NASA's 1st solar probe results unravel Sun's mysteries

Washington (IANS) Revealing the findings from its historic probe to "touch" the Sun for the first time, NASA has said that the results will help scientists rewrite the models they use to understand and predict the space weather around our planet,…

India saw 28% reduction in malaria cases last year: WHO

New Delhi (IANS) Of the 11 countries with the worlds highest malaria burdens, India was one of only two countries to reduce malaria cases between 2017 and 2018, achieving a 28 per cent reduction in such cases, according to a new World Health Organization…

We located crashed Vikram lander first, says ISRO chief

Jaipur (IANS) Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K. Sivan has said that its own orbiter had located the crashed Vikram lander on the lunar surface. However, "ISRO will not refute the claims made by the NASA," he said, speaking to media on…

'Spotting Vikram on moon was a challenge when NASA couldn't'

New York (IANS) Shanmuga Subramanian, the eagle-eyed citizen space scientist who found Vikram moonlander said on Tuesday that he took spotting it as a challenge when NASA couldn't.

He said in an email interview to IANS: "It was something…

Samsung ranks 2nd in global applications of 5G patents

Seoul (IANS) Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of smartphones, ranked second in global applications of 5G-related patents, according to a recent report.

Samsung made 2,846 5G patent applications to global organisations,…

WhatsApp snooping: Questions on how India tackling data breach

New Delhi (IANS) The WhatsApp snooping row that involves privacy infringement of 121 Indian users out of 1,400 globally via third-party Israeli Pegasus spyware is now witnessing serious questions on the part of the government in handling such a crucial…

Apple may bundle AirPods with its 2020 iPhones: Report

San Francisco (IANS) Apple is looking to bundle its truly-wireless (TWS) earbuds with the iPhone 12 next year.

TWS refers to wireless earbuds like the Apple AirPods and Samsung's Galaxy Buds.

If this report is to be believed, Apple…

Cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Network suffers data breach

San Francisco (IANS) In a bizarre incident, global cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks has "admitted" that the personal details of seven current and former employees had been "inadvertently" published online by a "third-party vendor".

First…

Magnetic wave-driven computing with no heat in the offing

New York (IANS) Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a novel circuit design that enables precise control of computing with magnetic waves -- with no electricity needed.

The discovery ignites hope towards…

Samsung Display to supply OLED panels for 2020 Apple iPhones

Seoul (IANS) Samsung Display will be the sole supplier of 2020 Apple iPhone line-up that will come with on-cell touch OLED panel, which is called aY-OCTA' technology and is supplied to Samsung Electronics for its own smartphones.

According…