Graphene sensor created to detect air pollution

British scientists have developed a power-efficient graphene-based sensor that can detect air pollution inside homes. The sensor detects individual carbon-di-oxide molecules, found in buildings and interior materials, adsorbed onto graphene – a single atomic sheet of carbon atoms. In the study, the team was able to detect gas molecules with 30 parts-per-billion concentration level.

Google's computers can be considered drivers: US

US vehicle regulators have recognised that Google's computers and artificial intelligence system in self-driving cars can be considered 'drivers'. Analysts claim this recognition could streamline the process of getting autonomous cars on the road. Google should come up with certification criteria for self-driving cars to meet standards applicable to vehicles with human driver, the regulators said.

Microsoft plans to build underwater datacenters

Microsoft on Sunday unveiled a new research initiative 'Project Natick', under which it plans to build underwater datacenters. To study the feasibility of such datacenters, Microsoft took a year to deploy its own subsea datacenter in the Pacific Ocean. Microsoft is currently looking for low-cost, high responsive and environmentally sustainable cloud datacenter solutions.

India got its Underwater Hotel in Ahmedabad

India's first underwater restaurant, the 'Real Poseidon' opened on Monday in Ahmedabad. Created 20 feet below ground level, the restaurant spreads across 3,000 square feet and offers a view of around 4,000 fish and marine species. With an accommodation capacity for 32 guests in the dining hall, the restaurant offers only vegetarian dishes in cuisines including Punjabi, Chinese and Mexican

 

Malpe, India's first beach to get the free WiFi

Karnataka’s Malpe beach became India's first beach to provide free 24/7 WiFi service to visitors as the telecom company BSNL launched the facility on Sunday. The service is available for free usage for 30 minutes per number and 4G speeds can be accessed. BSNL will be paid ₹1 lakh quarterly for providing the service by the state's Department of Tourism

First Airport to Run on 100% Solar Power

Cochin International in southern India is the world’s first airport to be run solely on power from the sun. BBC reports that the 1,300-acre airport harnesses energy from a field of over 46,000 solar panels to run what’s apparently the country’s seventh busiest airport. It produces enough energy to power 10,000 homes for one year. Installing that solar plant took six months and $9.5 million, but apparently, airports from elsewhere in India and even Liberia have expressed interest in copying the model.

Lily, a camera drone

Throw this drone in the air and it flies itself following you!

Lily started in September 2013 in the basement of a UC Berkeley robotics lab, where Henry Bradlow and Antoine built the first prototype using a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino.

It follows a small circular tracker, which you can have in your pocket or on your wrist. With one tap of the tracker, Lily can execute some nifty camera moves, all while staying focused on you. The camera inside, Bradlow says, is roughly equivalent to the GoPro Hero 3: It can shoot 1080p video, or 720p up to 120 frames per second—there’s some tech inside that will detect when you hit a jump while snowboarding and automatically kick the camera into slow-mo. It’ll also shoot 12-megapixel stills and it can make a cool 360-degree panorama. It can fly 25 miles per hour, is totally waterproof, lasts up to 20 minutes on a charge, and has range up to 100 feet. check out for official website from lily https://www.lily.camera/