New unrest has been noticed around 5 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 5 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from December 26, 2012 – January 1, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.New activity/unrest: | Chirpoi,
Roboy (credit: Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, University of Zurich) Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the University of Zurich envisaged new class of service robots – Roboy – advanced humanoids covered with “soft skin” and having tendon-driven
A water bottle which will fill itself by drawing water from atmosphere is what NBD Nano co-founder and biochemist Deckard Sorensen conceived in his mind. He got inspired by Namib desert beetle(genus Stenocara), which does something similar. Living in a desert where
Number theorist Ken Ono from Emory University and his team derived a formula from last letter of Srinivas Ramanujan, which was a piece of puzzle for mathematicians around the world so far.Ramanujan, whose 125th birthday anniversary is on December 22, 2012 was a
With growing environmental concerns, nations and corporations are considering renewable sources of energy to help generate clean and green energy. One such source wave power (different from Tidal power), is usually ignored in renewal energy talks. Mexican
Gravity field map of the moon generated by GRAIL probes boosts Giant impact hypothesis, which states that the Moon was formed out of the debris left over from a collision between the Earth and a body the size of Mars, about 4.5 billion years ago. This new map is also
This video talks about terrestrial gamma-ray flashes phenomenon (TGFs) observed by scientists using Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Thanks to improved data analysis techniques and a new operating mode, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) aboard the telescope is now
NASA scientists have announced entry of Voyager 1 in a new region in deep space, which they’re calling a magnetic highway for charged particles; presumably the last leg of Voyager mission’s journey. In this region, magnetic field lines of sun are found connected to
Mt. Tongariro, New Zealand, erupted today, November 21, 2012 around 1:20 pm local time and lasted for five minutes. Reports say black plume of ash was sent several kilometers up in the sky. Hikers, including schoolchildren were evacuated. Residents in the Waikato,
Volcanic ash is reportedly spurting out of Mount Rokatenda, in Sikka regency, Indonesia due to increased volcanic activity since October 1, 2012. Based on analysis of satellite imagery and other data, the Darwin VAAC reported that during 11-13 November ash plumes
