India launches OceanSat-2, six others in 20 mts

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday successfully launched seven satellites in 1,200 seconds with the help of its most trusted Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from the......

Now, four-legged robot that runs like a cat

Catbot! Swiss scientists have developed a four-legged cheetah-cub robot that runs like a cat and could be used for search and rescue missions. Thanks to its legs, whose design faithfully reproduces......

This amazing plane flies ONLY on solar power

Solar Impulse is an European long-range solar-powered plane project being undertaken at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. The project eventually hopes to succeed in the first circling......

Coming soon: An artificial mind?

An artificial mind! Yes, a machine brain, perhaps much more intelligent than your own may someday be a reality, if scientists are to be believed. A Swiss team, led by Professor Henry Markram,......

Ghosn makes pit stop in India

Nissan Motor chief executive officer and president Carlos Ghosn quietly slipped into Mumbai on Sunday and is scheduled to fly back to Japan on Tuesday.The high-profile CEO, the first non-Japanese......