Sci-Tech

SpaceX cargo ship docks on International Space Station

Reuters – A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday (April 10), carrying food and supplies for astronauts. The cargo ship that lifted off on Friday (april 8), a capsule dubbed “Dragon”, was bolted on Sunday morning to the $100 billion laboratory flying about 250 miles (400 km) above earth. Dragon was packed with about 7,000 pounds (3,175 kg) of food, supplies and experiments, including a prototype inflatable habitat. Built […]

Exoskeleton lets you feel how elderly feel

UNITED States of America – Scientists in the United States of America invented an exoskeleton suit that allows an individual to experience the physical limitations of the elderly. The inventors aim to raise emphatic awareness among the youth regarding the daily experiences of the elderly. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/mW4g0PD5eKw

SpaceX rocket to carry inflatable habitat

Reuters – SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to launch on Friday (April 08), carrying a cargo ship that will take an experimental inflatable habitat to the International Space Station (ISS). The privately owned SpaceX, which is owned by Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk, has partnered with NASA to launch resupply missions to the ISS. The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to launch off of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying with it the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module […]

WhatsApp strengthens encryption in wake of iPhone case

WASHINGTON | BY DUSTIN VOLZ (Reuters) — Facebook on Tuesday announced it had bolstered the default encryption settings for the more than one billion users of its popular WhatsApp messaging service so that all messages will now be accessible only to the sender and recipient. The update arrives amid a heightened international debate over how much access law enforcement should have to digital communications and follows a high-profile showdown between Apple and the FBI over […]

New Twitter feature to make it easier to share tweets privately

(Reuters) — Twitter Inc is offering a new feature that would make it easier for users to share tweets privately with friends, the company said in a blog post. The feature, “Message button”, updates an existing option that allows tweets to be sent privately through direct messages. Twitter said the feature would be available from Tuesday for the iOS and Android mobile platforms. (Reporting by Rishika Sadam in Bengaluru; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)

Small Australian software firm helps join the dots on Panama Papers

SYDNEY | BY BYRON KAYE (Reuters) — Software produced by a little-known Australian developer has helped journalists piece together news leads from the mountains of data found in the contents of the Panama Papers, one of the biggest document leaks in history. Sydney-based Nuix Pty Ltd donated its document analysis program to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) to sift through the millions of leaked documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. The Panama […]

As Apple plots India push, Samsung stakes turf with revamped phones

MUMBAI/SEOUL | BY HIMANK SHARMA AND SE YOUNG LEE (Reuters) — Samsung Electronics Co Ltd  is regaining smartphone share in India with a revamped line-up packed with special features including a safety mode for motorcyclists, as rival Apple Inc readies a renewed push into the world’s fastest-growing market. Long the leader in price-conscious India, the South Korean giant had been losing ground to local rivals such as Micromax and Lava, as well as Chinese brands. […]

UAE mobile app helps children with autism

UNITED Arab Emirates (Reuters) — A mobile app developed in the United Arab Emirates is hoping to help children with autism and other developmental disabilities better communicate with their parents and teachers. The Babnoor app is an Arabic language app that developers say is the first of its kind in the Middle East. Autism, formally known as autism spectrum disorder, is a disorder that affects how the brain processes information. Children with autism usually suffer from […]

A smart patch for diabetes

  Reuters – In the future, diabetics may be able to replace finger prick tests and injections with this non-invasive smart patch to keep their glucose levels in check. “The device is a type of patch which enables diabetic patients to monitor blood sugar levels via sweat without taking blood samples and control glucose levels by injecting medication,” South Korean Researcher at Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and Professor at Seoul National University, Kim Dae-Hyeong said. […]

NASA releases image of a half-lit Saturn

    Reuters – In the latest image released by NASA on Monday (April 4), ‘a half-lit’ Saturn sits askew as the planet’s moon Dione (698 miles or 1,123 kilometers across) looks on from lower left,’ Nasa said. The picture was taken using the Cassini spacecraft wide angle camera at a distance of approximately 1.2 million miles (1.9 million kilometers), NASA said. “The terminator, which separates night from day on Saturn, is also askew, owing […]

Blue Origin rocket completes successful third launch-and-land

  NEAR VAN HORN, TEXAS, United States (Reuters) — Jeff Bezos’ space transportation company Blue Origin successfully launched and landed for the third time a suborbital rocket capable of carrying six passengers, taking another step on its path in developing reusable boosters, the company said on Saturday (April 2). The New Shepard rocket and capsule blasted off from a launch site in West Texas on Saturday at an undisclosed time, and landed minutes later back […]