Technology - general
Engineering a plastic-eating enzyme
By UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH | 17 Apr 2018
From insulator to conductor in a flash
17 Apr 2018
Why alcohol, sugar lead to thirst
14 Apr 2018
Thin, flexible polymers record 'conversations' deeper in the brain with less injury-risk
12 Apr 2018
Tiny nanomachine successfully completes test drive
11 Apr 2018
Researchers have built a one-wheeled vehicle that constitutes a rotary motor out of DNA rings
First human migration out of Africa more geographically widespread than previously thought
10 Apr 2018
The first Homo sapiens fossil discovery from Saudi Arabia dates to 90,000 years ago during a time when grasslands existed in the region's deserts
Ageing astronaut Aldrin now admits to have sighted UFO on moon, had dismissed it in the past
09 Apr 2018
The second man to land on the moon, Buzz Aldrin, who is now 88 years old, passed a lie-detector test and repeated his claim that he had seen a space ship while on his visit to the moon
Wheat research discovery yields genetic secrets that could shape future crops
09 Apr 2018
A new study has isolated a gene controlling shape and size of spikelets in wheat in a breakthrough which could help breeders deliver yield increases
Green technologies are eco-friendly and profit-friendly
06 Apr 2018
Researchers say companies that invest in their own green technologies can operate in more environmentally sustainable ways without hurting profits
Smart ink adds new dimensions to 3-D printing
05 Apr 2018
Cracking eggshell nanostructure
03 Apr 2018
Is there life adrift in the clouds of Venus?
02 Apr 2018
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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