technology
Low-cost 'artificial petrol' out
London: Artificial petrol that costs 19 pence per litre could be available in as little as three years.
Scientists in Britain are refining the recipe for a hydrogen-based fuel that will run in existi
Cars might soon decide if driver's drunk
Waltham: An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to instantly gauge a driver's fitness to be on the road has the potential to save thousands of lives, but could be as long as a deca
Russia to send piloted rocket to Mars
Moscow: Russia plans to develop a new super-heavy carrier rocket that will be used to launch piloted spacecraft to Mars.
"The super-heavy carrier rocket will be based on the design of the Angara rock
Will.i.am is now an Intel employee
The Black Eyed Peas frontman was recently named the 'Director of Creative Innovation' by the microchip major.
Intel, however, has not revealed what exactly Will.i.am's role is in the company and anal
'Robot' attends school
Moscow: A very special student is attending a lesson at Moscow's school number 166: Stepan, a plastic robot, is in the classroom to help a little boy with leukaemia to follow the lesson through his ey
smartphone apps to spot singles
Washington: A whole new array of applications on the Web and smartphones are designed to help you spot singles near you.
Some are dedicated mobile dating platforms that use GPS technology to help you
PM launches number portability
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will on Thursday unveil a new scheme that will permit mobile phone users to change their service providers without having to forgo their numbers in what in industry jargon is called mobile number portability.
14-yr-old's iPhone app 'downloaded 2mn times'
London: An iPhone app video game created by a 14-year-old US boy is taking the world by storm.
More than 2 million iPhone users have downloaded ‘Bubble Ball’, a simple physics-based puzzle game, sinc
The mammoth to be brought back to life
Tokyo: Japanese researchers will launch a project this year to resurrect the long-extinct mammoth by using cloning technology to bring the ancient pachyderm back to life in around five years time, a r
MJ dance moves hit Kinect in April
San Fransisco: Ubisoft on Thursday announced an April 12 release date for a Michael Jackson video game that challenges Xbox 360 players to dance like the King of Pop.
"Michael Jackson: The Experience
