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Cold weather kills 20 times as many people as hot spells, according to a global study that analysed over 74 million deaths in 384 locations across 13 countries. The findings, published in The Lancet, also show that deaths due to moderately hot or cold weather substantially exceed those resulting from extreme heat waves or cold spells. “It’s often assumed that …

मोटापे के डर से लोगों को अकसर खाने से पहले किसी भी चीज की कैलरी गिनते देखा जा सकता है, लेकिन अब एक स्मार्ट प्लेट से यह काम आसान हो जाएगा। एक विशेष तकनीक से लैस यह प्लेट आपको भोजन की कैलरी बताएगी। अमरीका में एक फर्म ने इस स्मार्ट प्लेट का निर्माण किया है। इसमें तीन डिजीटल कैमरे लगे …

Here is an app that would teach you a foreign language without eating up your precious time! The researchers have developed the app to fill the time gap we spend waiting for a friend or co-worker to respond while we are chatting on GChat. WaitChatter, a Chrome extension for GChat, generates interactive foreign language vocabulary exercises, so you can make …

The camera on your smartphone can detect a type of eye cancer found in children under the age of five, according to experts in the UK. The flash from a smartphone camera can easily spot retinoblastoma (Rb), a type of cancer where tumours develop in the eyes of young children, the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT), which works in the …

A revolutionary ‘smart’ cane that enables the visually impaired to instantly identify friends and family may soon be available. The ‘XploR’ mobility cane, being developed by Birmingham City University students Steve Adigbo, Waheed Rafiq and Richard Howlett, uses smartphone technology to recognise familiar faces from up to 10 metre away. The cane also features Global Positioning System (GPS) functionality to …

Robotic pets could replace their living counterparts by 2025 as our infatuation with technology grows and more people migrate to high-density city living, scientists claim. University of Melbourne animal welfare researcher Dr Jean-Loup Rault says the prospect of robopets and virtual pets is not as far-fetched as we may think. He argues pets will soon become a luxury in an …

The Solar Impulse 2, claimed to be the world’s only solar-powered aircraft, took off from Oman on Tuesday to head towards Ahmedabad, launching the second leg of its epic bid to become the first such plane to fly around the world. The aircraft took off from Muscat earlier this morning and is expected to land in Ahmedabad after flying nearly …