Articles by Kukil Bora

Kukil Bora

Kukil has written and edited hundreds of articles on consumer technologies, science, business and geopolitics. Kukil holds a Bachelor degree in English literature from Gauhati University and a Masters degree in Mass Communication from Bangalore University. Follow him on Twitter here.

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Single trapped atom, captured in long exposure photograph, wins UK's top science photography award

A positively-charged strontium atom was trapped using electric fields so that it can be photographed with an ordinary camera.

Feb 15, 2018

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 with under-display fingerprint sensor? Report says it's still far from reality

Yet again, another Samsung flagship smartphone could lose the under-display fingerprint sensor. This time it's the Galaxy Note 9.

Feb 14, 2018

What is AMP for Email? Google wants to implement Accelerated Mobile Pages to bring animations into Gmail inbox

Google wants to implement Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) within email to make it more engaging, interactive and actionable.

Feb 14, 2018

Will Samsung Galaxy S9 with Exynos 9810 be better optimized than Snapdragon 845 version?

Geekbench benchmark results for the Exynos 9810 variant of the Samsung Galaxy S9 suggest that it could be better optimzed than the Snapdragon 845 version.

Feb 13, 2018

Decades-old telescope to create largest 3D map of the universe to solve dark energy mystery

With DESI installed, Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope is expected to map nearly one-third of the sky to solve dark energy mysteries.

Feb 13, 2018

ASUS Zenfone 5 to be unveiled on February 27 at MWC 2018

Rumors have it that there could be three smartphones in the Zenfone 5 lineup.

Feb 12, 2018

Falcon Heavy's secret second payload could last for 14 billion years in space

The second payload on board the Falcon Heavy rocket is a tiny storage device that is expected to witness humanity's future in space.

Feb 12, 2018

What is cryptojacking? Cryptocurrency mining malware hits thousands of US and UK government websites

The attackers hijacked using a process called "cryptojacking" that make infected sites run a program on visitors' computers and let them mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Feb 12, 2018

Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster spotted by UH ATLAS telescope in space

The Tesla Roadster was measured to be about 500,000 miles (804,672 kilometers) from Earth, speeding away at about 3.6 kilometers per second.

Feb 10, 2018

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S to get under display fingerprint sensor? Leaked design, specs sheet suggest so

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S is expected to be a truly bezel-less phone, powered by the Snapdragon 845 processor.

Feb 10, 2018

Scientists discover completely new form of 3D vision in praying mantises

Entirely unique form of 3D vision found in praying mantises can lead to simpler visual processing for robots, scientists said.

Feb 9, 2018

Ruthless fate awaits Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster floating in space: Experts

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, which was sent to Mars onboard the Falcon Heavy rocket, will be torn apart by space radiation, experts said.

Feb 9, 2018

NASA wants to send a submarine to Saturn's moon Titan; researchers create alien ocean to test it

To better understand how a submarine might react to freezing hydrocarbon seas on Titan, researchers created an alien ocean in a lab.

Feb 9, 2018

Samsung begins mass production of 256GB embedded Universal Flash Storage for cars

The new 256GB eUFS solution is designed for use in luxury sedans, sports cars, and other premium automobiles.

Feb 8, 2018

Astronomers observe the strongest magnetic field ever directly measured on the Sun

The sunspot, appeared on the solar surface in February 2014, was the source of the strongest magnetic field ever measured on the Sun.

Feb 8, 2018

Facial recognition will make it to over a billion smartphones in 2020 with Apple, Samsung leading the way

Facial recognition will soon be the de-facto standard for smartphones, but fingerprint sensor is still far from dead, a new report said.

Feb 8, 2018

Troubling discovery: Ozone layer in lower part of stratosphere continues to thin

Despite an international ban on chlorine-containing CFCs, ozone layer continues to thin in the lower part of the stratosphere.

Feb 7, 2018

Scientists use shark skin to develop structure that can help design better drones, planes

Body shapes of both sharks and airplanes help them efficiently move through water and air by generating lift and decreasing drag.

Feb 7, 2018

Ice Age surprise: Huge amounts of mercury found trapped inside Arctic permafrost for thousands of years

Melting Arctic permafrost due to the Earth's rising temperatures can release a large amount of toxic mercury, a new study reveals.

Feb 7, 2018

Imaginary OnePlus X2 prompts company co-founder Carl Pei to call out against 'fake news'

OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has dismissed reports of the mid-range OnePlus X2 smartphone, which was rumored to come after OnePlus 6.

Feb 6, 2018

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