Electronics
Prosthetic retina offers simple solution to restoring sight
18 May 2012
A device which could restore sight to patients with one of the most common causes of blindness in the developed world is being developed in an international partnership
Laser scan at full speed
08 May 2012
Mini-projector for smartphones
05 May 2012
Cell phones of the future will have built-in projection capabilities, enabling them to project a large-format display onto a table or nearby surface, giving users the additional option of operating the smartphone
New sensor accurately measure fruit ripeness, cut spoilage
30 Apr 2012
To help combat losses of fruits and vegetables due to spoilage, MIT researchers have built a new sensor that could help grocers and food distributors better monitor the ripeness of their produce
Assembly errors quickly identified
30 Apr 2012
Miniature sensors may advance climate studies
23 Apr 2012
Scientists work on neutron generation
23 Apr 2012
Power without the cord
02 Apr 2012
The lithium battery as a source of hope
26 Mar 2012
Basket ball playing robot vies for FIRST honours
22 Mar 2012
New generation of flexible graphene transistors
15 Mar 2012
Guiding robot planes with hand gestures
By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 14 Mar 2012
As robot planes are increasingly used for routine air missions, researchers at MIT are working on a system that would enable them to follow the same types of gestures
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation