Science & Technology

URBANA, Illinois: A tiny new camera developed at an Illinois university is giving researchers a bug’s eye view.

DUBAI: Telecom operator Mobily denied claims by a software engineer that the company had asked him to build surveillance tools to intercept customers’ messages on Twitter and other services.

Researchers at a Dutch university have developed an online program that is able give the age and gender of users purely based on the content they post on the social network Twitter.

NEW YORK: Microsoft says a planned update to its Windows 8 operating system will be made available for free later this year.

PARIS: Scientists said Tuesday they have found a way to extract gold from ore using a seemingly unlikely pantry item — cornstarch.

DETROIT: US auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the engines can stall without warning in three Chrysler and Dodge brand cars, and doors that won’t close properly on six cars mad

The world has entered a “new danger zone” with levels of Earth-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere never experienced by humankind, the UN’s climate chief warned yesterday.

Chrysler Group LLC is recalling about 469,000 SUVs worldwide to update software after some vehicles’ circuit boards were found to be transmitting signals that trigger inadvertent gearshifts t

When Michael Gore stands, it’s a triumph of science and engineering.

The Palestinians haven’t elected a president since 2005, but now they are finally getting a chance to do so — virtually — thanks to a hit reality TV show.