The new games gadget that delivers a literal shock if you lose!
Have you ever jumped off your seat after being shot or crashed a car while playing a computer game? If not, then you better get ready for this, for a new gadget, called the Mindwire-V5 has been created that delivers a sharp zap through up to five pads worn on the body, when a gamer loses. ANI
Black-ape linkages still influence Americans subconsciously: Study
They might not be overtly racist today, but many U.S. citizens still subconsciously link African Americans with apes, says a new study. ANI
Robotic bird inspired by the common swift makes its first flight
A micro-aircraft inspired by the common swift bird, has made its first flight in the Netherlands. ANI
Two iPhones and an iPod Touch makes for the iBand
Three art students from Austria have pushed the boundaries of their technical imagination to another high - by using two iPhones and an iPod Touch to form the iBand. ANI
IIT Kanpur, Warwick scientists link iron banded fibrils to Parkinsons, Alzheimers
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, and the University of Warwick, UK, have found that the mechanism that transports iron safely through our blood stream can, in some circumstances, malfunction due to long worm-like fibrils banded by lines of iron rust. ANI
Researchers develop computer model of key component of Earths crust
A team of Cornell researchers has created a mathematical computer model of the formation of granulite, a fine-grained metamorphic rock, in the Earths crust. ANI
Warmer springs cause fewer flowers to bloom in the Rocky Mountains
Research conducted on the Rocky Mountains in western North America has shown that due to warmer springs, snow is gone sooner than before, due to which fewer flowers are blooming in the region. ANI
IIT-alumnus develops software to help fight online fraud
An IIT Kharagpur alumna and his colleague have designed a new software that can help stem fraud against poker websites, by doing what poker players wish they could - monitor an opponents tendencies while gambling. ANI
Unique locks on microchips could help to reduce hardware piracy
Computer engineers at the University of Michigan and Rice University have devised unique locks on microchips, which could help to substantially reduce hardware piracy. ANI
New discovery may revolutionize encryption technology
A unique discovery by a University of Central Florida professor may lead to a new generation of Quantum Computers that will render existing computer and credit card encryption technology obsolete. ANI
New technique achieves breakthrough in examining microscopic structures
Researchers at Purdue University have achieved a major breakthrough in examining microscopic structures by using a technique called cryo-EM that has successfully given them images of a virus in detail two times greater than achieved in the past. ANI
PETs targeted imaging may lead to early diagnosis of dementia
Researchers have been able to classify different types of dementia with the help of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with the radiotracer fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), raising hopes that it may one day be possible to catch the disease in its earlier stage. ANI
Origin of intense radio waves in Earths upper atmosphere identified
Scientists have solved a 40-year-old puzzle by identifying the origin of the intense radio waves in the Earths upper atmosphere that control the dynamics of the Van Allen radiation belts. ANI
Spitzer Space Telescope to help find diamonds in space
Scientists have devised a way to use the Spitzer Space Telescope to find diamonds in space, which might help them to understand how carbon-rich molecules develop. ANI
Out of this world music to entertain astronauts aboard space station
Songs selected by a Norwegian teenager would entertain astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), when the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) - Jules Verne - delivers the playlist of the tunes to them, along with other items. ANI
Now, a mind reading device that could predict what youre looking at
Scientists at the University of California in Berkeley have developed a mind-reading technique that could allow them to crack your minds internal code and even predict what youre looking at based on your thoughts. ANI
Just listening to cell phones while driving is as risky as drunk driving
Cell phone use while driving has always been a matter of concern, now a new study has revealed that listening to the phone alone can be as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol. ANI
Universe is filled with a fluid of chilled neutrinos
A NASA satellite mission has confirmed the theory that the universe is filled with a fluid of cold neutrinos that remain almost entirely aloof from ordinary matter. ANI
Skeleton could help unlock Stonehenges mysterious past
A skeleton discovered at Stonehenge in 1978, and on display at the Salisbury Museum for nearly a decade may hold the secret to the prehistoric monuments mysterious past. ANI
Antarctic cod adopt a winter survival strategy similar to hibernation
Scientists have discovered an Antarctic fish species that adopts a winter survival strategy similar to hibernation. ANI
When it comes to emotions, the East and West see things very differently
When it comes to emotions, Eastern and Western cultures assess situations very differently, says a new research. ANI
ESA observations indicate Mars and Venus are surprisingly similar
New observations by ESAs (European Space Agency) two spacecrafts have indicated that despite the differences in size and distance from the Sun, Mars and Venus are surprisingly similar. ANI
Your intuition is more than just a hunch
The next time you get a gut feeling about something, dont ignore it, for researchers at Leeds University Business School, say that those feelings are real and should be taken seriously. ANI