Electronics
Tesla unveils plans for at least 10 ‘gigafactories’ at annual meet
07 Jun 2017
Fighting off calls for annual elections amid fears that it is becoming a family concern with conflicts of interest, Tesla unveiled several future plans, including for the mass-market Model 3 and updates for existing models
Graphene Flagship researches create thin film transistors printed with layered materials
08 Apr 2017
Organic electronics can use power from socket
22 Mar 2017
Borophene's potential uncovered
23 Feb 2017
Researchers engineer 'thubber,' a stretchable rubber that packs a thermal conductive punch
14 Feb 2017
Nano-level lubricant tuning improves material for electronic devices and surface coatings
13 Feb 2017
The hidden inferno inside your laser pointer
26 Dec 2016
Scientists build bacteria-powered battery on single sheet of paper
22 Dec 2016
The manufacturing technique reduces fabrication time and cost, and the design could revolutionize the use of bio-batteries as a power source in remote, dangerous and resource-limited areas
Nano-scale electronics score laboratory victory
09 Nov 2016
Featured articles
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.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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