The research team at Tongji University collaborated with a colleague from the Shanghai Academy of Landscape Architecture Science and Planning, finding that growing plants on roofs can be an effective method for removing microplastics from the air. In this study, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, the team measured the amounts of microplastics…
A new era of cosmic wonder dawns as Vera C. Rubin Observatory receives first celestial images at live reveal on June 23, 2025. Perched atop Cerro Pachón in the Chilean Andes, this observatory has the world’s largest digital camera — an impressive 3,200-megapixel contraption. The livestream, which is called “First Look: Images from the Rubin Observatory LSST Camera”,…
Amazon India on Sunday announced the launch of its diagnostics services in the country. The new Amazon Diagnostics service from the e-commerce giant facilitates the pickup of test samples from a customer’s doorstep. Users can book lab tests, schedule and track appointments, and access digital reports via the Amazon app. The service, which was developed in partnership…
Tecno Spark Go 2 will launch in India soon. The company has also revealed the design and colour options of the upcoming handset. Some key features of the Spark Go 2 have been teased ahead of its debut. The smartphone will be equipped with several AI features, including support for Tecno’s AI assistant Ella and…
Samsung Exynos 2500 has been silently unveiled as the company’s first chipset to be produced using its 3nm process technology. The new processor is claimed to offer up to 15 percent improved CPU performance and 39 percent faster on-device AI performance when compared with the Exynos 2400 chip. It also supports direct connectivity with Low…
Vivo X200 FE was launched in Taiwan on Monday. The latest Vivo X200 series phone comes in four different colour options and features a Zeiss-tuned triple rear camera unit, headlined by a 50-megapixel primary sensor. The Vivo X200 FE is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ chipset, alongside 12GB RAM and 512GB storage. The Vivo…
Honor Magic V5 is set to launch early next month. Just days ahead of the official reveal, the Chinese brand has posted official images of the foldable handset, revealing its design and colour options. The company has also confirmed the RAM and storage details of the upcoming foldable. The Honor Magic V5 will feature a…
Apple is reportedly considering making a bid to purchase the artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity. As per the report, the Cupertino-based tech giant has internally discussed the possibility of the move to bolster its in-house development of AI models and features. The potential move comes at a time when the company’s development of major features,…
China’s continued restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals could reportedly have a negative impact on India’s consumer tech supply chain job market. In 2023, the Chinese government imposed stricter export controls over seven rare earth minerals due to the ongoing tariff war and trade-related tensions. Among these seven elements, terbium and dysprosium play…
Kabul is a mini-series that takes us back to the incident of August 2021, when the Taliban took over Kabul after a spontaneous withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. You can suddenly recall the fear, chaos and urgency of those days. This situation has been recreated in the form of a drama that involves panic,…