UK and France agree space cooperation

The UK Space Agency and France’s Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) have agreed a deal to work more closely on space projects.

The agreement includes £15m of UK investment and projects for immediate collaboration include an instrument for EUMETSAT, the next generation of European weather satellites that are expected to enhance the value of weather forecasting services, and the CNES/NASA project on global fresh water distribution.

Google selling Motorola phone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion

Today, Google decide to sell the business of Motorola company to Lenovo for $2.9 Billion. According to experts it is the first and big mistake of Google in 2014, Google just purchased motorola phones business in 2013, and now they are selling it. But as we know google is also working on so many projects and Google Company also decided to Discontinue the Google Nexus Series. The deal announced on Wednesday.

Google Buys DeepMind an AI Firm

Google is moving to further boost its robot army with the acquisition of artificial intelligence firm DeepMind.

As reported by re/code, the search giant shelled out $400 million for DeepMind.

Yahoo Apologizes for Tweeting About Gmail Outage

You just can't make a funny in Silicon Valley anymore. At least, not when you're running Yahoo's official Twitter account.

During yesterday's nearly hour-long outage for both Gmail and Google+ — an unexpected bit of downtime that generated its own Twitter hashtags and at least eight more messages per user regarding one's inability to access Gmail — Yahoo took its own Twitter account to post a helpful update for those unaware about the downtime.

"Gmail is temporarily unavailable," read the tongue-in-cheek tweet. Accompanying it was an image of Google's "Temporary Error (500)" page that awaited anyone trying to type gmail.com into their browsers.

Gmail experienced major service disruption

Gmail is currently experiencing a major service disruption, which appears to be affecting users around the world.

Reports of the outage started coming in on Twitter shortly after 2 p.m. E.T. The outage also appears to be affecting other Google services such as Google+ and Google Hangouts.

Google at around 2:12 p.m. E.T. updated its Gmail Apps Status Dashboard to say that Gmail is experiencing a service disruption.

"We're investigating reports of an issue with Gmail. We will provide more information shortly," Google said. At this point, it is unknown how many users are affected by the outage.

A good tern deserves another: Low-power, remote monitoring of island birds cuts bills

The use of portable, wireless cameras and monitoring equipment for recording and transmitting footage of wildlife is perhaps familiar to anyone who watches nature programs on TV. However, common to all such equipment is the problem of limited battery life, which becomes particularly troublesome when using such equipment in remote and hazardous locations. A new report in the International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering, reveals details of an energy-efficient system for monitoring wild birds that reduces power consumption without significantly compromising image quality.

Whatsapp on PC

Whatsapp on PC? Yes. We know that Whatsapp is a best social messaging apps available right now. It has billion of users all over the world. Now whatsapp is available on PC you can view the instruction here.

Origami techniques lead to newly engineered compact antennas and electronics

Florida International University researchers are using technology and principles derived from the traditional Japanese art of origami to create remarkably compact and incredibly efficient antennas and electronics.

Facebook theme with Music

Facebook Theme with Music

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USB Datalogging with Arduino using V-USB

Adding USB functionality to your Arduino projects used to be a pain, but thankfully, the V-USB project came along and gave your ATMEGA328 the ability to control the USB lines directly and mimic simple (low-speed) USB peripherals. [Ray] shows an implementation of the V-USB project by logging the status of the Arduino’s I/O pins to an open Excel spreadsheet

Safer train journey by space tech

Good train brakes are crucial for safe rail journeys. In Germany, they are now checked daily using advanced technology that helps spacecraft return safely to Earth.

The device draws on the special technique developed to determine the best trajectory for a spacecraft to enter Earth's atmosphere. The result is more reliable testing which in the end guarantees safer train journeys.Railway personnel at Deutsche Bundesbahn simply connect the new automatic tester to the hydraulic brake clutches and select the train type. The computer does the rest via a special sensor – a spin-off from spacecraft reentry research – to verify quickly if the brakes are OK or if they are leaking air.

Titanium dioxide key to solar water-splitter

Researchers from the Energy Frontier Research Center at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill have built a system claimed to convert the sun’s energy into hydrogen fuel. 

‘So called ‘solar fuels’ like hydrogen offer a solution to how to store energy for night time use by taking a cue from natural photosynthesis’ said lead researcher Tom Meyer, Arey Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences. ‘Our new findings may provide a last major piece of a puzzle for a new way to store the sun’s energy – it could be a tipping point for a solar energy future.’