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The revolutionary bandage is likely to prove helpful for people who suffer from chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers. (Photo: Pixabay)

Now, high-tech bandage that speeds up healing

The tests, conducted on rats, showed that the e-bandages heal wounds within three days.

28 Dec 2018 1:48 PM IST

Putin said the Avangard will enter service with the Russian Strategic Missile Forces next year.

Official: Russian weapon 27 times faster than speed of sound

The Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle flies 27 times faster than the speed of sound, making it impossible to intercept.

28 Dec 2018 12:28 PM IST

SpaceX is working on a version of its Dragon capsule that will carry crew to the space station, perhaps as early as next year (Photo: AFP)

SpaceX ends year with launch of its first US military satellite

The private space agency successfully launched the United States Air Force's first Global Positioning System (GPS) III...

26 Dec 2018 11:35 AM IST

The hole didnt pose a danger to Prokopyev and crewmates Serena Aunon-Chancellor of NASA and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency. (Photo: AP)

Russia: Hole drilled from inside Int'l Space Station capsule

Investigators were looking at samples he and crewmate Oleg Kononenko collected during a Dec. 12 spacewalk.

26 Dec 2018 11:20 AM IST

OneWeb has offered the Russian government the option of buying a 12.5-percent stake in the company.

US satellite service offers to sell minority stake to Russia

Russia is an important market for OneWeb's project because it has many remote areas where high-speed broadband is not...

26 Dec 2018 10:29 AM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket transporting the Tess satellite lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla.(Photo: AP)

SpaceX launches first US national security space mission

The Falcon 9 rocket carrying a $500 million GPS satellite by Lockheed Martin Corp lifted off from Cape Canaveral.

24 Dec 2018 11:15 AM IST

Nuclear capable ballistic missile test-fired

Nuclear capable ballistic missile test-fired

The 4,000-km range missile is equipped with state of the art Avionics, fifth generation onboard computer and distributed...

24 Dec 2018 2:26 AM IST

The nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station pad where SpaceX had been launching its Falcon 9 rockets was damaged during a fueling accident in September. The company expects to return the pad to service later this year after repairs.

SpaceX to retry launch in first US national security space mission

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a roughly USD 500 million GPS satellite was due to blast off from Florida's Cape Canaveral...

23 Dec 2018 11:00 AM IST

On its website, NASA explains that it does use the materials for wind experiments launched on sounding rockets to the upper atmosphere.

Astronauts return safely to Earth from Space Station

NASA astronaut Serena Au±³n-Chancellor landed along with her German crewmate Alexander Gerst of the European Space...

21 Dec 2018 11:12 AM IST

The machinery would be encased in a black box the size of a shipping container and sent to other countries with nuclear energy programs.

US to offer 'black box' nuclear waste tech to other nations

The push comes as the United States struggles to find a solution for its own mounting nuclear waste inventories.

20 Dec 2018 2:47 PM IST

The nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station pad where SpaceX had been launching its Falcon 9 rockets was damaged during a fueling accident in September. The company expects to return the pad to service later this year after repairs.

Musk's SpaceX to raise USD 500 million in funding

The company is raising the capital from existing shareholders and new investor Baillie Gifford & Co.

19 Dec 2018 11:13 AM IST

Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology industry leaders at Trump Tower in New York. (Photo: AP)

Elon Musk's Boring Company set to unveil its first Los Angeles-area...

The Boring Company announced plans for a live webcast on Tuesday at 8 p.m. local time (0400 GMT).

19 Dec 2018 10:22 AM IST