It may sound bizarre but breathing test on smart phones that could check for signs of cancer may be available in next two years.


Breathe in your smart phone to check cancer signs!


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Have you read about sophisticated hunter insects called praying mantis in textbooks? Now, see them hunting with the world's tiniest 3D glasses.


This insect wears world's tiniest 3D glasses!


Scientists have discovered an outer shield above the entrance of T-type channels that can change the electrochemical signalling of heart and brain cells.


Regulator of electrical activity in brain and heart found


Are you taking weight-loss supplements while on anti-depressants? Take caution because the popular weight-loss supplement garcinia cambogia -- famously known as Malabar tamarind -- could lead to toxicity in the body.


Weight-loss tamarind and anti-depressants a deadly mix


Disappointed at less number of 'likes' on your selfie or a photo from your latest vacation on Facebook or Twitter? Now, there is a formula that can win more 'likes' online.


How to win more 'likes' on Facebook photos


Not happy with gym results on your muscles? Try a blend of soy and dairy proteins after resistance exercises as this has now been touted as the best way to build muscle mass.


Build super muscles with soy-dairy protein


Whether a 10-year-old child is slim or overweight is explained mostly by genetic factors, scientists suggest urging parents to be more vigilant and aware of what their children are eating.


Cildhood obesity linked to genes


The Delhi Metro Sunday said its engineers would be trained at Malaysia's Tunnel Training Academy in skills and techniques required for underground tunnelling.


Delhi Metro engineers to be trained in Malaysia


The Kerala government will sponsor the visit of  10 student entrepreneurs to the Silicon Valley this year as part of the SV Square programme of Startup Village, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday.


Kerala government to sponsor 10 students to Silicon Valley


Bad news for credit card hackers. Here comes a 'remote control' app that can help you turn your credit cards on and off with the click of a button, and control when, where, and how they are used.


App to protect your credit card from hacking


Imagine an ultrasound device that could help identify unsafe arterial plaque that is at high risk of breaking off and causing heart attack or stroke.


Ultrasound device to identify 'vulnerable' plaque


Mumbai-born IIT Madras alum Vic Gundotra, the mastermind behind Google's social network Google+, has abruptly resigned putting a question mark on the future of his creation.


Google+ chief Vic Gundotra departs after 8 years


Mobile technology is facilitating reading and improving literacy in developing countries where illiteracy rates are high and physical text scarce, a Unesco study said Thursday.


Mobile tech promotes literacy in developing countries: Unesco


Despite stepped up information security measures, businesses in India continue to be an attractive target for cybercriminals with as many as 69 percent targeted attacks being focused on large enterprises, a report said here Thursday.


69 percent cyber attacks targeted at large companies in India: Report


India is well-poised and willing to play an important and constructive role in evolving the global Internet governance ecosystem and to make it more credible, Vinay Kwatra, Indian representative at the Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance has said.


'India well-poised to play constructive role in global net governance'


In a major breakthrough for the hearing-impaired, scientists have re-grown auditory nerves to restore hearing quality in an animal model with 'bionic ear technology' used for gene therapy.


In a first, scientists regrow auditory nerves in lab


China will focus on the development of a new operating system (OS) based on Linux to cope with the shutdown of Windows XP, an official said Wednesday.


China developing Linux-based OS after Windows XP shutdown


In what could revolutionise plaster cast technology, a Turkish design student has unveiled a slick 3D-printed cast with ventilation holes that reduces healing time by around 40 percent than currently used plaster casts.


Now, 3D-printed plaster cast to heal wound faster


India Wednesday test fired its Akash surface-to-air missile from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.


India test fires Akash missile


Requests for mobile number portability (MNP) increased by 2.47 million in February last, data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said Wednesday.


Mobile number portability requests up by 2.47 mn in February: TRAI


Even if you have downloaded a speed-reading app on your smart phone or ipad, wait a bit before you sell off your books or newspapers.

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