Seoul, Nov 2: You could soon watch 3D videos on your smartphone without any special eyewear, thanks to scientists who have developed a way to make displays for small screen devices that offer both 2D and 3D imaging. For eyewear-free displays, the only action is behind the screen where the image's pixels and optics are layered together to produce the stereoscopic effect. The two primary ways of...
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Bucharest, Nov 2: All night long, a cold wind howled around the gothic castle that inspired the Dracula legend, as a Canadian brother and sister became the first people to pass the night there in 70 years. But it wasn't the wind that kept Robin Varma, a PhD student in political science, awake at Bran Castle in Transylvania. Rather it was the incessant chattering of his sister. "He put the lid on...
Kasaragod, Oct 31: Unidentified miscreants set afire a scooter parked on the residential premises of a BJP worker at Erol, near Uduma, on Sunday. The incident was noticed around 3 a.m. by the residents. The two-wheeler owned by the BJP worker, Anil Kumar, was destroyed, the police said. One person has been taken into custody in connection with the incident. However, the police could not get any...
Kasaragod, Oct 29: After a span of 12 years, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has won crucial seats in the Kannur University Union elections held at Govinda Pai Memorial Government College at Manjeswaram on Friday. The seats the party won included those of the chairman, vice chairman, general secretary, joint secretary, and fine arts secretary. The ABVP won 11 of the 16 seats for...
Surat, Oct 28: Known for his benevolent Diwali gifts to his employees, Surat-based billionaire diamond merchant Savji Dholakia has this year too kept over a thousand cars and 400 flats to his well-performing staffers with the company bearing part of the monthly instalments. Mr Dholakia, who owns the Hare Krishna Exports, has gifted 400 flats and 1,260 cars as Diwali bonuses to his employees...
Washington, Oct 27: Indian women rank third after their Mexican and Chinese peers among foreign mothers giving birth to children in the US with Asian immigrants increasingly accounting for a larger share, according to a latest study. Among new foreign-born US mothers from the top 10 sending locations, those from India stand out for their low share of births outside marriage (one per cent), high...
Oct 26: Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday took exception to free voice calls offered by Reliance Jio, saying nothing could be free forever. Speaking on the sidelines of an event here organised by GSMA, Mittal urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to look into the issue. "TRAI needs to settle the issue of Reliance Jio free tariffs. Nothing can be free for a lifetime...
Washington, Oct 25: Scientists have created an inexpensive technique to print "data skin" - soft wearable electronics - paving way for smart tattoos that can be customised and printed at home. Researchers created a fully functional "data skin" in under an hour. Since the method is based on inexpensive processing tools and materials, the circuits can be produced for less than a dollar. When wrapped...
Bengaluru, Oct 25: The last date to pay fees for repeaters and private candidates who want to appear for the II PU exams, scheduled in March 2017, has been extended. Candidates have to pay Rs 800 with fine on or before November 5, 2016. College principals have to submit candidates' application forms to the deputy directors of the department of pre-university education of their respective districts...
New York, Oct 24: Wealthy people pay less attention to those around them as compared to people of lower social status, according to a new study that used Google Glass headsets to track gazes. The research shows that people who categorise themselves as being in a relatively high social class spend less time looking at passersby compared with those who are not as well off, a difference that seems to...