On Tuesday, May 31, a woman from Honduras gave birth to a baby girl infected with Zika virus – the mosquito-borne disease that can cause small heads and brain damage in newborns. Earlier, the mother was admitted to the emergency room at Hackensack University Medical Center, New Jersey, where she gave birth to the girl. […]
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ISRO is All Set to Launch Record 22 Satellites in Single mission in June 2016
ISRO has announced that it is all set to launch a record number of 22 satellites in a single mission next month. The satellites will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. ISRO will use Polar rocket PSLV C34 for the launch. Of these 22 satellites that ISRO will launch, three are Indian […]
Asus Unveils ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Deluxe, and ZenFone 3 Ultra in Taipei
Asus has unveiled three models of the ZenFone 3 series – ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Deluxe, and ZenFone 3 Ultra – which were displayed at Zenvolution event on Monday at the Humble House in Taipei. All three models differ from each other in size and specifications. All variants sport a metal design, 8-megapixel selfie camera, […]
Archeologists Discover 5000-year-Old Recipe for Beer in China
Researchers from Stanford University claim to have discovered 5000-year-old recipe for beer in China. The researchers now believe this find may be the first indication that beer was an important product in China many years before experts previously thought. Different studies have revealed that ancient humans were fond of beer. Evidence of 11,000-year-old brewing […]
NASA Announces to Make Second Attempt to Inflate Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, BEAM
NASA has said that its astronauts on board the International Space Station will make second attempt to expand the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module or BEAM on Saturday. The experimental module had failed to inflate during the first attempt carried out by NASA astronauts on Thursday. Jeff Williams tried to expand BEAM with spurts of the […]
Long Space Shuttle Fuel Tank ET-94 Arrives in Los Angeles
ET-94 – the huge, empty, NASA fuel tank – finally reached the California Science Center in Exposition Park on Saturday. The shifting of the tank started around 12:30 a.m. PT early Saturday at Fisherman’s Village in Marina del Rey. Spectators had lined the streets to watch the huge tank making its way from […]
India Successfully Launches First-ever Indigenous Space Shuttle RLV-TD
On May 23, India launched its first-ever indigenous space shuttle – the Re-Usable Launch Vehicle – Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. RLV-TD, the country’s first winged-body aerospace vehicle, is being said to be the ISRO’s first step towards developing a reusable launch vehicle that would be capable of sending spacecraft […]
Tiny RoboBees that can Fly, Land and Stick to Surfaces Using Static Electricity
Scientists at the Harvard Microrobotics Lab have developed a tiny robot – dubbed RoboBee – that can fly and stick to surface using static electricity. Weighing just 0.08 grams, the RoboBee is equipped with a pair of tiny wings that can beat up to 120 times in one second. The first model of the tiny […]
Micromax Launches Bolt Supreme and Bolt Supreme 2 in India at Rs 2,749 and Rs 2,999 Respectively
Micromax has launched two new Android smartphones – Bolt Supreme and Bolt Supreme 2, in India at Rs 2749 and Rs 2999 respectively. Both smartphones run Android Lollipop and have a similar set of specifications. These smartphones will be selling in retail stores in India from today. “We are extremely proud to shatter another performance-price […]
Scientists Discover Aggressive, Man-eating Nile Crocodiles in Florida
Scientists have discovered an aggressive “man eating” crocodile in Florida. The first hatchling was first found on a householder’s porch near Miami in 2009, but the results of DNA testing have only been announced. The second crocodile found was a small female discovered two years later at a Fruit & Spice Park in Homestead, Florida. […]
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