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NASA Dawn Spacecraft Detects Ice Volcanoes on Ceres
Ceres – the biggest celestial object in the asteroid belt that stuck between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter seems to host some hidden ice volcanoes, suggests a new international study. Earlier in 2015, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft detected a four-kilometer elevated Ahuna Mons cryovolcano on Ceres, following which scientists suspects it to host some more […]
SpaceX Will Pony up Ridesharing Rocket for Seven Satellites of NASA and Iridium
Why use several rockets when one single rocket can transmit multiple satellites to space? Well, the perfect answer to this question is given by Elon Musk-owned space company SpaceX. The America-based space company will offer one of its Falcon 9 rockets to set out NASA and Iridium satellites from the ground to space. As announced […]
MIT Scientists Develop A Hydrogel-Based Robot That Can Grasp and Unleash Live Fish
Engineers from the Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with a newly developed gel-based robot that is capable of grasping and releasing live fish into the water. A team of MIT engineers has succeeded in fabricating a transparent, hydrogel-based robot that can be in motion when water is impelled in and out […]
Brain-Computer Interface helped Patients with Complete Locked-In Syndrome to Use Their Mind for Communication
Earlier, it is widely believed that patients with complete locked-in syndrome – a paralyzed condition where the patient is awake but can’t communicate verbally – usually lives an unsatisfied life and lacks those grants which are mandatory for living a basic quality life. But a new research, conducted by a team of European scientists have […]
Ocado Tests Soft Robotic Hand for Precisely Packing and Storing Fruits
Today’s emerging technologies are helping the human being to accomplish a number of assignments and daily works without using their hand, and such a technological breakthrough has represented the world a soft robotic hand which can precisely pack and store fruits and vegetables. Ocado – world’s largest e-commerce supermarket has put a new robotic hand […]
It’s Official; 3-Billion-Years-Old ‘Lost Continent’ Lurks at Bottom of Indian Ocean
A long-lost continent, which once sandwiched between India and Madagascar, now lurks at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, revealed a research report published on Tuesday. According to the study, conducted by a team of international geologists, a long-lost old continent, which used to dwell between India and Madagascar nearly 3-billion years old, is currently […]
2, 344 Californian Professors Sign ‘Open Letter’ to Trump, Urging Not To Pull Leg from Paris Climate Protocol
Donald Trump’s administration is nothing less than a catastrophic segment for United State as well as for the world. Trump’s statement regarding climate change and his pledge to pull the leg of United State from Paris climate change pacts has become a headache for many. However, after realizing the seriousness of both climate change and […]
Whip-Like Tongue and Catchiest Spit Helps Frog for Prey Catching
You sometimes might be wondered how the tiny creature frog catches its meal quickly. A frog brings its whip-like tongue into play for snagging its prey faster than a human eye can wink. During the prey catching period, frog hits the victim with its sticky tongue it with a force five times faster and stronger […]
Scientists to Restore the Yum in ‘Tomato’ By Tinkering With Its Genetic Formula
Over the past couple of decades, the commercially cultivated grocery tomatoes have lacked all most all of their flavors. If you take a bite of the tomatoes sold in supermarkets, you may sense like something is missing. While general people think it to be a common incident, but researchers have come up with a new […]