NASA to Launch EMIT Mission Aboard SpaceX to Study How Dust Particles Affect Earth: How to Watch Live Broadcast

NASA to Launch EMIT Mission Aboard SpaceX to Study How Dust Particles Affect Earth: How to Watch Live Broadcast

NASA is set to launch a probe to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 10 that will monitor climate change on Earth. Named Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT), this probe will study the composition of mineral dust from Earth’s arid regions and how the desert dust carried…

iPhone-Sized Beam-Steering Device to Take Mobile Communications Beyond 5G: Study

iPhone-Sized Beam-Steering Device to Take Mobile Communications Beyond 5G: Study

In a step that may help achieve better network connectivity in the near future, scientists have developed a beam-steering antenna that enhances data transmission beyond 5G standards. This will give access to a range of frequencies for mobile communications that were earlier out of reach. With the size of an…

TVS Aims to Scale Up Play in EV Segment by Leveraging Production-Linked Incentive Scheme

TVS Aims to Scale Up Play in EV Segment by Leveraging Production-Linked Incentive Scheme

TVS aims to build a “sustained dominant play” in the electric vehicle segment by leveraging various government initiatives like production-linked incentive scheme, among others. As per its annual report for 2021-22, the company has robust plans to scale up its play in the electric segment. “The PLI (Production-Linked Incentive) and FAME…

Android Auto for Phone Screens to Stop Working Soon, Upcoming Update Bugged With Wireless Issues: Report

Android Auto for Phone Screens to Stop Working Soon, Upcoming Update Bugged With Wireless Issues: Report

Android Auto for Phone Screens app that is used as a makeshift solution to get Android Auto benefits in older cars will stop working soon, as per a report. The development comes a few weeks after Google announced that it is working on an updated version of Android Auto that…

Scientists Are Developing Portable Technology to Test Foodborne Viruses Like Noroviruses, Mycotoxins

Scientists Are Developing Portable Technology to Test Foodborne Viruses Like Noroviruses, Mycotoxins

A team of international researchers from the US and the UK have received a grant of $750,000 to develop portable, rapid biosensors capable of detecting noroviruses and mycotoxins in foods and agricultural products. The researchers say noroviruses are the leading cause of foodborne illness globally and are highly contagious. They…

China Announces 3-Member Crew for Shenzhou-14 Spacecraft to Be Launched on June 5

China Announces 3-Member Crew for Shenzhou-14 Spacecraft to Be Launched on June 5

China on Saturday unveiled a three-member astronaut crew that will travel by the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft on a six-month mission to complete the construction of the country’s space station currently orbiting the earth. The Shenzhou-14 spacecraft carrying astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe will dock with the Tiangong space…

Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal Faces Strong Opposition as Advocacy Groups Launch Campaign to Stop Acquisition

Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal Faces Strong Opposition as Advocacy Groups Launch Campaign to Stop Acquisition

Advocacy groups on Friday launched a campaign to stop Elon Musk from buying Twitter as the proposed purchase cleared review by US antitrust authorities. Twitter said that the deal for Musk to acquire the company was a step closer to being sealed with the passing of a deadline for it…

Twitter Says US Antitrust Waiting Period for Musk’s Acquisition Ended, Deal Now Subject to Closing Conditions

Twitter Says US Antitrust Waiting Period for Musk’s Acquisition Ended, Deal Now Subject to Closing Conditions

Twitter said on Friday that the US antitrust waiting period for Elon Musk’s $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,41,855 crore) acquisition of the social media giant had expired, indicating it had dodged a lengthy review of the proposed deal. With the expiration, completion of the deal is now subject to remaining…

Micron Downgraded to ‘Underweight’ Rating as PC, Mobile Demand Slows With Inflation

Micron Downgraded to ‘Underweight’ Rating as PC, Mobile Demand Slows With Inflation

Micron Technology’s stock received a rare “underweight” rating from a brokerage due to the memory-chip maker’s heavy exposure to mobiles and PCs at a time when rising inflation forces consumers to rein in spending. Micron shares were down about 6 percent at $71.18 (roughly Rs. 5,530) in early trading on…

New York Legislators Pass Bill to Limit Cryptocurrency Mining Operations Burning Fossil Fuels

New York Legislators Pass Bill to Limit Cryptocurrency Mining Operations Burning Fossil Fuels

New York lawmakers have passed a milestone environmental measure designed to tap the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations that burn fossil fuels. Both supporters and opponents say that the closely watched bill, approved early Friday by the state Senate, is the first of its kind in the…