Technology - general
Remote control, with a wave of a hand
27 Sep 2011
Plasmonics intensifies a novel nanoscale light source
By By Andrew Myers | 26 Sep 2011
How anti-mosquito repellents disorient insects
26 Sep 2011
CERN Scientists say particles speeding faster than light found
23 Sep 2011
Scientists at the Gran Sasso facility in Italy have recorded particles travelling at a speed that is supposedly forbidden by Einstein's theory of special relativity
Smarter robot arms
By arry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 22 Sep 2011
Lasers could be used to detect roadside bombs
19 Sep 2011
Diamonds show depth of Earth’s carbon cycle
17 Sep 2011
Eye-controlled wheelchair breakthrough could help thousands of disabled people
16 Sep 2011
Researchers unveil new technology which allows disabled people to control their electric wheelchairs by simply moving their eyes.
Printing off the paper
15 Sep 2011
New MEMS device generates energy from small vibrations
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 15 Sep 2011
Optical illusion helps explain how we view moving objects
By By Max McClure | 13 Sep 2011
Managers have bigger brains
10 Sep 2011
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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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