Technology - general
Soft robot to swim through Europa's oceans
13 May 2015
Smarter computer brains that are more like our own
13 May 2015
For the first time, a circuit of about 100 artificial synapses was proved to perform a simple version of a typical human task: image classification
App makes short work of getting user of bed
11 May 2015
An earthquake warning system in our pockets?
11 May 2015
Monkey see puzzle, monkey do, monkey eat
09 May 2015
Naku grabs the box hanging from a line and turns and shakes and turns and shakes. He has to work for his food, at least the good stuff
Plugging up leaky graphene
09 May 2015
Search for advanced civilizations beyond Earth finds nothing obvious in 100,000 galaxies
08 May 2015
Among the team's discoveries are some mysterious new phenomena in our own Milky Way galaxy
Stanford engineers observe the moment when the mind changes
07 May 2015
Deeper understanding of decision-making will help researchers to fine-tune the control algorithms of neural prostheses to enable people with paralysis to drive a brain-controlled prosthetic arm or guide a neurally-activated cursor on a computer screen
New technique shows shale-drilling chemicals in drinking-water taps near leak
07 May 2015
Substances commonly used for drilling or extracting Marcellus shale gas travelled from shale gas wells more than two kilometers in the sub-surface to drinking water wells
New technique shows shale-drilling chemicals in drinking-water taps near leak
07 May 2015
Substances commonly used for drilling or extracting Marcellus shale gas travelled from shale gas wells more than two kilometers in the sub-surface to drinking water wells
Solar energy holds the best potential for long-term energy needs: MIT solar report
By By Melissa Abraham | MIT Energy Initiative | 06 May 2015
One-shot learning: researchers find the brain regions responsible for jumping to conclusions
05 May 2015
Space-based solar power project
05 May 2015
The space-based, highly adaptive power generator will enable versatile on-demand power anywhere on the planet and will be able to almost instantly distribute the power to different locations
“Fingerprinting” chips to fight counterfeiting
05 May 2015
Researchers create random variations in silicon chips as authentication identifiers for consumer products
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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.
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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
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