Electronics
Apple likely to reap windfall from smart watches, say analysts
18 Feb 2015
Assuming a 35 per cent margin and an average selling price of $400, $650, and $4,200 for the Apple Watch Sport, stainless, and Edition models, respectively, Wall Street Journal estimates Apple’s quarterly revenue from watches to be around $2 billion
Tackling the “Achilles’ heel” of OLED displays
14 Feb 2015
By boosting yields, as well as speeding up production, reducing materials, and reducing maintenance time, the system aims to cut manufacturing costs by about 50 per cent
Now, smart phones to diagnose HIV and syphilis
09 Feb 2015
Swatch smartwatch to take on Apple Watch
09 Feb 2015
Switzerland’s Swatch SA plans to launch the smartwatch that incorporated a large number or patents and advanced technology, including the thinnest watch battery made, in the next three months or a month after the Apple Watch debuted in April
Laser-induced graphene ‘super’ for electronics
22 Jan 2015
Contact lens merges plastics and active electronics via 3-D printing
07 Jan 2015
The contact lens is part of an ongoing effort to use 3-D printing to assemble diverse, and often hard-to-combine, materials into functioning devices
Samsung unveils Tizen-based smart phone; may cut reliance on Android
03 Jan 2015
South Korean handset maker wishes to lessen its reliance on Google’s Android operating system at a time when the California-based internet search giant continues its push into the mobility market
Lighter, cheaper radio wave device could transform telecommunications
19 Dec 2014
Researchers have achieved a milestone in modern wireless and cellular telecommunications, creating a radically smaller, more efficient radio wave circulator that could be used in cellphones and other wireless devices
New 2-D quantum materials for nanoelectronics
24 Nov 2014
New method for fabricating graphene nanoribbons brings scientists closer to revolutionising electronics
28 Oct 2014
Device simultaneously sends and receives broadcast signals while maintaining quality
28 Oct 2014
The technology, which could be used in future smartphones and other wireless devices, would reduce demand on the radio spectrum
Crumpled graphene could provide an unconventional energy storage
By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | 06 Oct 2014
Two-dimensional carbon “paper” can form stretchable supercapacitors to power flexible electronic devices
Future electronics may depend on lasers, not quartz
22 Jul 2014
Future high-end navigation systems, radar systems, and even possibly tomorrow's consumer electronics will require references beyond the performance of quartz. Lasers may be the option.
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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?
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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
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