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‘Brainprint’ could be more fail-proof than fingerprint
20 Apr 2016
According to researchers, brain biometrics cannot be stolen by malicious means the way a finger or retina scan can. So brainwaves could soon be used by security systems to verify a person’s identity with 100 per cent accuracy
Engineer creates origami battery
20 Apr 2016
Unexpected discovery leads to a better battery
19 Apr 2016
As inexpensive as conventional car batteries, but with a much higher energy density, the new battery could become a cost-effective alternative for storing renewable energy
Indian origin engineer develops technology for simultaneous Wifi transmission and reception
18 Apr 2016
Patching up Web applications
16 Apr 2016
New debugging method finds 23 undetected security flaws in 50 popular Web applications
Computer in your clothes? A milestone for wearable electronics
15 Apr 2016
Researchers have succeeded in embroidering circuits into fabric with 0.1 mm precision — the perfect size to integrate electronic components such as sensors and computer memory devices into clothing
Columbia engineering professor invents video camera that runs without a battery
13 Apr 2016
A research team led by Shree K. Nayar, T C Chang Professor of Computer Science at Columbia Engineering, has invented a prototype video camera that is the first to be fully self-powered. When the camera is not used to capture images, it can be used to generate power for other devices, such as a phone or a watch
Visitors to Japan may be able to use fingerprints to make payments
12 Apr 2016
Visitors to Japan will be able to register their fingerprints at airports, after which they could make regular payments with only the tap of a finger
Researchers generate clean energy using bacteria-powered solar panel
12 Apr 2016
For the first time ever, researchers have continuously produced electricity from biological-solar cells connected into a bio-solar panel
Is risk-taking contagious?
09 Apr 2016
Why do we sometimes decide to take risks and other times choose to play it safe? In a new study, researchers explored the neural mechanisms of one possible explanation: a contagion effect
Quantum simulation 2.0: Atoms chat long distance
08 Apr 2016
Physicists have measured long-range magnetic interactions between ultracold particles
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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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
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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
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