Sep 5(ABC): If the idea of a pair of smart glasses that lets you create your own mini-cinema excites you, they you would want to give Lenovo’s new Glasses T-1 a try. The wearable display device was first unveiled at IFA 2022 and is set to hit the Chinese markets later this year. It allows a user to connect to …

Sep 5(ABC): An Artificial Intelligence (AI) application that can listen for coronavirus in your voice has been created, a researcher revealed on Monday at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain. “The promising results suggest that simple voice recordings and fine-tuned AI algorithms can achieve high precision in determining which patients have Covid-19 infection,” said Wafaa Aljbawi, a …

BEIJING, Sep 3(ABC): Chinese researchers have developed a prototype of planar and flexible 3D printed sodium-ion micro batteries (NIMBs) with ultra-high areal capacity and boosted rate capability, according to a research article recently published in the journal Advanced Materials. Planar NIMBs are a promising new micro-power source because of their rich sodium resources, low cost, and fast sodium ion transmission. …

Sep 1(ABC): A flying car that was developed in the United States has been given permission to take off, reported. The FAA, the American government’s aviation authority, has officially given a go-ahead to Samson Switchblade to begin flight testing. The Switchblade took 14 years to develop and will be testing its high-speed taxi. Samson Sky said that 2,100 people had made …

Sep 1(ABC):The latest feature on popular microblogging site Twitter lets users choose who they want their tweets to be seen by. With this feature called Twitter Circle, users can choose if everyone or only those in their circles can view their tweets. It was rolled out on Tuesday. The statement for the release said that the reason behind the creation …

Aug 31(ABC): In an unfinished part of his basement, 95-year-old Richard Soller zips around a makeshift track encircling boxes full of medals he’s won for track and field and long-distance running. Without a hint of breathlessness, he says: “I can put in miles down here.” Steps away is an expensive leather recliner he bought when he retired from Procter & …

WASHINGTON, Aug 31(ABC): The James Webb space telescope has revealed dazzling new detail of a previously known slice of the cosmos 32 million light-years away, in a new picture released by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). The infrared technology of the telescope, launched in December 2021, has allowed for an even clearer view of the so-called Phantom Galaxy …

CHICAGO, Aug 31(ABC): Scientists in Spain have unlocked the genetic code of the immortal jellyfish — a creature capable of repeatedly reverting into a juvenile state — in hopes of unearthing the secret to their unique longevity, and finding new clues to human ageing. In their study, published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Maria …

ABU DHABI, Aug 31(ABC): As a twin-turboprop aircraft takes off under the burning desert sun with dozens of salt canisters attached to its wings, United Arab Emirates meteorological official Abullah al-Hammadi scans weather maps on computer screens for cloud formations. At 9,000 feet above sea level, the plane releases salt flares into the most promising white clouds, hoping to trigger …

NEW DELHI, Aug 30(ABC): India’s telecom leader Reliance said on Monday it is working with Alphabet Inc’s Google to launch a budget 5G smartphone as it laid out a $25 billion plan for introducing the next-generation wireless services within two months. Speaking at the company’s annual general meeting, Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani said Jio’s 5G network will be the world’s …