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Indian scientists discover material that repairs itself
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Indian scientists discover material that repairs itself

New Delhi, July 25: Scientists have developed piezoelectric molecular crystals that repair their own mechanical damage without the need for any external intervention, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) said on Saturday. Piezoelectric crystals are a class of materials that generate...
Amazon injects new life in Alexa with 50 new features
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Amazon injects new life in Alexa with 50 new features

San Francisco, July 22: Amazon has introduced more than 50 new features to make its home assistant Alexa more smarter, allowing developers to create Widgets for their skills which customers can add to their Alexa devices with a screen later this year. The company also announced 'Paid Skills', a...
Indians searched more on immunity, e-learning during pandemic: Report
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Indians searched more on immunity, e-learning during pandemic: Report

Bengaluru, July 19: There has been a massive increase in searches related to physical fitness, financial investments, entertainment, e-learning searches in the last one year as people continued to shelter at place and work from home due to the ongoing Covid pandemic, revealed a report on Monday. ...
Virgin Galactic sends Richard Branson to edge of space
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Virgin Galactic sends Richard Branson to edge of space

San Francisco, July 11: Heralding a new space tourism era, Virgin Galactic's billionaire CEO Richard Branson on Sunday flew to the edge of space with three employees, including one of Indian-origin, leaving Jeff Bezos to follow his route on July 20. Branson flew aboard his Virgin Galactic's VSS...
India likely to release new cyber-security strategy this year
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India likely to release new cyber-security strategy this year

New Delhi, July 4: The government is expected to release a new cybersecurity strategy this year, Lt Gen Rajesh Pant, the National Cybersecurity Coordinator at the Prime Minister's Office said at an event. The coordinator, at an event organised by the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), added that...
NASAs self-driving Mars Rover begins search for signs of ancient life
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NASA's self-driving Mars Rover begins search for signs of ancient life

Washington, July 2: NASA's self-driving six-wheeled robot on Mars - the Perseverance rover is set to start an epic journey across a crater floor to seek signs of ancient life, the US space agency said on Friday. The rover, moving at a top speed of 120 metres per hour, will trek across the Martian...
Special kits for kids to make them math-friendly
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Special kits for kids to make them math-friendly

Prayagraj, July 2: Primary schools in Prayagraj will now offer mathematics kits to students to enable them to learn various concepts of the subject in an interesting way. Basic Shiksha Adhikari (Prayagraj) Sanjay Kushwaha told reporters that "the mathematics kit will help increase the interest of...
Twitter website displays distorted map of India; J&K, Ladakh shown outside India
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Twitter website displays distorted map of India; J&K, Ladakh shown outside India

New Delhi, June 28: Amid a stand-off with the Indian government over compliance with new IT rules, the Twitter website is displaying a wrong map of the country that shows Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh as separate countries. The glaring distortion, which appears on the career section of Twitter...
Dragon man fossil may be our closest relative, not Neanderthals
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'Dragon man' fossil may be our closest relative, not Neanderthals

Beijing, June 26: A large fossil skull discovered in China may be our closest relative in the human family tree, than the previously known Neanderthals, according to a new research.The fossil Harbin cranium is the largest of known Homo skulls and scientists now say this skull represents a newly...
Battle lines drawn as PUBG Mobile re-enters India in new avatar
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Battle lines drawn as PUBG Mobile re-enters India in new avatar

New Delhi, June 18: "Yeh PUBG wala hai kya?" Prime Minister Narendra Modi had quipped during the 'Pariksha pe Charcha 2.0' in January 2019, asking a mother who raised concerns about her son being too much involved in online gaming. The PUBG game has since crossed many levels before coming to a...
Google team uses AI to create next-gen chips faster than humans
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Google team uses AI to create next-gen chips faster than humans

New Delhi, June 13: As the world faces acute semiconductor or chip shortage, a team of Google researchers is working on to design next-generation artificial-intelligence (AI) chips, and has created an AI model that allows chip design to be performed by artificial agents with more experience...
Facebook forms global alliance with leading health organisations
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Facebook forms global alliance with leading health organisations

San Francisco, June 11: With an aim to empower the public on how social media and behavioural sciences can be leveraged to improve the health of communities, Facebook has formed a global alliance called 'Alliance for Advancing Health Online with leading health organisations.The partners include...
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