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US to deploy robotic tuna to report fishy activities at harbours
24 Sep 2012
The BIOSwimmer robot, featuring fins and a flexible tail, will be able to inspect vessels including oil tankers, besides monitoring activities along American harbours to prevent terrorists or smugglers from sending in weapons and other contraband

Intel finds hot oil helps servers keep their cool
11 Sep 2012
Intel recently completed a year-long test using a liquid cooling technique in which servers were placed in a custom-server rack filled with mineral oil
Researchers uncover the full scale and weaknesses of the monitoring of illegal file sharers
07 Sep 2012

Computing in the net of possibilities
23 Aug 2012
The complex network computer processes information in a fundamentally new way – and could one day rival today's computers
Networcsim hoping to broaden wireless revolution
01 Aug 2012
Stanford researchers produce first complete computer model of an organism
By By Max McClure | 24 Jul 2012
Molecule changes magnetism and conductance
23 Jul 2012

Chips with self-assembling rectangles
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 19 Jul 2012
Researchershave developed a new approach to creating the complex array of wires and connections on microchips, using a system of self-assembling polymers that could lead to a way of making more densely packed components on memory chips and other devices

New techniques for spintronics and quantum computing
10 Jul 2012
Researchers are working on techniques to sidestep the limits to miniaturisation, to encourage the creation of the next generation of faster and smaller electronic devices
Testing unbuilt chips
By By Larry Hardesty | 10 Mar 2012
Internet censorship revealed through the haze of malware pollution
By By Jan Zverina | 09 Mar 2012
A robot sketches portraits
13 Feb 2012

The blind codemaker: a boon to communications
10 Feb 2012
New error-correcting codes guarantee the fastest possible rate of data transmission, even over fluctuating wireless links.

Scientists develop biological computer to encrypt and decipher images
08 Feb 2012
US - Israeli scientists have developed a “biological computer” made entirely from biomolecules that is capable of deciphering images encrypted on DNA chips
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.

The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES

Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
27 Jan 2025
US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.

As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.

The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)

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.
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