Technology - general
New solar power material converts 90% of captured light into heat
03 Nov 2014
One of the technology’s attractions is that it can be used to retrofit existing power plants that use coal or fossil fuels because it uses the same process to generate electricity from steam
Getting US patent becoming more difficult: study
01 Nov 2014
Synchrotron upgrade to make X-rays even brighter
01 Nov 2014
When cancer meets fashion
31 Oct 2014
‘Endless possibilities’ for bio-nanotechnology
30 Oct 2014
New 'smart' material improves removal of arsenic from drinking water
28 Oct 2014
Scientists have created a new material that can remove double the amount of arsenic from water than the leading material for water treatment
Beating battery drain
28 Oct 2014
Google teams up with Oxford University to research AI
24 Oct 2014
Following its acquisition of the secretive AI firm DeepMind, Google has allied with Oxford University to research artificial intelligence
Seismic network being installed to measure effects of ocean waves on Antarctic ice shelves
24 Oct 2014
Angling chromium to let oxygen through
22 Oct 2014
A new semiconducting material works at temperatures low enough to improve fuel-cell efficiency
Could technology transform GP consultations
21 Oct 2014
Identifying long-distance threats – new 3D technology could improve CCTV images
21 Oct 2014
Researchers are developing 3D imaging technology to make it easier to identify suspicious objects from a long way off
An app for animals who teach people
18 Oct 2014
Heroes don’t deliberate before they act
18 Oct 2014
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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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