Hot-air balloons you've seen; maybe you've even ridden in one. If you've been to a big-time sporting event, you've had a chance to see blimps in action overhead. But chances are very good that you've yet to get a good look at a zeppelin.

For residents of the San Francisco Bay Area, that's about to change. A company called Airship Ventures is bringing just such an aircraft to its new home at Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif., sometime in the coming days. Sightseeing flights (the co...

London:: Students who browse through Facebook during study hour obtain lower grades than those who don't, says a study.

The problem is that most people have Facebook or other social networking sites, emails and maybe instant messaging constantly running in the background while they are carrying out other tasks," said one of the authors of the study.

"Our study, and other previous work, suggests that while people may think constant task-switching allows them to get more done in less time, the reali...

New Delhi:: The Japan based consumer electronics manufacturer Akai entered to the highly competitive mobile phone market by launching 10 models in the dual SIM category.

Buzz up!The all new models were priced between Rs 1,895 and Rs 7,995. Most of the Akai handsets are targeted to the vibrant youths. Handsets were featured with full touch 3D UI, Wi-Fi, wireless FM with recording, social networking sites access, e-book compatibility and others.

"We are expecting an overall turnover of Rs 435 crore ...

London:(IANS) : Scientists have created ‘dry water’ that soaks carbon three times better than water, and hence help combat global warming.

Each particle of dry water, a substance that looks like powdered sugar, contains a water droplet surrounded by a sandy silica coating.

Ben Carter from the University of Liverpool who presented his research at the American Chemical Society in Boston, US, said: “There’s nothing else quite like it.”

“Hopefully, we may see dry water making waves in the future,” he w...