Tokyo, Feb 11 : Infants aged between five and seven months are able to categorise colours in their brain, even before the acquisition of language, according to Japanese researchers. A long-held theory called Sapir-Wharf hypothesis claims that languages define our perceptions. Colour perception is also considered to be subject to this theory since colours are […]
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NASA discounts meteorite theory, Indian institute says analysis on
Washington/Chennai, Feb 10 : Scientists at the US space agency NASA have discounted reports that an Indian bus driver in Tamil Nadu was killed by a meteorite, but Indian experts said this can only be ruled out after “detailed analysis”. Only a detailed analysis of the object that has been received from the Vellore police […]
Fuel efficiency may not lead to lower fuel bills
London, Feb 10 : Nearly 20 percent of the energy-saving benefits of fuel-efficient cars are eroded because people end up driving them more, according to a study. Researchers at University of Sussex used data from 1970 to 2011 to find this long-term “rebound effect” among British car drivers. “Improvements in fuel efficiency should lead to […]
Decaying body odour may help rescue workers: Study
London, Feb 10 : New research on the odour profile of decomposition during the first 72 hours after death may help rescue workers to decide what kind of rescue dogs to work with in the hopes of improving their chances of finding survivors at disaster sites. Researchers from the University of Technology-Sydney analysed the change […]
Virtual reality will take time to develop: Facebook
New York, Feb 10 : These are still early days for the virtual reality (VR) technology’s adoption and the VR ecosystem will take time to develop globally, social media giant Facebook’s top executives have predicted. Addressing a gathering at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, Facebook chief operating officer […]
People with similar movement rates improve group performance
Toronto, Feb 10 : From walking to talking to producing music, different people’s movements occur at different speeds but a new study has found that a group can improve its performance by having people with similar movement rates. “We found that pairs of musicians (pianists) with similar rates of solo music performance are better at […]