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in NEWSGlobal CO2 emissions could drop by as much as 7% in 2020 due to pandemic, researchers suggest
Global carbon dioxide emissions could fall by as much as seven per cent this year, depending on continuing restrictions and social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic, research published in the journal Nature Climate Change indicated on Tuesday. The study, by a group of scientists from institutions in Europe, the United States and Australia, analyzed […] More
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Ozone layer deal may have led to new contaminant problem, researchers say
A landmark environmental agreement that helped close the ozone hole in the 1990s has led to new chemical contaminants forming in the atmosphere and accumulating on land, researchers say. “The Montreal Protocol was probably one of the best regulations out there to involve all the countries at once,” said Heidi Pickard, one of nine researchers […] More
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in NEWSGaming researchers develop a new way to render characters with realistic skin
Skin is rendered efficiently with our single-pass adaptive importance sampling technique. This technique could also apply to other stochastic sampling algorithms, benefiting both industry and academia in real-time computer graphics. Credit: Tiantian Xie Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a new solution to render an essential detail in many video […] More
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in NEWSResearchers develop real-time physics engine for soft robotics
Sequence of a simulation showing a soft robot with seven flexible limbs planning its forward motion. Credit: Khalid Jawed/UCLA Motion picture animation and video games are impressively lifelike nowadays, capturing a wisp of hair falling across a heroine’s eyes or a canvas sail snapping crisply in the wind. Collaborators from the University of California, Los […] More
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Researchers Claim Voice Tech Can Grow 30% Due to Covid-19 Pandemic
Image for representation. Voice assistants are not only answering queries and shopping but also being used for smart home control and for a range of business and medical applications. AFP Relaxnews Last Updated: May 11, 2020, 5:43 PM IST Voice-activated systems such as Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Apple’s Siri have […] More
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PM Remembers Pokhran Test; Hails Researchers Involved In COVID-19 Fight
“I salute all those at the forefront of research to defeat coronavirus,” PM Modi said. (File) On the National Technology Day on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed all those at the forefront of research and innovation to defeat coronavirus and remembered the “exceptional achievement” of the country’s scientists in carrying out the 1998 Pokhran […] More
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Famotidine study shows Covid-19 patients who took heartburn drug were less likely to die, but researchers caution more research is needed
“Based on what we’ve learned in this study, it’s encouraging,” said Dr. Joseph Conigliaro, a coauthor of the paper and a physician at Northwell Health. “This association is actually really compelling.” The drug, famotidine, has been on the market for nearly 40 years and is an active ingredient in the popular over-the-counter heartburn treatment Pepcid. […] More
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Inspired by cheetahs, researchers build fastest soft robots yet
Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots. Credit: Jie Yin, NC State University Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft […] More
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Twitter Grants Access to Researchers With Real-Time Data to Study COVID-19 Tweets
Twitter said Wednesday it would allow researchers to access data on real-time conversations about the coronavirus pandemic to help deepen their understanding of the disease. The project is aimed at gathering information about the spread of the illness, assessing the emergency response and communication trends during the crisis, and tackling misinformation. “This is a […] More
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Indian Researchers Submit 53 Genome Sequences Of Coronavirus To Global Body
India’s premier R&D body, CSIR, gave 53 genome sequences to global database (Representational) New Delhi: Amidst concerns that coronavirus have undergone mutation and the new strain maybe more contagious, India’s premier R&D organisation, CSIR, has submitted as many as 53 genome sequences of the virus to a global genome database, a move that may help […] More
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WeChat’s surveillance of international users boosts censorship in China, researchers say
Canadian users of the popular social networking app WeChat are likely helping the Chinese company censor its users inside China, according to research from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. WeChat, which allows users to send messages, interact on social networks and make digital payments, is owned by the Chinese communications company Tencent and is the most popular social networking […] More
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Software flaws often first reported on social media networks, researchers find
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Software vulnerabilities are more likely to be discussed on social media before they’re revealed on a government reporting site, a practice that could pose a national security threat, according to computer scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. At the same time, those vulnerabilities present a cybersecurity […] More
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