All stories by Vishwam
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Why probing this new artificial DNA molecule could help us discover aliens
In a monumental achievement on this journey, scientists funded by NASA and led by the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution ...
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Why Japan’s mission to bring space rocks to Earth is so incredible
A spacecraft launched by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2014 successfully touched down on a speeding ...
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Why Germany wants to block Facebook's Messenger-Instagram-WhatsApp merger
Facebook made a splash recently when CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plans to integrate its messaging platforms on Instagram, Messenger, ...
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A 'Google for bacterial DNA' is helping scientists fight drug resistant infections
Ever since I read a 2014 WHO report stating that antibiotic-resistant bacteria could kill more people each year than cancer ...
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India gears up for crewed space missions with its new Human Space Flight Center
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said last Thursday that it has launched a Human Space Flight Centre in the ...
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India's new satellite is a first step in providing rural areas with faster internet
India launched its heaviest satellite, the GSAT-11, also called ‘The Big Bird,’ from the French space port of Kourou ...
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Alphabet's drone division will begin trialing aerial deliveries in Finland next year
In July, I wrote about how Wing – one of Google X’s pet drone projects – “graduated” to become a full company under ...
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A new mobile app can detect anemia without a blood test
A new smartphone app can tell if you have anemia just by analyzing the color of your fingernail in a photo.
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DeepMind's AI models new proteins for life-saving drugs in hours instead of years
One of the best uses of AI is harnessing its power to tackle problems that require looking at large amounts of data. To that ...
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Report: Apple AirPods may get wireless charging in 2019, and a new model in 2020
Apple may update its truly wireless AirPods earbuds with support for wireless charging in the first quarter of 2019, according ...
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Instagram now lets you choose who can — and can't — see your Stories
Instagram Stories are great for quickly sharing what's going on in your life - but sometimes you don't want all your followers ...
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Elon Musk won't smoke weed and drink whiskey on a podcast again, says NASA admin
Following Elon Musk’s recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast – during which he smoked weed and drank whiskey while ...