Engineering
Hardened steels for more efficient engines
23 Nov 2015
Machines communicate by using infrared light
12 Nov 2015
Study shows some 3D printed objects are toxic
06 Nov 2015
Skype co-founders develop grocery delivery robot
03 Nov 2015
New ATM does away with using cards
28 Oct 2015
Engineers invent transparent coating that cools solar cells to boost efficiency
23 Sep 2015
The hotter solar cells become, the less efficient they are at converting sunlight to electricity, a problem that has long vexed the solar industry. Now, Stanford engineers have developed a transparent overlay that increases efficiency by cooling the cells even in full sunlight
Researchers turn 3D world into ‘projection screen’ for better robot-to-human communication
17 Aug 2015
A small, modular, efficient fusion plant
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 10 Aug 2015
A new design could finally help to bring the long-sought power source closer to reality, producing a reactor that would provide electricity to about 100,000 people
Bionic eye technology could more rapidly spot assembly line faults
03 Aug 2015
The technology combines an off-the-shelf vision sensor with programming and software, making it cost effective to manufacture and ultimately more affordable for industry
Care-O-bot, the robot butler is coming
26 Jun 2015
Whether they’re serving drinks or carrying heavy loads, in a few years’ time, mobile robots could be helping in our homes
New manufacturing approach slices lithium-ion battery cost in half
26 Jun 2015
While conventional lithium-ion batteries are composed of brittle electrodes that can crack under stress, the new formulation produces battery cells that can be bent, folded or even penetrated by bullets without failing
Care-O-bot 4 conceived as domestic help robot
24 Jun 2015
RoboSimian drives, walks and drills
22 Jun 2015
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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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