The European Commission unveiled plans for an international charter aimed at establishing principles governing business on the internet. It would encourage cooperation between governments on legal

The need for integrating the beneficial applications of Water Jet technology was highlighted on the first day today of the three-day Pacific Rim International Conference on "Economic and Eco-friendly

International Business Machines Corp. has built and tested a superfast computer chip that indicates chip makers won't hit a technological brick wall anytime soon when it comes to

Indian textile companies will soon start manufacturing specially treated fire retardant fabrics and garments. To start with fire retardant curtain and upholstery fabrics will be produced, the

Wastes are not completely worthless if one goes by the claims of scientists at the international conference on 'Fly Ash Disposal & Utilisation ' held in New Delhi recently. They said fly ash, an

The US space shuttle Endeavour has returned safely to the earth after a 10-day mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir. The mission that returned yesterday involved a successful docking

After first portraying him as a malcontent for saying his Mir spacesuit didn't fit, the Russians are now complaining about American astronaut Andrew Thomas' poor command of

Despite an ill-fitting spacesuit, American astronaut Andrew Thomas moved into Mir, at least temporarily, while Nasa and the Russian space agency debated what to do about the problem.

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have awarded $423 million contract to Hughes Space and Communications, El Segundo, CA for the manufacture, launch and delivery

A voice-operated wheelchair that understands vocal commands and directs the chair accordingly, has been developed by Indian scientists. The controlling system of the chair can understand vocal