Lighter, fast-charging batteries that can power Mars rover developed

New York (IANS) A NASA-funded research led by a team of Indian-origin scientists in the US has developed lighter, faster-charging batteries suitable for powering a spacesuit, or even a Mars rover.

Shailendra Chiluwal, Nawraj Sapkota, Apparao…

Samsung partners Corning for foldable display: Report

Seoul (IANS) South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has reportedly partnered with US-based Corning Inc, a leading innovator in materials science, to develop its own foldable glass.

The display used in the Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold…

Pune scientists find remote galaxy

Pune/New Delhi (IANS) In a landmark achievement in Space missions, a team of scientists from Pune's Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics (IUCAA) have discovered one of the farthest galaxies in the universe, officials said here…

Asthma may not be significant risk factor for severe Covid-19

New York (IANS) Researchers have found that patients with asthma do not seem to be at risk from complications associated with being hospitalised with Covid-19 disease.

The study, published in the journal Annals of the American Thoracic Society,…

Earth may have been wet ever since it formed: Study

Washington (IANS) Earth's water may have come from materials that were present in the inner solar system at the time the planet formed, suggests a new study.

The findings of this study, published in the journal Science, are surprising because…

Moderna to supply 40mn doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Japan

New York (IANS) The US-based biotech company Moderna has confirmed talks to supply 40 million doses of its potential Covid-19 vaccine to Japan.

Under the terms of this arrangement, the vaccine, mRNA-1273, would be supplied by Moderna and distributed…

Apple launches one-year residency programme for AI, ML experts

San Francisco (IANS) Apple has introduced a residency programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to find niche experts in the new-age technologies.

The AI/ML residency programme invites experts in various fields to…

Hubble Space Telescope maps giant halo around Andromeda galaxy

Washington (IANS) Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have mapped the immense envelope of gas, called a halo, surrounding the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest large galactic neighbour.

This tenuous, nearly invisible halo of diffuse…

AirPods 3 may drop force detection control for touch sensors

San Francisco (IANS) Apple is reportedly working on future AirPods that could come with simple touch sensors instead of force detection for control for an improved experience.

A new patent suggests that the tapping that is currently required…

Google not in race to buy TikTok: Sundar Pichai

San Francisco (IANS) Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has denied his company is in the race to acquire the Chinese short-video making app TikTok.

On the latest episode of podcast 'Pivot Schooled Live', the Recode's Kara Swisher…