Scientists built a robotic cockroach that can walk on water

Published On: July 3, 2018 01:10 PM NPT By: Agencies

The Ambulatory Microrobot, known as HAMR, uses multifunctional foot pads that rely on surface tension when it needs to swim.

American researchers develop liquid-based computer chips

Published On: July 1, 2018 01:45 PM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON, July 1: American researchers have shown computational logic operations could be performed in a liquid medium instead of silicon.

Drones are here to stay. Get used to it

Published On: June 8, 2018 01:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last September, it ravaged the island’s electrical grid and communications systems. For weeks, many of the approximately 5 million Puerto Ricans living in the mainland U.S. were unable to reach their loved ones. While recovery groups worked to restore power and deliver aid, cell providers scrambled to repair their networks. To get its service back up and running, AT&T tried something new: the Flying COW, a tethered drone that beamed mobile data signals up to 40 miles in all directions.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 1: Google is blaming “vandalism” at Wikipedia for search results that incorrectly said the ideology of the California Republican Party included “Nazism.”

OPPO patents in-display fingerprint sensor

Published On: May 24, 2018 09:16 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 24: OPPO has been granted a patent for its new in-display fingerprint scanner, a statement issued by the smartphone maker stated.

Local body goes hi-tech in Siraha

Published On: May 20, 2018 07:41 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

SIRAHA, May 20: Dhangadimai Municipality of Siraha has developed a smartphone application to improve public service delivery and good governance. The app has been introduced to enhance people's access to the development works carried out by the municipality.

The social network released its Community Standards Enforcement Report for the first time on Tuesday, detailing how many spam posts it's deleted and how many fake accounts it's taken down in the first quarter of 2018.

You can call your mom by asking Google Now (with video)

Published On: May 10, 2018 09:45 AM NPT By: Agencies

Google Now supports relationships, allowing users to say commands like "Call Mom."

Pluto could be reclassified by scientists as a planet

Published On: May 8, 2018 05:32 PM NPT By: Agencies

FLORIDA, May 8: Three years ago, Nasa's New Horizons, the fastest spaceship ever launched, raced past Pluto, spectacularly revealing the wonders of that newly seen world.

Facebook 'downvote' button in new test

Published On: April 30, 2018 07:41 PM NPT By: Agencies

Facebook said the button was being tested to see whether it enabled "better public discussions".