In an effort to curb a rise in attacks that threaten its beach tourism industry, Australia is taking help some of the world’s most advanced shark deterrent technologies and would initiate the program in the next few months.   Plans to test electronic repellents, plastic shields, sonar and...

There would be another “mini Hubble” space observatory from Monday with ISRO, India’s premier space research agency launching its first space research observatory ASTROSAT, along with a number of US satellites. “This is one more grand accomplishment for Indian science and our scientists,” tweeted...

Evolutionary chain adds yet another missing link with the discovery of Homo naledi, which displays a behavioural pattern thought unique to humans. The National Geography in collaboration with the University of Witwatersrand has brought about a “remarkable story of human heritage” that recounts an...

Driven by the urge to know what his mother, who had recently beaten back colon cancer, was doing at home alone and how she was doing, Marc Cayle designed a device named Onkol that allows him to keep track of his mother, Shari Cayle (75), while he was away with work. The device created by Marc...

A new bandage technology removes certain bacteria from the wound, thus reducing dramatically the chances of any chronic problem. Bandages, even though seems quite simple by itself, act as a protective layer on any wounds and shields the same from all the infections in the air while holding the...

Future of legal solar powered cars maybe near, which could perpetually run on the roads. The company of EVX Ventures, which is an Australian Melbourne based “electric vehicle technology startup”, has plans on creating a “road-legal car” that will be solely powered by the solar energy. In fact, by...

A new research shows that venom of a particular wasp kills carcinogenic cells, while the normal ones are left undamaged. The Biophysical Journal publishes a report which shows that the “painful” sting of wasp whereby they inject their venom in the body has “shown to attack cancer cells while...

Oxygen can be produced artificially now with the help of Melchiorri’s Silk Leaf. Thanks to the development of a graduate from the “Royal College of Art” now oxygen can be available in space. Julian Melchiorri supposed to have designed the “silk leaf” that is capable of creating oxygen, which can...

Szanto’s invention will change the future of animals and children with bone deformities. Zsigmond Szanto set out to find out “the sphere” capable of cutting through bones whereby generating least heat and bone-dust. It would be a tool which could tremendously help surgeons to operate on “complex...