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The modified smartphone that the researchers used to capture images of skin and oral cavities. And the RGB autofluorescence, pseudo-multispectral images of facial skin.

Using smartphone to spot potentially harmful bacteria

Researchers have developed a method that uses smartphone-derived images to visually identify bacteria on the skin and in the mouth.

The fingertips of a wireless voltage detection glove illuminates when the wearer’s hand approaches a live cable.

Smart clothes powered with sensors can help monitor health

Sowmya Ramasubramanian

Watch | The Saiga antelope is making a comeback

The Hindu Net Desk A video on the Saiga which was classified as a critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2018

Device providing super-hearing. The spherical array has 6 microphones sensitive to ultrasound. The ultrasounds are played back to the headphones so that the listener can detect the direction of their source correctly.Credit: Ville Pulkki/Aalto University

Hearing beyond the normal range

A.S.Ganesh New audio technique allows hearing ultrasonic sources

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Study finds loss in grey matter after coronavirus infection

Jacob Koshy U.K. brain imaging study shows effect on regions of the brain associated with smell and taste

How art therapy can help kids through trauma

Nivedita Ganguly Art opens up a non-verbal form of communication for children having a tough time expressing their thoughts and feelings. Often, it can also point towards the source of trauma, say therapists

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Windows 11 | Everything you need to know about the launch

Ishan Patra Windows 11 brings a fresher and simpler design to users along with several new features, including a cleaner Start menu; UI, productivity and performance enhancements; a new app store with access to Android apps; and gaming improvements.

Google delays third-party cookies removal amid regulatory scrutiny.

Google delays third-party cookies removal amid regulatory scrutiny

Aditya Saroha The California-based company decided to delay the removal of a technology that tracks web browsing habits after regulatory scrutiny and backlash from privacy advocates.

There has been opposition to this measure from Amazon, Apple,Facebook and Google.

U.S. panel votes yes on 'break 'em up' antitrust bill

Reuters There has been opposition to this measure and others from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Amazon, Apple Inc, Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google.

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Photo: Aussie Ark / AFP

How Tasmanian devils were saved from the brink of extinction

In School Team For the first time in 3,000 years, at least seven Tasmanian devils have been born in the wild in mainland Australia. And this is big news considering a whole new generation of these peanut-sized creatures have the potential to grow in a disease-free environment

Stream Ruby Damselfly

Comprehensive guide to South Indian wildlife launched

Ruth Dhanaraj Naturalists Surya Ramachandran and David Raju talk about their latest book that covers 2,000-odd species endemic to South India

A view of National Green Tribunal. File

Construction of road should not result in destruction of biodiversity: NGT

PTI ‘There can be no doubt that water bodies, wetlands, mangroves and other natural resources need to be protected’

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Prof. Appa Rao Podile with the three Ph.D. scholars who studied the ways to improve yields of pigeon pea.

UoH research finds ways to improve yield of pigeon pea

R. Ravikanth Reddy It is a primary protein source for people across the world, more so in India

Spot prices of ginger rhizome touched ₹2,300 a bag (60 kg) in Kerala and Karnataka markets on Tuesday against ₹800 a few weeks ago. File

Scant supply, demand surge boost ginger prices

E.M.Manoj Spot prices touch ₹2,300 a 60-kg bag

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In this Friday, March 9, 2012 photo, an aurora borealis swirls in the sky over the Yukon River village of Ruby, Alaska

Watch | What causes the northern lights?

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Twitter withholds 35 tweets after legal request from India

Resident watch Environment

The common hawk-cuckoo calls the tune

Skull found in China represents a new human species, our closest ancestor: Scientists

Study links air pollution to COVID-19 cases and deaths

Google delays third-party cookies removal amid regulatory scrutiny

Watch : The world's first wooden satellite

No immediate threat due to Delta plus variant, says CSIR expert

Delta plus is not rising faster than Delta, says Anurag Agrawal, Director, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR)

IAMAI appoints Google India MD Sanjay Gupta as Chairman

IAMAI has also named Facebook India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan as Vice Chairman of the association.

Revenue from 5G services to be insignificant for late adopters including India: Moody's

Telecom operators in India have said they are ready for 5G services to roll out, and are waiting for the government to allocate radiowaves at a lower price.

Windows 11 | Everything you need to know about the launch

Windows 11 brings a fresher and simpler design to users along with several new features, including a cleaner Start menu; UI, productivity and performance enhancements; a new app store with access to Android apps; and gaming improvements.

Panasonic sells Tesla stake for $3.6 bln

Panasonic's battery business is dominated by Elon Musk'sTesla, but the two firms have had at times a tense relationship with executives trading barbs publicly.

U.S. panel votes yes on 'break 'em up' antitrust bill

There has been opposition to this measure and others from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Amazon, Apple Inc, Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google.

Watch | What causes the northern lights?

A video explaining the reason behind the origin of the northern lights that occurs in the Earth's polar regions

Data | India crosses the 3 crore mark in COVID-19 cases, lags behind in vaccinations

Only 17% of people in India have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. lobby group views India's e-commerce plan as worrying

India this week spooked online retailers like Amazon and Flipkart by outlining plans to limit "flash sales", reining in a private label push and mandating them to have a system to address grievances.

Visa to buy Swedish fintech Tink for $2.2 billion

The deal is part of Visa's push to diversify revenues beyond credit card payments, where it is one of the world's dominant players. Card companies have been facing increased pressure from regulators on fees, especially in Europe.

IBM explores AI tools to spot, cut bias in online ad targeting

IBM's initial analysis of its own ad purchases suggests ads can be shown fairly equally to all groups without affecting measures such as the percentage of users who click an ad, said Robert Redmond, head of AI ad product design.

Bezos' 2021 Space Odyssey a risk too far for insurers

Amazon CEO Bezos, a lifelong space enthusiast, has been vying with Elon Musk and Richard Branson to become the first billionaire to fly beyond the earth's atmosphere.

From synthetic biology to sequencing: The Hindu Science Quiz

Correct answers are highlighted in green. Click on the correct answer for further reading on the topic.

Reliance Jio unveils its smartphone in collaboration with Google

Speaking at Reliance’s Annual General Meeting, Ambani said the new smartphone will be available from Ganesh Chaturthi, September 10, 2021 this year.

Clubhouse collects excessive data, undermines user privacy, says Internet Freedom Foundation

The app collects name, address, contact details, phone numbers, IP address, device name, OS, the people a user interacts with, and time, frequency and duration of use.

Facebook’s algorithm amplified pro-military propaganda in Myanmar, report says

Posts on some Facebook pages conveyed respect for Myanmar’s soldiers and sympathy for their cause, and had at least two people advertising for young people to join the military.

Single dose of Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid vaccine offers 60% protection for the elderly: Lancet study

This study was completed before the emergence of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 now dominating in the U.K.

Comprehensive guide to South Indian wildlife launched

Naturalists Surya Ramachandran and David Raju talk about their latest book that covers 2,000-odd species endemic to South India

Amazon restores services after multiple users face outage

More than 6,200 user reports had indicated issues with Amazon's online store site, while about 1,700 users reported problems with Prime Video and more than 400 with Alexa, according to Downdetector.

U.S. House panel approves higher merger fees and bigger enforcement budgets

The panel also voted 34-7 to approve a bill that would ensure that antitrust cases brought by state attorneys general remain in the court they select.

UK to regulate streaming giants in media shake-up

Under the proposals, services such as Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video would face the same level of regulation as traditional broadcasters including the BBC, ITV and Sky.

Microsoft Event | Windows 11 and what else to expect

Nearly six years later, the next version of Windows is expected to be called Windows 11, following the numerical sequence of its predecessor.

Know the scientist: Virginia Apgar

Apgar scoring has helped decrease infant mortality to a great degree.

Apple says sideloading apps into iPhone could undermine security

Android users have been tricked to download fake versions of apps like Netflix and Candy Crush. These fake apps can spy on users, take screenshots of their devices, view location, text messages and contacts, steal users’ login credentials, and make changes to users’ phones.

How Tasmanian devils were saved from the brink of extinction

For the first time in 3,000 years, at least seven Tasmanian devils have been born in the wild in mainland Australia. And this is big news considering a whole new generation of these peanut-sized creatures have the potential to grow in a disease-free environment

Now, a tech tool that empowers creators

Three entrepreneurs come up with Canvas, a tech tool that enables collaboration by streamlining an artiste’s online presence across platforms

Study finds loss in grey matter after coronavirus infection

U.K. brain imaging study shows effect on regions of the brain associated with smell and taste

UoH research finds ways to improve yield of pigeon pea

It is a primary protein source for people across the world, more so in India

Using smartphone to spot potentially harmful bacteria

Researchers have developed a method that uses smartphone-derived images to visually identify bacteria on the skin and in the mouth.

Construction of road should not result in destruction of biodiversity: NGT

‘There can be no doubt that water bodies, wetlands, mangroves and other natural resources need to be protected’

Older users find augmented reality confusing, report says

Makers of AR-powered products are failing to factor in needs of older users while designing applications, researchers at the University of Bath, U.K., said in a study.

Best from science journals: Physics of foam

Here are some of the most interesting research papers to have appeared in top science journals last week.

Chandrayaan instrument helps unravel the mysteries of solar corona

Though we have a fairly good understanding of the origin of energy and other various aspects of the Sun, several potentially life-changing phenomena still remain a mystery, notes ISRO.

India’s competition regulator to probe Google over dominance in smart TV market

In an order dated June 22, CCI said it prima facie opines that certain agreements between Google and smart TV manufacturers amounted to abuse of dominant position by Google.

Google likely to soon face antitrust claims over Play store from U.S. states

The lawsuit is expected to focus on Google's requirement that some apps use the company's payment tools to sell subscriptions and content and pay Google as much as 30% of sales.

Colombia has the world's largest variety of butterfly species: study

Project researchers traveled widely in Colombia, analyzed more than 350,000 photographs, and studied information collected since the late 18th century, the museum said.

Watch | The Saiga antelope is making a comeback

A video on the Saiga which was classified as a critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2018

Use satellite TV to bridge learning gap of students: Parliamentary panel to top officials

The members of the panel said this model has been adopted by Gujarat and Odisha and other states can also implement it.

IT Ministry may issue FAQs on new social media rules in 1-2 weeks

The new IT rules for social media companies, which came into effect last month, mandate large platforms like Facebook and Twitter to undertake greater due diligence and make these digital platforms more accountable and responsible for the content hosted by them.

Facebook expands Shops to WhatsApp, Marketplace in commerce push

Facebook is also working on ways using augmented reality that shoppers can try on items, including from ads, Zuckerberg said, speaking in a live audio room on Facebook.

Tesla opens first charging station in China with energy storage facilities

The charging station in Lhasa city will generate power from sunlight and store it in the energy storage facilities for electric vehicles to charge.

Hunger, drought, disease: UN climate report reveals dire health threats

Depending on how well humans get a handle on carbon emissions and rising temperatures, a child born today could be confronted with multiple climate-related health threats before turning 30, the report shows.

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