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Understanding math not tied to sight: study
21 Sep 2016
New theory overcomes a longstanding polymer problem
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 19 Sep 2016
For the past 100 years, polymer scientists have been stymied in their efforts to predict polymers’ elasticity, because the materials usually have structural flaws at the molecular level, which MIT researchers have now found a way of circumventing
MIT researchers develop prototype imaging system capable of reading pages of closed books
12 Sep 2016
Android users more honest, humble than iPhone users: study
03 Sep 2016
A study showed that people using Android smartphones were likely to have greater levels of honesty, humility, agreeableness and openness than iPhone users, while another showed that women were twice more likely to own an iPhone than men
Plastic crystals could improve fabrication of memory devices
01 Sep 2016
A novel 'plastic crystal' developed by Hokkaido University researchers has switching properties suitable for memory-related applications
Plastic crystals could improve fabrication of memory devices
01 Sep 2016
A novel 'plastic crystal' developed by Hokkaido University researchers has switching properties suitable for memory-related applications
New research sheds light on how aged wine gets its aroma
30 Aug 2016
Researchers have discovered an enzyme that plays a leading role in the formation of compounds that give aged wines their sought-after aroma
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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.
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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