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All of us want to do so many things in life, but circumstances, responsibilities or plain laziness gets the better of us. However, there are some people who go out of their way, even juggle multiple jobs, to keep their passion going. Meet Roshni Mukherjee, an inspiring women who did just that. When she had to take up a job …

Yes. You read it correctly. Paying bills need no longer be an arduous task if you do it through Mastercard. All you need is a selfie from your smartphone, blink once at your self-portrait and your bill is paid. That what the new mobile app that MasterCard is developing will do, CNET.com reported. The app uses facial recognition to verify …

Small add-on devices could allow your smartphone to take pregnancy tests or monitor diabetes, scientists say. Researchers at the Hanover Centre for Optical Technologies (HOT), University of Hanover, Germany, have developed a self-contained fibre optic sensor for smartphones with the potential for use in a wide variety of biomolecular tests, including those for detecting pregnancy or monitoring diabetes. According to …

Scientists are developing new adaptive mobile technology that could enable blind people to ‘see’ through their smartphone or tablet. Specialists in computer vision and machine learning based at the University of Lincoln, UK, funded by a Google Faculty Research Award, are aiming to embed a smart vision system in mobile devices to help people with sight problems navigate unfamiliar indoor environments. …

भारतीय रेल दुनियाँ की सबसे विस्तृत रेल सेवाओं में से एक है। भारतीय रेल की पटरियों का जाल पूरे भारत में लगभग 71 हज़ार मील में फैला हुआ है। यह हर साल लगभग 9 अरब लोगों को उनकी मंज़िल तक पहुँचाती है। निःसंदेह छुक-छुक करती रेल में खिड़की पर बैठ कर खूबसूरत नज़रों को देखने से बेहतर कुछ भी नहीं …

Social networking giant Facebook has partnered security software firm Kaspersky to help its users detect and clean malware from their computers. ‘Malware’ is an umbrella term used to refer to computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware and other malicious programmes. Facebook said for the past year, it has been working with anti-malware companies like ESET, F-Secure and Trend …

A new study has suggested that though women live longer, men live healthier. The King’s College London study found that, whilst women were far more likely to reach 100 years than men, males tended to be healthier and had fewer diagnosed chronic illnesses compared to women. The study suggested a 50 per cent increase in the number of females reaching …

United Kingdom की एक कंपनी Malloy Aeronautics ने पिछले कुछ सालों में धीरे-धीरे और सार्वजनिक रूप से hoverbike (हवा में उड़ने वाली बाइक) को तैयार किया है। इसके लिए धन जुटाने के लिए Kickstarter का इस्तेमाल किया गया। पंरतु अब यह प्रोजेक्ट एक नई दिशा में चला गया है क्योंकि अमरीका के रक्षा विभाग ने हाल ही में घोषणा की है …

Microsoft researchers are developing autonomous drones that collect mosquitoes to look for early signs that potentially harmful viruses are spreading, with the goal of preventing disease outbreaks in humans. Project Premonition, launched by American tech company Microsoft, is developing a system that aims to detect infectious disease outbreaks before they become widespread. Project Premonition could eventually allow health officials to …

File photo of Nek Chand – a self-taught artist famed for building Rock Garden in Chandigarh, an 18-acre spread of sculptures made using scrap and rocks – in his office in the garden. | File photo of Nek Chand showing how to create sculptures to a tourist at Rock Garden in Chandigarh | Padma Shri Nek Chand, creator and director …