Technology - general
Perovskites boost silicon solar cells: study
24 Jan 2015
Putting a film of the crystalline material perovskite on top of a silicon solar cell increases the cell's efficiency nearly 50 per cent, Stanford engineers say
Self-powered intelligent keyboard could provide a new layer of security
23 Jan 2015
The self-powered device generates electricity when a user’s fingertips contact the multi-layer plastic materials that make up the device
Polish start-up develops computer within a mouse
21 Jan 2015
A Polish start-up has developed a computer within a mouse fitted with a quad-core processor, Wi-Fi and 128GB storage; the only extra hardware needed is a monitor and keyboard
Research to improve bad bosses
21 Jan 2015
Google pulls the plug on Google Glass
19 Jan 2015
Mind-controlled robot arm project
19 Jan 2015
Technology quickly traces source of tainted food
17 Jan 2015
Quantum physics just got less complicated
16 Jan 2015
Research shows that wave-particle duality and quantum uncertainty are the same thing, which reduces two mysteries to one
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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