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Dudu.com – social networking without language barriers
A group of Russian developers create a social networking website that erases language barriers. An intuitive translation system allows users to communicate with friends, read news articles and follow favorite
Monsanto takes over farmer in Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of biotech giant Monsanto, closing the door on a patent case that has pitted a smalltime farmer from Indiana against a
Bee-size drones revealed
The RoboBees project at Harvard has been flying prototype bees for months, and the next challenge is equipping them with brains. The scientists have just released the video of the
Space travel goes private
As NASA’s future remains uncertain, more private companies are stepping up to the plate with plans to send paying passengers on joy rides to space. In a remote desert in
US kids allured by UAVs, college courses in demand
As many as 10000 drones could be prowling American skies by 2020, says the US Aviation Administration. And as Washington continues to boost domestic surveillance in the name of public
India’s homegrown social networking site eyes 10 mn users
New Delhi: India’s homegrown social networking site Worldfloat.com hopes to increase its users to nearly 10 million by the end of next month, giving competition to global giants like Facebook
China to build robots at new industrial base
Beijing: China will establish a new industrial base in northeast Liaoning province that will mostly develop robots and other intelligent equipment, officials said. Located in Shenfu New Town, a development
Gehlot in Israel to bring back farm technology
Jaipur: A delegation from Rajasthan led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot now visiting Israel held talks with officials on cooperation in agriculture, horticulture and water resources, a statement issued here
Drifter cancer cells dangerous: Study
Washington: Biologists and physicists in the US have shown that cancer cells that separate or drift off from the tumor site are more dangerous than non-malignant cells, according to a
Possible to detect autism in foetus: New study
Washington: Scientists have found a way of detecting and quantifying an infant’s risk of autism in the womb itself, says a new study conducted by scientists in the US. Researchers
