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Year 2016 has indeed been the year of smartphones for right reasons or wrong as these powerful-yet-affordable devices pushed India ahead of the US. (Representational image)

Measure male fertility using this device

Scientists have developed a new smartphone-based device to measure semen quality.

24 March 2017 4:48 PM IST

As the smartphone becomes more noticeable, participants available cognitive capacity decreases (Photo: AFP)

A smartphone that charges via body movements

Scientists have developed an ultra-thin device that can power your smartphone, fitness tracker and other gadgets using...

24 July 2017 11:17 AM IST

When completed will be the worlds largest optical telescope, some five times larger than the top observing instruments in use today.

Construction starts on world's largest telescope

The size of the ELT has the potential to transform our understanding of the universe.

27 May 2017 9:23 AM IST

The writer is a professor of theoretical sciences and dean of academic affairs (Photo: AFP)

Gender walls: Why science has few women

Many Indians are surprised to find that in the supposedly liberal West, it is not uncommon to the view that women do not...

11 Nov 2016 5:43 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Narendra Modi pulls up secys for lack of ideas

The Prime Minister, sources said, gave an earful to the panel and asked them to come prepared the next time.

8 Jan 2017 2:36 AM IST

When Samsung Electronics remotely disabled the last of its flawed Galaxy Note 7 smartphones last month, it further blurred the lines between who ultimately controls your phone, or computer, car or appliance: you, or the companies that make it work? (Photo: Representational image)

New species of microbes found breeding on mobile phones

The startling finding is by scientists of the government-owned National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) in Pune.

7 March 2017 11:01 AM IST

PhD student Lindsay Blackstock (left) and her supervisor, Xing-Fang Li, found telltale signs of urine in public swimming pools by looking for traces of artificial sweetener. (Image: University of Alberta)

Science is proof that people pee in pools

Health benefits of swimming far outweigh health risks of pee in public pools.

5 March 2017 10:57 AM IST

A pair of electronic glasses that enable the legally blind to see. (Photo: AP)

Drishti: Accenture's AI-powered initiative to help the visually...

The solution, called Drishti, was developed as a part of Accenture's focus on Tech4Good.

30 July 2017 10:40 AM IST

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Why we need a science column

A science column stands at the confluence of great efforts.

28 July 2017 1:05 AM IST

If the Egyptians had used these little nuggets inside the pyramids of Giza, they would still have lights on.

Power tech: A battery inside a diamond

A new power source from nuclear waste needs no maintenance and can run for 5,000 years.

28 Dec 2016 3:20 AM IST

Intex to start selling Aqua handsets

The Delhi High Court has allowed major mobile phone maker 'Intex' to sell its Aqua brand handsets and accessories in the...

14 March 2017 8:44 AM IST

In karma yoga, there is a desire, but not for material comforts and enjoyment. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Yoga The art to find yourself

You are missing out because you identified yourself with something.

7 April 2017 2:26 AM IST