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`Emotional` robot can be your salesman

Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2014, 23:57

Beware salespersons! An "emotional" robot designed to converse with shoppers has been brought to life.

New research solves plant sex mystery

Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2014, 19:49

In a breakthrough, a team of biologists has solved a mystery surrounding how plants have sex.

Supercomputer passes Turing test for the first time

Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2014, 19:35

A supercomputer programme has passed the Turing Test for the first time in history after it managed to fool 33 per cent of the human judges into thinking that it was a 13-year-old boy.

Speaker that charges your smartphone

Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2014, 17:26

Speakers for listening some groovy music is fine but a speaker that can charge your gadgets like smartphone or iPad is something that would make your ears perk up.

Now, wear your credit card on wrist

Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2014, 16:51

The fear of losing your credit card may no longer haunt you as you may soon be wearing them as wristbands and swipe them to pay for everything you purchase in a day -from your morning coffee to gym membership.

Government will focus on high-end research, innovation: Indian President

Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2014, 16:45

President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said that the government will focus on high-end research and nurturing innovation.

Rats too can show regret

Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2014, 11:31

Researchers have revealed that rats too show regret, a cognitive behavior that once thought to be uniquely and fundamentally human.

Soldiers to scale vertical walls with `Smart gloves`

Last Updated: Sunday, June 8, 2014, 22:01

One cannot forget the scene from the movie “Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol ” where actor Tom Cruise swings from world`s tallest building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai wearing adherent gloves.

Soon, robots to behave as humans?

Last Updated: Sunday, June 8, 2014, 15:22

Robots are good at computational tasks but fail miserably to walk, talk or recognise everyday objects. What if a robot could behave like a human?

Holograms to beam from your smartphone soon

Last Updated: Sunday, June 8, 2014, 15:14

What appears to be straight from a sci-fi movie, holographic projections from cell phones are likely to be a reality soon.