reasonable solution” to the problem, the Tunisian Ministry of Transport said on Sunday. According to an Emirates spokesman, all flights […]
The central Russian Electoral Commission in Russia has excluded opposition leader Alexei Nawalny from candidacy for the 2018 presidential election. In a public vote, 12 of the 13 members of the panel in Moscow voted in favor of the exclusion. One member abstained. The commission stated that the 41-year-old was not eligible for election because […]
French scientists have refuted a hypothesis related to the origin of the Moon. Astronomers of the Paris Institute of Geophysics found that the existing hypothesis of the origin of the Moon—according to which the celestial body was formed after the collision of the young Earth with the hypothetical planet Theia, the size of Mars—can’t […]
Apple has been sued over the revelations that it deliberately slows down older iPhones without user consent. The complainants alleged that Apple committed unlawful act and interfered with the use of phones. Last week, Apple had confirmed that it reduces the clock speed of the processor models iPhone 6,6s, SE and 7 (this function is […]
Researchers from the University of Tokyo in Japan have created a new type of polymer glass that can heal itself from breaks and cracks at room temperature. The new material was discovered by chance when Yu Yanagisawa, a graduate student at the Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology in the University of Tokyo, was carrying out […]
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have fired a Burkan-2 missile targeting a royal palace in Saudi Arabia, according to the BBC. The missile was however shot down by the Saudi-led coalition forces, the state media said. Witnesses said hearing an explosion in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Some users have also posted videos on […]
NASA has awarded the Aircraft Maintenance, Logistics, Integration, Configuration Management and Engineering (ALICE) contract to Yulista Tactical Services based in Huntsville, Alabama. The base period for the contract will be 18 months, starting March 1, 2018. After completion of 18-month base period, the contract offers a one-year option and a 15-month option. The total maximum […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.