Materials
Govt launches centre for developing, commercialising graphene technology
05 Sep 2024
Government of India has launched an engineering and innovation center to facilitate commercialisation of graphene technology.
TSMC to get $6.6 bn direct federal funding for Arizona chip project
11 Apr 2024
Close on the heels of US government offer of financial assistance to Intel for expansion and modernisation of its production lines in California, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) also said it will receive up to $6.6 billion in direct funding from the US federal government for setting up a state-of-the-art semiconductor plant in Phoenix, its third unit in Arizona.
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Microchip Technology set to receive $162 million award from U.S. to boost production
05 Jan 2024
The U.S. Commerce Department announced plans on Thursday, 4 January 2024, to grant $162 million to Microchip Technology in government funding, aiming to enhance the production of semiconductors and microcontroller units (MCUs) critical for the consumer and defense industries.
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!
Toshiba and Rohm announce a $2.7 billion investment in joint power chip production
08 Dec 2023
In a significant move aimed at bolstering Japan’s power chip industry, Toshiba and Rohm revealed on Friday, 8 December 2023, their collaboration in a substantial investment of 388.3 billion yen, or $2.7 billion, for the joint production of power chips.
Indian scientists discover new material that can convert infrared light to renewable energy
08 Jul 2022
China’s CATL unveils new battery that runs on sodium instead of lithium
24 Aug 2021
CATL applied Prussian white material with a higher specific capacity and redesigned electrons for cathode while using a hard carbon material with a unique porous structure that enables abundant storage and fast movement of sodium ions for anode, to overcome technical problems
NTPC develops geo-polymer aggregate from fly ash
20 Nov 2020
CeNS researchers discover interaction between light and molecules can power optical devices
07 Sep 2020
Two Americans, one Japanese share 2019 Chemistry Nobel
10 Oct 2019
Lithium-ion batteries that gained currency with the 1970 oil crisis are used globally to power portable electronics that we use to communicate, work, study, listen to music and search for knowledge, have also enabled the development of long-range electric cars and the storage of energy from renewable sources, such as solar and wind power
Researchers use AI to plot green route to nylon
27 Aug 2019
Scientists create the world's thinnest gold
06 Aug 2019
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The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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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.
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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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