Engineering
Diagnostics enables reliable deliveries by drones
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 30 Aug 2014
New algorithm lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missions. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
'Robo Brain' mines the internet to teach robots
27 Aug 2014
Robot folds itself up and walks away
13 Aug 2014
A team from Harvard's Wyss Institute, Harvard's SEAS, and MIT built an autonomous robot that starts out as a single composite sheet programmed to fold itself into a complex shape and crawl away without any human intervention
World’s first 3D-printed saxophone
09 Aug 2014
A professor at Lund University in Sweden has created the world’s first 3D-printed saxophone
Catching grease to cut grill pollution
04 Aug 2014
Hummingbirds v/s helicopters: the birds have better flight dynamics
01 Aug 2014
A quantitative analysis of hummingbird wings shows that they generate lift more efficiently than the best microhelicopter blades. The findings could lead to more powerful, bird-inspired robotic vehicles
Fires are major cause of wind-farm failure, according to new research
19 Jul 2014
Fire is the second leading cause of accidents in wind turbines, after blade failure
Smart cars to come sans steering wheels, brake pedals or horns by 2035: IEEE survey
15 Jul 2014
According to an expert survey, in the next 20 years, mass-produced intelligent cars will not have steering wheels, brake pedals, horns, or rear-view mirrors
Flying snakes — how do they do it?
08 Jul 2014
New research investigates the workings behind the flight and whether they can be applied to mechanical issues
3D printed thumbs eases workers’ task at BMW
05 Jul 2014
New pacemaker that synchronises heart rate with breathing
01 Jul 2014
Currently, the pulses from pacemakers are set at a constant rate when fitted, which doesn’t replicate the natural beating of the human heart
Study shows greater potential for low-cost solar power plants
23 Jun 2014
New analysis of large-scale 'concentrating solar power' plants suggests they could meet 70-80 per cent of electricity demand if they are linked together
Geothermal heat pumps keep cell tower cool
By By Anne Ju | 18 Jun 2014
In collaboration with Verizon Wireless, Cornell engineers are testing a geothermal heat pump system to control the climate of cellular tower shelters.
At 1,000 mph, super-sonic car set to break land speed record
16 Jun 2014
The £10-million rocket-powered car has three engines with the combined power of 95 Formula 1 cars
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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