: Researchers have claimed to have detected a suite of specialized chemical sensors called odorant receptors (ORs) in mosquito sperm.
They say that these are the same as the sensors that play a central role in the mosquito’s olfactory system, which is found on the insect’s antennae.
The researchers found that the odorant receptors in the sperm are expressed along their tails where they drive the rapid increase in the movement (beating) of the sperm tails.
NASA’s Curiosity rover on red planet has snapped its first view of Earth – with the Moon shining nearby – from the surface of Mars.
The image makes Earth look minuscule if seen from other planets!
Earlier, the most famous photograph of Earth from space was ‘Pale Blue Dot’ view captured by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1990.
The Curiosity rover used the left-eye camera to get this striking image.
It first watched the Martian sunset then photographed Earth, said a NASA press release.
Google recently announced selling its failing Motorola Mobility unit to PC maker Lenovo and Apple CEO Tim Cook believes it was most logical as the search giant was anyhow `not committed` to the venture it acquired for a whopping 12.5 billion dollars.
Cook pointed that Motorola unit was a financial disaster for Google, adding that it is hard to do hardware, software and services and link them together, something that he said Apple is the leader in.
NASA’s Curiosity rover on red planet has snapped its first view of Earth – with the Moon shining nearby – from the surface of Mars.
The image makes Earth look minuscule if seen from other planets!
Earlier, the most famous photograph of Earth from space was ‘Pale Blue Dot’ view captured by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1990. The Curiosity rover used the left-eye camera to get this striking image.
It first watched the Martian sunset then photographed Earth, said a NASA press release.
Nokia has reportedly uploaded a mysterious Windows Phone teaser on its US YouTube account. The 15 second teaser starts with the company asking “Have you heard what’s coming?” followed by “See and hear what you’ve been missing,” before the video finally fades out to Nokia and Windows Phone logos. Meanwhile, it is likely that Nokia is getting ready for its upcoming Lumia Icon device for Verizon, following months of speculations and leaks, the Verge reported.
Nokia is also reported to be preparing for the release of its Treasure Tag Bluetooth accessory in the coming weeks. (ANI)
A team of researchers has found a “potentially novel therapeutic target” to reduce the rate of deterioration and to promote growth of brain cells damaged by multiple sclerosis (MS). Vittorio Gallo, PhD, Director of the Center for Neuroscience Research at Children’s National Health System, and other researchers have found a “potentially novel therapeutic target” to reduce the rate of deterioration and to promote growth of brain cells damaged by multiple sclerosis (MS).
A new security bug has been reportedly discovered in photo-sharing app, Snapchat, which could launch a hack attack on users’ smartphones and cause them to crash.
Security researcher Jamie Sanchez first reported the vulnerability that opens up the auto photo destruct app to a denial-of-service attack.
According to Tech Crunch, the bug could allow hackers to overload an inbox with messages, and crash the iPhone, requiring the user to reset their device, and make Android devices noticeably slower.
LinkedIn has reportedly shut down its Intro mail service, four months after its roll out, in a bid to focus on ‘most relevant’ offerings to members.
The Intro service, launched in October last year, was aimed to integrate LinkedIn contact details right into the iOS Mail app, and apparently, it failed to strike a chord with users, due to its security concerns as LinkedIn was required to scan every email that came in a user’s inbox.
Popular screen-tap mobile game, Flappy Bird, has reportedly appeared on the Windows Phone website, but the game’s developer has denied building a version for the OS.
Vietnam-based creator Dong Nguyen has developed the game, currently only available for Apple and Android devices.
However, the publisher of the Windows Phone version is given as IG Mobile, the BBC reports.
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick expects ‘ Destiny ,’ the new game from Halo creators Bungie, to become the best-selling new video game IP ever.
Speaking during Activision’s fourth quarter earnings call, Kotick said that the first-person shooter, due out on Xbox and PlayStation consoles on September 9th, has the potential to become next billion-dollar franchise, the Verge reported.
Researchers have found footprints along a Norfolk beach in England, which are thought to be the oldest ever discovered outside of Africa.
The footprints are said to be more than 800,000 years old, which is enough to earn them the distinction of being the oldest footprints found outside of the African continent, CNET reported.
Researchers had to use their knowledge of the area’s sediments to date the markings.
Archaeologists from the British Museum and Trinity St David’s University accidentally stumbled on the footprints during a geophysics survey of the shore last May.
Google’s decision to sell Motorola Mobility to Lenovo will allow the internet giant to hold 5.94 per cent stake worth USD 750 million in the Chinese computer maker.
As per the agreement terms between Google and Lenovo, the “share consideration (subject to the share adjustment) in the form of consideration shares equal in aggregate value to USD 750 million (equivalent to approximately 5.82 billion Hong Kong dollars).”
A team of scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are using mini-satellites that work as ” space cops” to help control traffic in space.
The scientists used a series of six images over a 60-hour period taken from a ground-based satellite to prove that it is possible to refine the orbit of another satellite in low earth orbit.
“Eventually our satellite will be orbiting and making the same sort of observations to help prevent satellite-on-satellite and satellite-on-debris collisions in space,” lead author Lance Simms said.
ESA’s billion-star surveyor Gaia is slowly being brought into focus.
Once Gaia starts making routine measurements, it will generate truly enormous amounts of data. To maximise the key science of the mission, only small ‘cut-outs’ centred on each of the stars it detects will be sent back to Earth for analysis.
A team of researchers has found that the abundance of mesopelagic fish in the ocean that could be at least 10 times higher than previously thought.
With a stock estimated at 1,000 million tonnes so far, mesopelagic fish dominate the total biomass of fish in the ocean.
Mesopelagic fishes, such as lantern fishes (Myctophidae) and cyclothonids (Gonostomatidae), live in the twilight zone of the ocean, between 200 and 1,000 metres deep.
A new research has suggested that the world famous Grand Canyon took its present form relatively recently, and most of it was put in place just five to six million years ago, which is youthful in geological terms.
Earlier studies had claimed that the canyon, which snakes through the American state of Arizona, was perhaps 70 million years old.
Although the recent research agreed that some segments are very ancient, it suggested that the full system is young.
As a part of a study attempting to understand how long-term relationships may be forged between humans and androids, researchers have designed a Emotional Robot with Intelligent Network, a ERWIN, with feelings.
According to researchers at the University of Lincoln, these durable relationships could be important in cases where a robot operates as a personal aid or companion, for example when providing care for the elderly or support for people with autism, the Independent reported.
As a part of a study attempting to understand how long-term relationships may be forged between humans and androids, researchers have designed a Emotional Robot with Intelligent Network, a ERWIN, with feelings.
According to researchers at the University of Lincoln, these durable relationships could be important in cases where a robot operates as a personal aid or companion, for example when providing care for the elderly or support for people with autism, the Independent reported.
Do you fail to understand words, like ” Ground stop ” and ” Deadhead,” used by pilots and crew during flight? An airline pilot has explained many technical terms that you may find confusing, in his book ‘Cockpit Confidential’.
Author Patrick Smith has revealed that deadheading a pilot or flight attendant is one who is repositioning as part of an on-duty assignment, which essentially means that they’re flying as passengers while on duty, News.com.au reported.
Samsung is reportedly said to unveil its latest Galaxy S5 smartphone towards the end of February during the company”s Unpacked event.
The smartphone, touted to include a hi-tech ”iris scanner”, on the lines of Apple”s fingerprint scanner in its iPhone 5S, is expected to be launched at the event scheduled at the Mobile World Congress show on February 24th in Barcelona.
Latest speculations have pointed that the Galaxy S5 smartphone would not include either of the iris scanner or a quad-HD display, The Verge reports.
Researchers have developed a new mobile game that will enable smartphone users to help scientists find a cure for cancer.
“Citizen scientists” will play the space-based game to highlight flaws in the genetic make-up of cancer patients and will help scientists beat the disease using the world”s first app designed to unravel genetic data, the Daily Star reported. Game ‘Play To Cure: Genes In Space’ by the Cancer Research UK is set 800 years in the future and the app is free to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Researchers have said that a particularly important variation of the gene with much the same life-governing consequences has actually been widespread among fruit flies, judging by lines gathered from the wild across the entire globe for 60 years.
New research has predicted that coastal regions may face massive increase in damages from storm surge flooding over the course of the 21st century.
According to the study, global average storm surge damages could increase from about 10 to 40 billion dollars per year today to up to 100,000 dollars billion per year by the end of century, if no adaptation action is taken.
Researchers have developed a new type of dressing, Xstat Dressing, which will allow medics to easily dress gunshots or other deep wounds on the battlefield.
The dressing was inspired by the foam used to fix flat tires, the Verge reported.
Former medic and RevMedx co-founder John Steinbaugh told Popular Science that’s what they pictured as the perfect solution: something they could spray in, it would expand, and bleeding stops.
NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found a wobbly planet that spins on its axis much like a child’s top.
The planet, designated Kepler-413b, precesses, or wobbles, wildly on its spin axis.
The tilt of the planet’s spin axis can vary by as much as 30 degrees over 11 years, leading to rapid and erratic changes in seasons.
In contrast, Earth’s rotational precession is 23.5 degrees over 26,000 years.
Researchers are amazed that this far-off planet is precessing on a human timescale.