Technology - general
Consortium to focus on developing a new architecture for the internet
12 Sep 2014
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles are collaborating with Verisign, Cisco, Panasonic and other corporations to advance Named Data Networking protocol that promises to increase network security, higher bandwidth and simple but sophisticated applications
Textbook theory behind volcanoes may be wrong
12 Sep 2014
Sun-powered desalination for villages in India
09 Sep 2014
Off-grid Indian villages with salty groundwater could get potable water through a proposed solar technique
Neanderthals and modern humans ‘overlapped’ in Europe for up to 5,400 years
08 Sep 2014
Neanderthals and modern humans both lived in Europe for between 2,600 and 5,400 years, giving 'ample time' for interaction and interbreeding between them, reveals new research
CSIR-IICT develops eco-friendly rechargeable battery
06 Sep 2014
The novel, magnisium-graphite battery could be an efficient substitute to the lead-acid battery used commonly at present, and scientists are working to further increase its 5 milli-ampere/hour capacity and the 2-3-year shelf life
Reliance, Microsoft partner to launch innovation hubs for start-ups
05 Sep 2014
The first hub will start operations in Mumbai, in October, and will be subsequently emulated across various other cities in India, RIL said
Genetics used to improve plants for bioenergy
05 Sep 2014
Scientists create renewable fossil fuel alternative using bacteria
03 Sep 2014
Researchers have engineered the harmless gut bacteria E.coli to generate renewable propane
Google to launch quantum computing initiative in association with NASA and USRA
03 Sep 2014
A research team led by physicist John Martinis from the University of California, Santa Barbara, will join Google to start work on a project to build new quantum information processors based on superconducting electronics
Eco-friendly, energy-dense sugar battery developed to power the world's gadgets
02 Sep 2014
A Virginia Tech research team has developed a battery that runs on sugar and has an unmatched energy density, a development that could replace conventional batteries with ones that are cheaper, refillable, and biodegradable
Nano-forests to reveal secrets of cells
02 Sep 2014
Do we live in a 2-D hologram?
30 Aug 2014
A unique experiment at the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory called the Holometer has started collecting data that will answer some mind-bending questions about our universe - including whether we live in a hologram
Diagnostics enables reliable deliveries by drones
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 30 Aug 2014
New algorithm lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missions. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
Programmed to fold: RNA Origami
25 Aug 2014
Genetics used to improve plants for bioenergy
23 Aug 2014
Recycling old batteries into solar cells
22 Aug 2014
A system proposed by researchers at MIT recycles materials from discarded car batteries - a potential source of lead pollution - into new, long-lasting solar panels that provide emissions-free power
Transparent solar panel
21 Aug 2014
A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window