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 Science & Information Technology

Houston: 'Hello, World!' came the message from the International Space Station as NASA successfully beamed high-definition video via laser from space to ground on Thursday.

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Birmingham: Passwords are a common security measure to protect personal information, but they don’t always prevent hackers from finding a way into devices.

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Washington: Bethesda, Exposure to traumatic events can result in sleep disorders, depression, hyper-vigilance, increased irritability, anger and other changes in those who have experienced the trauma. Now, researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine (CNRM) are conducting a study using smart phone applications to help address these issues and build resilience in military service members and their families.

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Hampshire: A new report from Juniper Research has found that one in five mobile handsets will have mobile wallet functionality by 2018, against less than one in 10 at the end of last year.

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Columbus: In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers found that mobile media technologies such as smart phones aren’t taking people away from relying on traditional media sources such as newspapers or television.

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Washington: Parents, cousins, grandparents and even the British Monarch have embraced the lure of social networking. If you have not yet joined the millions people on social networking, here are some reasons from Rowan University adjunct marketing professor Jennifer Regina on why you should consider becoming part of the growing social networking family.

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Washington: A type of cell that builds mouse hearts can renew itself, Johns Hopkins researchers report. They say the discovery, which likely applies to such cells in humans as well, may pave the way to using them to repair hearts damaged by disease - or even grow new heart tissue for transplantation.

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Washington: Today’s television programs are designed to trigger your emotions and your mind through your senses of sound and sight. But what if they could trigger a few more? What if you could smell or taste the cheesy slices of pizza being eaten by your favorite characters on TV? Is it possible? Would audiences enjoy the experience? Would advertisers jump on the opportunity to reach consumers in a new way?

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Washington: A team of researchers in Japan has developed a solid-state lamp that emits high-energy ultraviolet (UV) light at the shortest wavelengths ever recorded for such a device, from 140 to 220 nanometers.

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New Delhi: A new mobile app and desktop app on Windows 8 platform for train enquiry as an enhancement to National Train Enquiry System (NTES) has been developed by Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), the IT wing of Indian Railways in consultation with and support from Microsoft.

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