An unmanned European craft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday 2233 GMT, laden with tonnes of fuel, water, oxygen and other supplies, France's CNES space agency said. The robot freighter hooked up with the station, which is currently staffed by six astronauts, the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) said. The Edoardo Amaldi, a 20-tonne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) gently hooked up to the ISS after inching …

A laptop prototype has been unveiled with a device that allows a user to control the computer by sight.The eye-tracking technology monitors the user’s gaze and works out where they’re looking on the computer screen and means, among other things, that users can play a game where they defeat enemies because the game’s lasers hit where they look. It can also scroll text on the screen in response to eye movements, sensing when the reader has reached …

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 …

A laptop prototype has been unveiled with a device that allows a user to control the computer by sight.The eye-tracking technology monitors the user’s gaze and works out where they’re looking on the computer screen and means, among other things, that users can play a game where they defeat enemies because the game’s lasers hit where they look. It can also scroll text on the screen in response to eye movements, sensing when the reader has reached …

It was a carnival, no less as a laser show, a bevy of Bollywood stars, dancers donning elaborate feathered headdresses and furs, stilt-walkers and a mini parade float brought the curtain down on the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Sunday night. As Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians pulled up their sleeves to fight the final battle at the D.Y.Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, the tournament ended with style and pomp. Marking the …

The unforgettable Tour, the most talked about and flamboyant series of star concerts triggered off with a record crowd turn out that took the organizers for a surprise. Even before the start of the show a massive crowd of 12,000 people had filled up every available space to catch a glimpse of the Bachchans as well as the other film stars of Bollywood. The security men had a difficult time trying to control the people First to appear on the stage …