Technology - general
New extension improves inflight Wi-Fi
15 Mar 2017
Brain hardwired to respond to others' itching
10 Mar 2017
The hazards of English spelling
10 Mar 2017
Chemists create molecular 'leaf' that collects and stores solar power without solar panels
09 Mar 2017
Times ranks IISc Bangalore among top 10 globally
08 Mar 2017
IISc Bangalore has been ranked eighth in the Times Higher Education 2017 in the "best small universities" category, but two others that were earlier on the list – IIT-Guwahati and Savitribai Phule Pune University – have dropped out
More social connection online tied to increasing feelings of isolation
06 Mar 2017
The more young adults use social media, the more likely they are to feel socially isolated
AI system beats humans at the poker table, in complex game
06 Mar 2017
Researchers have created an artificial intelligence system that outperforms humans at the ultimate, no-limit version of Texas Hold'em, a complex game involving 10x160 possible moves
Algorithm identifies Trump as 'not-married'
04 Mar 2017
This inconsistency came up because of Donald Trump's abnormal activity in the media: the businessman and his assistants use Twitter like a bachelor
Researchers store computer operating system and short movie on DNA
03 Mar 2017
DNA is an ideal storage medium because it's ultra-compact and can last hundreds of thousands of years if kept in a cool, dry place
How the brain makes articles go viral
01 Mar 2017
Solar panels get a face-lift with custom designs
28 Feb 2017
A novel technology, SolarSkin, is a layer that can be imprinted with any image and embedded into a solar panel without interfering with the panel’s efficacy for generating solar power
Sustainable ceramics without a kiln
28 Feb 2017
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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
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