The first privately owned passenger spaceship is on track for a test flight beyond the atmosphere this year, and nearly 500 people have signed up for rides. Another company just closed on $5 million equity financing, enough to finish building a two-seater rocketplane called Lynx. Both firms -- and a half-dozen more -- are looking at flying not just people, but experiments and payloads owned by research laboratories, businesses and educational institutes. …

Sohail Khan is upbeat about the second season of Celebrity Cricket League and says it is a platform which helps reunite the entire Indian film industry. “It’s all about sharing the space together. As we said, there is no barrier and all film industries can be a part of this competitive sport. It is great to see them unite and play cricket in a sporting spirit,” said Sohail, who owns Bollywood team Mumbai Heroes. The 20-20 cricket tournament has …

Silicon Valley-based AOptix on Monday introduced new "e-gates" that recognize faces as well as irises of passengers before opening to let them board flights. "This is what we call the future of passenger boarding," AOptix director of corporate communications Brian Rhea said as an InSight Duo electronic gate was tested at the San Jose International Airport in Northern California. AOptix e-gates that confirm identities based on iris scans are already …

Trisha has been selected for the Style Icon award presented by NDTV Hindu. The actress is excited for being chosen for this prestigious award and has thanked all those who have voted for her. She adds that the love and affection showered on her by her fans have transformed in to these votes and it means a lot to her. Trisha is one of the popular heroines in the south Indian circuit and is currently eagerly waiting for the release of Mankatha, in …

A new laser device could make high-speed computing faster and more reliable, opening the door to a new age of the Internet. Professor Dennis Deppe at the University of Central Florida has created miniature laser diodes that emit more intense light than those currently used. The light emits a single wavelength, making it ideal for use in CD players, laser pointers and optical mice for computers, in addition to high-speed data transmission. Until …

With investment in solar power projects expected to double in the next five years, photovoltaics could account for nine percent of the global power demand by 2030, according to a study released here Wednesday. Photovoltaics (PV) is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors. The study by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and environment protection …

He is soon turning out to be the Megastar of blogs too. And if this is how it is going to be, we may be able to see a lot of film stars folowing the trend and ; setting up their own blogs. Amitabh Bachchan who started his own blog just a few days back is already bombarded with messages from people all over the world. The techno savvy B-Town stars recent remarks that he is going to take his father as his role model in communicating with his fans …

Style icon in the bollywood film industry- Bobby Deol, with his first movie, "Barsaat", was the heartthrob the youth. The very stylish actor, carries his style with confidence and very nicely in every film. He creates his own style and attitude with Pizaaz !! In producer Ramesh Turani and Kumar S Taurani's next venture "Naqaab" Bobby will be seen as a style icon in a different light. "Naqaab" is a musiacal thriller and according to the demand of …