Electronics
Scientists design soft robotic system to assist cardiac function in children with one-sided heart conditions
23 Nov 2017
Breakthrough could launch organic electronics beyond cell phone screens
20 Nov 2017
Organic semiconductors are ideal materials for the fabrication of mechanically flexible devices with energy-saving low temperature processes
IIT-Madras students set record with 45 robotic cleaners
31 Oct 2017
Each robot is fitted with a high RPM motor at the centre, with two rotating scrub pads that direct dust into the central suction mechanism, while a filter in the vacuum tunnel collects the dust
Sophia the robot is now a citizen of Saudi Arabia
27 Oct 2017
Sophia, who looks a bit like Audrey Hepburn, puts on facial expressions while talking and has an answer to every question
Spin current detection in quantum materials unlocks potential for alternative electronics
14 Oct 2017
New manufacturing process for silicon carbide power devices opens market to more competition
15 Sep 2017
Researchers report new way to make dissolving electronics
07 Sep 2017
Researchers from the University of Houston and China have reported a new type of electronic device that can be triggered to dissolve through exposure to water molecules in the atmosphere
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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
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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