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In a new study, researchers have created thermoelectric paint, which captures the waste heat from hot painted surfaces and converts it into electrical energy.

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A paint that converts heat into electricity

The researchers demonstrated that the thermoelectric paint can be painted onto a variety of curved heat-emitting...

28 Nov 2016 12:10 AM IST

European Agency Mars lander Schiaparelli.

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Computer glitch blamed for European Mars lander crash

For a safe landing Schiaparelli had to slow down from a speed of 21,000 kilometres (13,000 miles) per hour to zero.

24 Nov 2016 8:18 AM IST

$Despite decades of high levels of funding and political backing, nuclear power constitutes only a trivial fraction (3.5% in 2015) of overall electricity generation in India.$ Science

Future energy: Wasteful reactors

Why the technology we're using to produce nuclear power is fraught with risks.

23 Nov 2016 1:10 AM IST

The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting and save lives. (Photo: AP)

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Best weather satellite ever built rockets into space

NASA declared success 3 1/2 hours after liftoff, following separation from the upper stage.

21 Nov 2016 9:09 AM IST

The star, GJ 536, is a red dwarf which is quite cool and near to our Sun, they said.

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Super Earth' seen orbiting nearby star

During the research, a cycle of magnetic activity similar to that of the Sun has been observed, but with a shorter...

21 Nov 2016 7:13 AM IST

The discovery was made through an analysis of images and data collected by NASAs New Horizons spacecraft. (Photo:NASA)

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Underground ocean found on Pluto, likely slushy with ice

Scientists have found a hidden ocean beneath the frozen surface containing as much water as all of Earth's seas.

17 Nov 2016 8:14 AM IST

$The moon will be the closest to Earth since 1948 at a distance of 356,509 kilometres (221,524 miles), creating what NASA described as \an extra-supermoon\. (Representational image)$ Science