'In the lingo of Star Trek, how willing are we to keep all hailing frequencies open in order to listen more closely and with empathy to whoever we consider the 'other',' asks Rajni......
One way to understand a facet of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity is through the contention that all objects in our universe travel at the speed of light. To shed light on this, he yoked......
Days after a coffee chain announced that it would send an espresso machine to the International Space Station so that astronauts could enjoy hot, freshly brewed coffee, Rediff.com looks back......
Using his fingertip as a canvas, 33-year-old Italian art director has come up with an interesting series of portraits of famous personalities -- The Dalai Lama, Steve Jobs and Hitler, to mention a......
Image: Apple-1 Personal Computer. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Christie's A fully operational Apple computer that company co-founder Steve Jobs sold out of his parents' garage in 1976 for $600 will......
The next big technology shift in communications will be holographic projection, writes Brian Pereira. My first glimpse of 'telepresence' was in the old Star Trek TV series with Captain James T Kirk......
US-based billionaire B K Modi is in advanced stages of negotiations with Los Angeles-based Culver Studios, a well-known independent studio in Hollywood, to buy out a majority stake. The deal is......
Accenture is taking a leaf out of science fiction movies such as Minority Report and Star Trek. With this aim in mind, engineers in its Bangalore development centre are busy converting these......
Time was that hi-tech home security attained perfection in circuitry comprising a high-resistance wire, concave reflector and power source -- in short, a flashlight. Things have changed since. Just......
If the excitement it created in the critics, trade pundits and exhibitors at the London premiere recently echoes across America and worldwide, the 43-year-old franchise Star Trek has a splendid......
Captain James T Kirk and Spock return to our screens with the latest movie in the franchise -- Star Trek Into Darkness. The promos look promising, and we're especially waiting to see actor Benedict......
The poster J J Abrams' second installment of the hit Star Trek series is out.Star Trek Into Darkness will be released in 3D and will star Chris Pine as Captain Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock, Karl......
Anton Yelchin, best known for playing Chekov in the new Star Trek films, has died. He was 27. The actor, who also appeared in Terminator Salvation, died on June 19 in a "fatal traffic......
Star Trek actress Grace Lee Whitney has passed away due to natural causes in her home in Coarsegold, California. She was 85. The American veteran actress plated Captain Kirk's assistant Yeoman......
IMAGE: Saina Nehwal with sister Chandranshu in Bhutan. Photographs and Video: Kind courtesy Saina Nehwal/Instagram It is no secret that Saina Nehwal loves travelling. The badminton star is in......
IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo does not have a verified account on Twitter anymore. Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with......
Nitin Kannamwar will be the first Indian to officiate in the Wimbledon men's singles final to be contested between Mark Phillippousis of Australia and Roger Federer of Switzerland at London on......