3D Printing representational image Scientists from University of Bristol have found a new bio-ink for 3D printing with stem cells that allows printing of living tissue known as bio-printing. The new bio-ink contains two different polymer components: a natural polymer extracted from seaweed and a sacrificial synthetic polymer used in the medical industry. “Designing the new bio-ink was extremely challenging. You need a material that is printable,... 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Tashkent on Thursday. China’s great wall appeared to be crumbling before Indian diplomacy on Thursday. Beijing was left isolated as every other government of the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) spoke at the opening of the Seoul plenary in favour of accepting India into the elite international nuclear technology club. At the end of the first tense session of... 

SEVILLE: The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Spain today morning after completing a 70-hour flight from New York in the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane. Applause broke out as the experimental plane set down at Seville airport in southern Spain just before 7:40 am where a team was on the ground to welcome Swiss pilot and adventurer Bertrand Piccard, an AFP correspondent said. The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft lands at... 

Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi launched its flagship smartphone, the Mi5 earlier this year. And for the first time, a Xiaomi product was unveiled at MWC (Mobile World Congress). While India only got one variant of the device, it seems that a small upgrade to the smartphone is in the works. Xiaomi Mi5S rumoured to arrive with pressure sensitive display According to some Chinese media sources, Xiaomi is working on the all new Mi5S which is being... 

Xi and Modi to meet in Tashkent. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping set to meet in Tashkent on Thursday afternoon, the US and France are leaning on the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) members to arrive at a “positive decision”. The expert-level sessions in Seoul over the last two days are learnt to have discussed the membership issue before the two-day plenary session beginning on Thursday. It is learnt... 

Yuneec International has announced the Typhoon H with Intel RealSense technology is now available for pre-order at $1,899 (Rs 12,7911 approx). The first shipments will begin within four weeks. Typhoon H will come with a factory installed Intel RealSense R200 Camera and Intel Atom processor. Typhoon H will come with a factory installed Intel RealSense R200 Camera and Intel Atom processor. It also packs an ST16 controller with a Wizard controller for... 

NATO chief ‘strongly condemns’ North Korea missile launch. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg condemned on Wednesday North Korea’s launch of what appeared to be an intermediate-range missile fired towards Japan, and to stop more “provocative actions.” “I strongly condemn the launch by North Korea of two ballistic missiles,” Stoltenberg said in a statement. “These repeated provocative actions … undermine international security... 

MUMBAI: Movie star Salman Khan must appear before the Maharashtra Women’s Commission in Mumbai next week, the agency said today, after angering fans, the public, activists and others by stating that training sessions for his new film made him feel like a “raped woman”. Salman Khan was warned yesterday to apologise within seven days for his remark by the National Women’s Commission. Mr Khan was warned yesterday to apologise... 

Harare: India survived a mighty last-ball scare before clinching the T20 series 2-1 with a nervy three-run victory over a spirited Zimbabwe in the third and final Twenty20 International in Harare on Wednesday. The series decider went right down to the last ball after Zimbabwe restricted India to 138 for six and got close to the target before ending at 135 for six. Earlier, Kedar Jadhav bailed India out of trouble with a timely 58 off 42 balls. MS... 

“Success has become a way of life for Isro. But we never get carried away by success.” The PSLV-C34 a day before its launch in Sriharikota. This remark by a senior scientist of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) summed up the mood in the control room at India’s spaceport in Sriharikota after the hugely successful PSLV- C34 mission on Wednesday morning. This was the 36th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the 34th...