Technology - general
Solar cell with improved transparency
02 Dec 2017
A triple-threat against cyberthreats
02 Dec 2017
A step forward for quantum computing
30 Nov 2017
Experts see dawn of environmental sustainability in technology-driven 'Age of Optimization'
29 Nov 2017
The world is entering "a technology-driven Age of Optimization" bringing about more sustainable production, consumption and work in many manifestations and at every scale
Abominable Snowman discovered...its a bear, say DNA bone tests
29 Nov 2017
Sightings have been reported for centuries. Footprints have been spotted. Stories have been passed down from generation to generation. Now, a new DNA study of nine purported Yeti samples have turned out to be those of Himalayan bears
Turning emissions into fuel
28 Nov 2017
Refining pesticides to kill pests, not bees
24 Nov 2017
Wallpaper bio-solar panel developed by researchers
23 Nov 2017
A two-in-one solar bio-battery and solar panel has been created by researchers who printed living cyanobacteria and circuitry onto paper
Water cooling for the Earth's crust
22 Nov 2017
Astronomers confirm mysterious object seen last month originated from different solar system
22 Nov 2017
Motobike crashes cause 5 times as many deaths as car accidents, 6 times the health costs
20 Nov 2017
METI message en route to ETs in star system 70 trillion miles away
18 Nov 2017
The message, which includes pieces of music, math and technology, was transmitted to the GJ273 star system, over 70 trillion miles (112 trillion km) away, over three days in October and includes instructions about how they should reply to us on a day 25 years from now
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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.
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