ATHRVA GLOBAL NEWS TIMES

CONTACT LENS THAT COULD LET YOU SEE IN THE DARK

Researchers are working on a new smart contact lens that could give its wearer infrared night vision. Scientists developed the first room temperature light detector that can sense the full infrared spectrum and has potential to put heat vision technology into a contact lens.

EMOTION DETECTOR TO MAKE DRIVING SAFER

Researchers at Swiss institute are working on a device that could read facial expressions of the driver. They adapted a device for use in a car, using an infrared camera placed behind the steering wheel. The idea was to get the device to recognize irritation on the face of a driver.

SCIENTISTS FIND EARTHS NEW ZEBRAPRINT JACKET

Scientists have uncovered a mysterious structure that surround the earth like a giant zebra print jacket. The structure is produced by the slow rotation of earth, previously considered incapable of affecting the motion of radiation belt particles, which have velocities approaching the speed of light.

 POWER FROM SPACE TO LIGHT UP CITIES

The scheme used a sandwich module which packs all electrical components between two square panels. On top is a photo-voltaic panel that absorbs the suns rays. An electronic system in the middle converts energy to radio frequency. The bottom is an antenna that transfers power to a target on the ground. This allows heat to radiate more efficiently , so the module can receive greater concentrations of sunlight without overheating.

AN APP TO LET YOU DONATE YOUR VOICE TO SPEECH-IMPAIRED

A new Smartphone app may allow people to donate their voice to be customized into synthetic speech for those who are unable to speak. The app is being developed under a program called VocaliD which aims to give a voice to those with severe speech impairments because of a stroke, Parkinsons or cerebral palsy.

PARTICLES SMALLER THAN HIGGS BOSON MAY EXIST

The Higgs boson is a central part of the standard model of particle physics that describes how the world is constructed. Techni-quarks can be the yet-unseen particles, smaller than the Higgs particle that will form an extension of the standard model which includes three generations of quarks and leptons. So far it has, however, not been possible to prove their existence.

 SAMSUNG LAUNCHES S5 IN INDIA FOR RS.51K-PLUS, SANS 4G

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is finally launched in India but the phone costs at least Rs. 51,000. It could be as high as Rs. 53,000.

MICROSOFT EYES BIG BUSINESS FROM SMALL FIRMS

Microsoft, which has for long sold its Office software to small businesses in CDs and downloads, is now eyeing a potential market of 40 million small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India by betting on cloud computing in which companies can simply rent its popular software over broadband links.

BIODEGRADABLE BATTERY MELTS INSIDE THE BODY

A new battery is designed to dissolve in the body after doing its work as power source for devices embedded in tissue. The battery uses anodes of Magnesium foil and cathodes of Iron, Molybdenum or Tungsten. All these metals would slowly dissolve in the body and their ions are biocompatible in low concentration, along with the biodegradable polymer packaging the battery comes in. These batteries could eventually yield implantable drug-delivery devices that are controlled by radio signals.

 FACEBOOK WANTS TO BEAM THE INTERNET FROM THE SKY

Facebook revealed it has a lab working on using drones, satellites and solar powered planes to provide web access around the world. The lab is looking at varying tactics to achieve its mission. For remote regions or spread out populations, the team is interested in using satellites orbiting the Earth.