Engineering
Contact lens merges plastics and active electronics via 3-D printing
07 Jan 2015
The contact lens is part of an ongoing effort to use 3-D printing to assemble diverse, and often hard-to-combine, materials into functioning devices
Thumbs-up for mind-controlled robotic arm
03 Jan 2015
Researchers create robotic ‘thinking’ sea turtle
31 Dec 2014
Musk’s Hyperloop transportation system a step closer to reality
30 Dec 2014
Elon Musk's revolutionary idea of a levitating, solar-power supersonic train transportation had captured the imagination of no less than 100-odd quasi-moonlighters, lending their cognitive surplus to its design
A small engine that packs a punch
By Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | 11 Dec 2014
A rotary internal combustion engine that is significantly smaller, lighter, and quieter, as well as 20 per cent more fuel-efficient, has been developed by MIT engineers
First-ever 3D-printed, rocket-powered space-plane
08 Dec 2014
The LOHAN mission is an audacious plan to launch Vulture 2, a 3D printed rocket-powered space plane, into the stratosphere at three times the cruising altitude of a transatlantic jet
Synchrotron upgrade to make X-rays even brighter
01 Nov 2014
Sweeping air devices for greener planes
22 Oct 2014
Scientists invent 2-in-1 motor for electric cars
20 Oct 2014
The innovative engine integrates the traditional electric motor with the air-con compressor, typically two separate units, which saves space, and allows the use of bigger batteries that increase the range of electric vehicles
Rediscovered ceramic has potential in hypersonic flight
16 Oct 2014
Researchers in the UK and around the world are currently working on prototype technologies that could enable new types of aircraft to travel at hypersonic speeds - five times faster than the speed of sound
Robofish gets a new mission: Finding Nemo
01 Oct 2014
The robot is a hybrid of an underwater glider and a robotic fish developed to collect data on water quality, temperature and other important environmental factors
Making drones more customisable
16 Sep 2014
Want to print your own cell phone microscope for pennies? Here's how
16 Sep 2014
Researchers develop a technique to produce a sleek, simple and inexpensive way to turn a cell phone into a high powered, high quality microscope that can be used to identify biological samples in the field
Rediscovered ceramic has potential in hypersonic flight
13 Sep 2014
A structural ceramic that can withstand temperatures three times hotter than lava shows promise in hypersonic air travel, say researchers
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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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