Focus on remote sensing satellite essential: Expert

You learn science by keeping your eyes and ears open and looking around at this world. The real inspiration of science, at least to me, has been essentially the love of nature,” said Dr R R Navalgund, Director of Space Application Centre-Indian...

Now, a potato sans calories

Scientists in Britain have developed potatoes with less carbohydrate and fewer calories but with all the other nutritional values of the regular spud.British company Naturally Best that developed Vivaldi after nine years of research say their potato could...

Now, medicines for critical diseases at your doorstep

The Medicine Shoppe, which started operations in India in February 1999 and is now the largest organised pharmacy retail chain, will launch the country’s first Super Speciality Pharmacy outlet in Mumbai on Monday, that would stock drugs for treating...

Leap second could alter your future

With scientists having delayed the arrival of 2006 by the first “leap second” in seven years, everyone can enjoy the New Year eve a second longer. Even as one would be immersed in the midnight revelries, a leap second will be inserted in the...

Voice recognition enters new realm in mobiles

Speech recognition on cellphones is no longer about saying a name and then waiting and hoping that the right number is dialled, many experts say. With most early versions, users trained their phones to understand commands. But the accuracy of the function...