Engineering
Researchers in China unveil mind-controlled car
09 Dec 2015
Hardened steels for more efficient engines
23 Nov 2015
Machines communicate by using infrared light
12 Nov 2015
Study shows some 3D printed objects are toxic
06 Nov 2015
Skype co-founders develop grocery delivery robot
03 Nov 2015
New ATM does away with using cards
28 Oct 2015
Engineers invent transparent coating that cools solar cells to boost efficiency
23 Sep 2015
The hotter solar cells become, the less efficient they are at converting sunlight to electricity, a problem that has long vexed the solar industry. Now, Stanford engineers have developed a transparent overlay that increases efficiency by cooling the cells even in full sunlight
Researchers turn 3D world into ‘projection screen’ for better robot-to-human communication
17 Aug 2015
A small, modular, efficient fusion plant
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 10 Aug 2015
A new design could finally help to bring the long-sought power source closer to reality, producing a reactor that would provide electricity to about 100,000 people
Bionic eye technology could more rapidly spot assembly line faults
03 Aug 2015
The technology combines an off-the-shelf vision sensor with programming and software, making it cost effective to manufacture and ultimately more affordable for industry
Care-O-bot, the robot butler is coming
26 Jun 2015
Whether they’re serving drinks or carrying heavy loads, in a few years’ time, mobile robots could be helping in our homes
New manufacturing approach slices lithium-ion battery cost in half
26 Jun 2015
While conventional lithium-ion batteries are composed of brittle electrodes that can crack under stress, the new formulation produces battery cells that can be bent, folded or even penetrated by bullets without failing
Care-O-bot 4 conceived as domestic help robot
24 Jun 2015
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Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
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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.
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
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