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Smartwatch operated by wrist movement

Smartwatch operated by wrist movement

Scientists have developed a new smartwatch that can be operated with wrist movements and gestures, allowing users to...

16 Oct 2016 2:25 AM IST

An anti-ageing coenzyme found

Scientists have identified a compound that may delay physical ageing processes and prevent such as Alzheimer’s and...

16 Oct 2016 2:23 AM IST

Four more flicks in Potter spin-off Beasts series

British author J.K. Rowling says the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will be...

15 Oct 2016 1:51 AM IST

Move over T rex! Armoured B rex is here

Move over T rex! Armoured B rex is here

Move over T rex! Scientists have discovered B rex — a 370 million-year-old species of giant fish with external,...

13 Oct 2016 12:29 AM IST

Pioneering way to link pay with performance

Pioneering way to link pay with performance

Two US-based academics won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for ground-breaking research on contract theory that has...

11 Oct 2016 6:13 AM IST

2,000-year-old house rebuild using 3D

2,000-year-old house rebuild using 3D

Researchers have used 3D technology to reconstruct a house in Pompeii to show what life may have been like for the...

11 Oct 2016 6:12 AM IST

This file photo shows actress Jane Fonda presenting an Honorary Oscar to Polish director Andrzej Wajda. -AFP

Voice of Poland’s freedom Wajda falls silent forever

A legend in the world of cinema, Polish film director Andrzej Wajda has died aged 90, leaving behind an opus of ...

11 Oct 2016 6:11 AM IST

High on water You could end up in coma

Drinking too much water may cause potentially fatal water intoxication, claims a new study which has for the first time...

10 Oct 2016 2:06 AM IST

Balwinder Sahani

Indian pays $9 million for Dubai number plate

An Indian businessman has paid $9 million at auction to grab a single-digit car registration plate in Dubai, feeding a...

10 Oct 2016 2:04 AM IST

China plans midnight internet ban

Children in China could be banned from playing online games after midnight under a new rule designed to combat Internet...

9 Oct 2016 1:10 AM IST

Lack of proper sleep impairs facial recognition

Lack of proper sleep impairs facial recognition

Lack of proper sleep can impact the accuracy of face identification, researchers have found, suggesting that the crucial...

9 Oct 2016 1:07 AM IST

Hubble detects ‘cannonballs’ twice as big as Red Planet

Hubble detects ‘cannonballs’ twice as big as Red Planet

Nasa’s Hubble Space Telescope has detected mysterious stellar “cannon fire” — superhot blobs of...

8 Oct 2016 2:24 AM IST