Ritwik Roy

Copy Editor, IBT AU
1081-1110 (out of 2027)

Ritwik Roy has a master's degree in Advertising and Public Relations. As a kid, he wanted to be a musician and was fondly called "Boom Boom." He is  a self-confessed horror and fantasy movie freak. He joined IBTimes Australia in November 2015. He may be reached at r.roy@ibtimes.com.au.

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Super-sense and ultraviolet vision of birds unlock a hidden world

New study has revealed how certain birds like sparrows and finches have the ability to see a visual world hidden to human eyes. The ones that can live in a sensory world apart are able to receive and transmit signals between each other in a way invisible to species.

Wine-producing device invented by scientists produces non-stop wine

Researchers have developed a miniature device that may be capable of producing an endless supply of wine with the help of strategically-placed yeast and fermenting plane old grape juice. American and Swiss scientists are currently trialling the micro winery that can turn grape juice into alcoholic wine in just an hour. Conventional winemakers sometimes take weeks to produce the alcoholic wine.

Newly-discovered planet with 3 suns in faraway solar system

An international team of scientists have recently discovered a strange planet in a faraway solar system that has not one but three suns. The planet, named HD 131399Ab, is way weirder than Luke Skywalker’s home planet Tatooine in the Star Wars saga that orbited around two suns.

Titan may host non-water-based life

NASA's Huygens and Cassini missions have revealed that Saturn’s moon Titan may support non-water-based life. The missions provided invaluable data on chemical elements found on Titan, and Cornell scientists have been able to find a chemical trail that suggests that prebiotic conditions may exist there.

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