Online lie detector that would catch your fake tweet!

Online lie detector that would catch your fake tweet!

London, Feb 20  Want to know which tweet is real or fake? Scientists are developing an online lie detector that can tell fact from fiction in just 140 characters or less. Called ‘Pheme’, it will scan tweets from news outlets, individuals, and automated ‘bots’ to see if their posts are as truthful as they claim. […]

iPhone 5C At Rs 36,899? Still Not Worth It!

iPhone 5C At Rs 36,899? Still Not Worth It!

Apple has slashed rates of their base iPhone model in India, the iPhone 5C. The phone which was launched at Rs 41,990 is now available for Rs 5000 less at Rs 36,899. Add various online schemes and promotions and the phone costs even lesser. Definitely good news for the Apple fanboys. However, despite the price-cut, […]

Generating electricity from lava a possibility

Generating electricity from lava a possibility

An accidental encounter of scientists in Iceland with molten lava has opened possibilities of harnessing under surface heat to produce power. A geothermal borehole project in Iceland a few years ago accidentally struck magma – the molten rock that flows out of volcanoes – and it spewed superheated steam for two years. This superheated steam, […]

Decoded: How brain controls hunger

Decoded: How brain controls hunger

Although hunger is essential for survival, abnormal hunger can lead to obesity and eating disorders that are now reaching near-epidemic proportions around the world. The solution lies somewhere deep inside your brain. To unlock the mystery behind hunger pangs, researchers are creating a wiring diagram of the complex brain circuits that regulate the intense urge […]

DRDO stresses indigenisation, outlines progress on Agni-V, Arihant

DRDO stresses indigenisation, outlines progress on Agni-V, Arihant

Indigenisation was the thrust of official interactions on the second day of Defexpo at the Pragati Maidan here Friday as DRDO outlined the progress made in land and naval systems. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) progress report included likely induction of Agni-V next year and nuclear submarine Arihant getting ready for sea trials in […]

Canada unveils new space policy

Canadian Industry Minister James Moore has unveiled a new plan to develop the country’s space industry in a bid to safeguard Canada’s “sovereignty, security and prosperity”. Moore said Friday that Canada’s Space Policy Framework will serve as a guideline for the country’s strategic space activities and ensure the commercial competitiveness of its space industry in […]

Cyber security biggest challenge: DRDO chief

Terming cyber security a “biggest security challenge”, DRDO chief Avinash Chander Friday said there was need of a new purchase process to get the country system that could not be “subverted”. Talking to reporters at Defexpo 2014 here, Chander said that leakage of information could take place in a subverted system, adding that there was […]

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