Computer giant Apple, is working on a next generation 3D technology for TV and movies that does away with its biggest problem – 3D glasses. Most current 3D technologies require viewers to wear glasses that allow the right and left eye to see slightly different images to produce the illusion of depth on the screen. […]
Agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan has been conferred the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award for his “outstanding leadership in the field of agriculture that has contributed to ensuring food security for millions of Indians.” Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the award to Dr. Swaminathan at a function in New Delhi. Dr. […]
Sriharikota: ISRO or the Indian Space Research Organisation suffered a setback when GSLV-F06 mission carrying GSAT-5P failed to launch due to a technical failure at stage one. ISRO was set to launch India’s heaviest communication satellite into orbit today. The mission was to be the first GSLV mission after the failure of the flight test […]
GSLV-F06 is the seventh mission of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV aimed to Inject a 2310 kg communication satellite, GSAT-5P, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). GSAT-5P is the fifth satellite to be launched in the GSAT series. It is an exclusive communication satellite to further strengthen the communication services currently provided by the Indian […]
Time magazine selected Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the person of the year. The Financial Times, however, decided that Apple CEO Steve Jobs was more worthy of that title in 2010. It’s hard to argue against FT’s logic: Apple has had a phenomenal year, with back-to-back record quarters at a time when the U.S. is […]