Materials
Nylon fibres made to flex like muscles
29 Nov 2016
MIT engineers find a simple and inexpensive new approach to creating bending artificial muscle fibres
Uncovering the secrets of friction on graphene
24 Nov 2016
Semiconductor-free microelectronics are now possible, thanks to metamaterials
08 Nov 2016
Using metamaterials, engineers have been able to build a micro-scale device that shows a 1,000-per cent increase in conductivity when activated by low voltage and a low power laser
Towards better metallic glasses
25 Oct 2016
Non-toxic solvent removes barrier to commercialisation of ‘wonder material’ perovskite solar cells
20 Oct 2016
Long may you wave, borophene
06 Oct 2016
New theory overcomes a longstanding polymer problem
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 19 Sep 2016
For the past 100 years, polymer scientists have been stymied in their efforts to predict polymers’ elasticity, because the materials usually have structural flaws at the molecular level, which MIT researchers have now found a way of circumventing
Nanodiamonds in an instant
06 Sep 2016
Plastic crystals could improve fabrication of memory devices
01 Sep 2016
A novel 'plastic crystal' developed by Hokkaido University researchers has switching properties suitable for memory-related applications
Super cement's secret
30 Aug 2016
Hot 'new' material found to exist in nature
06 Aug 2016
New lithium-oxygen battery greatly improves energy efficiency, longevity
By By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | 26 Jul 2016
In a foundational breakthrough, which may shift the paradigm of oxygen-based batteries, a new chemistry could overcome key drawbacks of lithium-air batteries
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
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