Technology - general
How to stop leaks — the way blood does
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 09 Jan 2013
Scintillating star: More sparkle with two eyes
08 Jan 2013
How the kilogram has put on weight
08 Jan 2013
Using a state-of-the-art Theta-probe XPS machine, a research team has shown the original kilogram is likely to be tens of micrograms heavier than it was when the first standard was set in 1875
Smart search engines for news videos
05 Jan 2013
Researchers demonstrate record-setting p-type transistor
By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 04 Jan 2013
The new transistor also features what’s called a trigate design, which could solve some of the problems that plague computer circuits at extremely small sizes
Smartphones turn into secure, versatile keys
03 Jan 2013
Chemical analysis of vessels reveals cheesemaking 7,000 years ago
24 Dec 2012
Using lipid biomarker and stable isotope analysis, researchers examined preserved fatty acids trapped in the fabric of the pottery and showed that the sieves had been used for processing dairy products
Soybeans a source of valuable chemical
22 Dec 2012
MIT researchers discover a new kind of magnetism
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 20 Dec 2012
Following up on earlier theoretical predictions, MIT researchers have now demonstrated experimentally the existence of a fundamentally new kind of magnetic behaviour, adding to the two previously known states of magnetism
AI computer programme develops video game
19 Dec 2012
The inspiration for an artificially intelligent computer program that could create games grew out of work aimed at making computers more creative and inventive
Catching criminals comes a step closer
19 Dec 2012
Making fuels and household chemicals from sugar
19 Dec 2012
New big data survey shows potential for business
13 Dec 2012
Tasty and gluten-free
11 Dec 2012
Wireless communication’s crystal ball
11 Dec 2012
Keeping ship hulls free of marine organisms
08 Dec 2012
Study finds security indicators sacrificed to accommodate small screens
07 Dec 2012
How unsafe are mobile browsers? Unsafe enough that even cyber-security experts are unable to detect when their smartphone browsers have landed on potentially dangerous websites, reveals new research
Latest articles
.webp)
Featured articles
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.
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
Business History Videos
History of hovercraft Part 3...
Today I shall talk a bit more about the military plans for ...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of hovercraft Part 2...
In this episode of our history of hovercraft, we shall exam...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of Hovercraft Part 1...
If you’ve been a James Bond movie fan, you may recall seein...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of Trams in India | ...
The video I am presenting to you is based on a script writt...
By Aniket Gupta | Presenter: Sheetal Gaikwad
view more
