Star Wars-like wristband can control PCs, fly drones

WASHINGTON: Scientists have developed a "Star Wars" inspired 'Jedi wristband' which can wirelessly control anything from computers and video games to military drones with a flick of the wrist.The Myo device, worn around the forearm, detects the electrical...

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Black hole spinning at speed of light

WASHINGTON: The outer reaches of a 'supermassive' black hole, more than two million miles across, or eight times the earth-moon distance, is spinning at nearly the speed of light.The gigantic object is at the centre of the spiral galaxy NGC 1365. Astronomers...

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Scientist develops Harry Potter-style 'invisibility cloak'

NEW YORK: A Singapore-based scientist has developed a Harry Potter-style 'invisibility cloak' which can shield objects behind it.Baile Zhang of Singapore's Nanyang Technological University showed off his 'magical' device earlier this week at TED2013...

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Schizophrenia genes increase chance of IQ loss: Study

MUMBAI: People who are at greater genetic risk of schizophrenia are more likely to see a fall in IQ as they age, even if they do not develop the condition.Scientists at the University of Edinburgh say the findings could lead to new research into how...

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Schizophrenia genes increase chance of IQ loss: Study

MUMBAI: People who are at greater genetic risk of schizophrenia are more likely to see a fall in IQ as they age, even if they do not develop the condition.Scientists at the University of Edinburgh say the findings could lead to new research into how...

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Scientists unveil secrets of important natural antibiotic

MUMBAI: An international team of scientists has discovered how an important natural antibiotic called dermcidin, produced by our skin when we sweat, is a highly efficient tool to fight tuberculosis germs and other dangerous bugs.Their results could contribute...

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'Vulcan' and 'Cerberus' win online poll for naming Pluto's two new moons

DELHI: An online poll for suggesting names for Pluto's two unnamed moons was swept by 'Vulcan' and 'Cerberus' as polling closed on Monday. 'Vulcan' got 174,062 votes while 'Cerberus' came in second with 99,432 votes, according to the Los Angeles Times....

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Hollow bones led dinosaurs to grow world's longest necks

NEW YORK: Hollow neck bones allowed dinosaurs to evolve necks longer than any other creature that has ever lived, scientists say.Plant-eating dinosaurs called sauropods had the longest necks in the animal kingdom. The dinosaurs' necks reached up to 50...

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Asteroid Apophis may strike Earth in 2068: Scientists

WASHINGTON: A 325-meter asteroid that will safely fly by the Earth in 2029 and 2036, may strike the planet in the year 2068, scientists have warned.However, the chances of 99942 Apophis striking the Earth are slim with impact odds being about 2.3 in...

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Eating well could spread infections faster: Study

NEW DELHI: It may be an old wives' tale to say that starving a fever is an effective remedy, but now scientists have shown that plentiful food can accelerate the spread of infections.Scientists studying bacterial infections in tiny water-fleas have discovered...

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Targeting junk DNA can help suppress cancers: Study

WASHINGTON: Targeting bits of junk DNA, known to regulate the activity of a cancer-related gene PTEN, can help suppress cancers, says a new study.Small stretches of such DNA in the human genome, called pseudogenes, are considered to play no role even...

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PSLV-C20 launches seven satellites, Pranab witnesses event

CHENNAI: India's polar satellite launch vehicle continued with its success streak on Monday, launching Indo-French satellite Saral and six other satellites from Austria, Britain, Canada and Denmark. The 23rd launch of PSLV-C20 — the 22nd consecutive...

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Google searches for style

People wearing Google's glasses are transported to a strange new world in which the Internet is always in their line of sight. But for people looking at the people wearing those glasses, the view is even stranger — someone wearing a computer processor,...

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A new you and a new identity too

When I was 5, my older brother informed me my last name wouldn't always be Wood. My father confirmed it. "If your husband's last name is Peabody, you'll have to become Mrs. Peabody," he teased. I hid behind my bedroom door to process this startling information...

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Indian scientists develop arsenic detection tool

KOLKATA: Scientists in Kolkata have developed a new high-precision technique to detect arsenic in water, a toxic substance widespread in the groundwater of India and Bangladesh that on long-term exposure is capable of causing skin cancer.According to...

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Radioactive waste leaking from closed nuclear facility in US

NEW DELHI: Radioactive waste is seeping out of underground storage tanks at nuclear facility in Washington state in the north-western US, state and federal officials said on Friday. These tanks are located at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, one of the...

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Drug discovered against flu virus

MONTREAL: Canadian scientists have hit upon a new, more effective substance that can destroy the influenza virus.Simon Fraser University virologist Masahiro Niikura and his doctoral student Nicole Bance are among an international group of scientists...

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New therapy for breast cancer

WASHINGTON: Breast cancer patients will now have an effective and less toxic therapeutic option.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the go-ahead to a new drug therapy for patients with HER2-positive - particularly aggressive form of breast...

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Indo-Russian collaboration for genetic research

MUMBAI: With cases of cardiac ailments and strokes increasing by leaps and bounds, the Frontier Lifeline Hospital in Chennai has entered into a research collaboration with the Institute of Atherosclerosis Research, Russia. A team of expert scientists...

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Smallest planet discovered orbiting another star

NEW DELHI: NASA scientists have discovered the smallest planet yet found going around a star similar to our Sun. It is only one third the size of Earth, slightly larger than our Moon. Located 210 light years away in the constellation Lyra, this system...

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Gene linked with Alzheimer's plaques found

WASHINGTON: A study combining genetic data with brain imaging has not only identified the APOE gene, tied to the development of Alzheimer's, but has uncovered its link with another gene, called BCHE.The enzyme coded by the BCHE gene has previously been...

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Has dark matter finally been discovered?

BOSTON: Scientists claim they are closer than ever to piercing the mystery of dark matter - which is challenging conventional notions of the cosmos - and the first clues may be unveiled within two weeks. The findings will be revealed in the results from...

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Simple blood test to determine chemotherapy dosage

MELBOURNE: Australian scientists claim to have developed a simple and low-cost blood test that can determine how well cancer patients are responding to chemotherapy, which could help in adjusting its dosage on a case-to-case basis.According to Queensland...

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Bowel diseases on the rise in urban population

MUMBAI: More and more people in the city are presenting with symptoms as common as diarrhoea but are diagnosed with serious problems that are collectively termed as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Doctors say the incidence of IBD is rapidly increasing...

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Deadly new virus is well adapted to infect humans: Study

LONDON: A new virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and has killed five people is well adapted to infecting humans but could potentially be treated with drugs that boost the immune system, scientists said on Tuesday.The virus, called novel...

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Deadly new virus is well adapted to infect humans: Study

LONDON: A new virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and has killed five people is well adapted to infecting humans but could potentially be treated with drugs that boost the immune system, scientists said on Tuesday.The virus, called novel...

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Sun-powered lasers could vaporise asteroids to protect Earth

WASHINGTON: Star-trek inspired solar-powered lasers could protect Earth from any threatening asteroids by destroying them before they can get too close, US researchers suggest.They have outlined a plan for solar powered space defences which could vaporise...

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Brain implants could create sense of touch in artificial limbs

WASHINGTON: Rats can't usually see infrared light, but they have "touched" it after Duke University neurobiologists fitted the animals with an infrared detector wired to electrodes implanted in the part of the mammalian brain that processes information...

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Enzyme makes diabetic patients prone to heart attacks

MUMBAI: Patients with diabetes are known to be more prone to heart attacks. Now, a study from University of Iowa has worked out why this happens. Studying mice with diabetes, they realized that patients with the diabetes have higher levels of a heart...

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Austrian scientists develop bionic proteins

VIENNA: Austrian scientists have developed nano particles that can mimic the function of proteins.Physicists of the University of Vienna together with researchers from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna developed nano-machines...

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Fast food affects liver same way as hepatitis

WASHINGTON: Regular consumption of fast food items like fried chicken and onion rings are particularly bad for your liver, a study has found.These fried foods have many surprising complications and dangers for the people that consume them, researchers...

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Russian meteor exploded with force of 30 Hiroshima bombs

NEW YORK: The meteor that streaked across the Russian skies on Friday, injuring around 1,200 people, exploded with a force 30 times greater than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb, Nasa scientists say.The 55 foot wide rock with a mass of 10,000 tonnes lit up...

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Russian meteor exploded with force of 30 Hiroshima bombs

NEW YORK: The meteor that streaked across the Russian skies on Friday, injuring around 1,200 people, exploded with a force 30 times greater than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb, Nasa scientists say.The 55 foot wide rock with a mass of 10,000 tonnes lit up...

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In a rarity, a meteor hit and an asteroid near-miss on same day

BOSTON: An asteroid half the size of a football field passed closer to Earth than any other known object of its size on Friday, the same day an unrelated and much smaller space rock blazed over central Russia, creating shock waves that shattered windows...

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Revealed: Why cold-blooded animals live longer in cool environments

WASHINGTON: Scientists have identified a genetic programme that promotes longevity of roundworms in cold environments - and say that this mechanism also exists in warm-blooded animals, including humans."This raises the intriguing possibility that exposure...

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Scientists turn eyes toward Europa in search for life

BOSTON: US astronomers looking for life in the solar system believe that Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter, which has an ocean, is much more promising than desert-covered Mars, which is currently the focus of the US government's attention."Europa is...

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Asteroid 2012 DA14 to pass close to Earth on Friday

BOSTON: A newly discovered asteroid about half the size of a football field will pass nearer to Earth than any other known object of its size on Friday, giving scientists a rare opportunity for close-up observations without launching a probe.At its closest...

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Bilingual babies know their grammar by 7 months

TORONTO: Babies as young as seven months can distinguish between, and begin to learn, two languages with vastly different grammatical structures, according to new research.Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Universite Paris Descartes...

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Sugar heals wounds faster than antibiotics

LONDON: Too much sugar may be harmful for the waistline, but it could help heal wounds faster than antibiotics, says a new research.The study found that granulated sugar poured directly into bed sores, leg ulcers and even amputation promotes healing...

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Sunlight spurs greenhouse gas release from Arctic

IANS Feb 12, 2013, 07.27PM IST (University of Michigan…) WASHINGTON: Exposed to sunlight, ancient carbon trapped in Arctic permafrost melts and collapses, releasing climate-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air much faster than suspected...

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New study shows copper restricts the global spread of antibiotic-resistant infections

Hetal Vyas, TNN Feb 12, 2013, 05.27PM IST BANGALORE: Research done by UK based health expert has shown that copper restricts the global spread of antibiotic resistant infection. Professor Bill Keevil, Chair in Environmental Healthcare at the...

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Sars-like virus inching towards India

Kounteya Sinha, TNN Feb 13, 2013, 07.27AM IST (United Kingdom’s…) LONDON: A dangerous virus, belonging to the same family as the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) is inching towards India. United Kingdom's Health Protection...

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