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Small but fast: A miniaturised origami-inspired robot combines micrometer precision with high speed
18 Jan 2018
Drug manufacturing that’s out of this world
16 Jan 2018
New robots can see into their future
05 Dec 2017
New Zealander develops world’s first robot ‘politician’
27 Nov 2017
Entrepreneur Nick Gerritsen’s ‘SAM’ may not be eligible to stand for elections, but can answer queries on local issues – and promises to ‘consider everyone's position, without bias, when making decisions’

Robot passes China’s medical licensing examination
20 Nov 2017
Xiao Yi, a robot developed by Tsinghua University, has passed China’s National Medical Licensing Examination, scoring 456, exceeding the acceptance line by 96 points
Additive manufacturing and sustainability: The environmental implications of 3-D printing
15 Nov 2017

First white-box testing model finds thousands of errors in self-driving cars
25 Oct 2017
Researchers have created the first efficient testing approach for deep learning platforms used in self-driving cars, malware-detection and other systems
Liquid metal brings soft robotics a step closer
17 Oct 2017
3-D printing of aircraft parts out of titanium
14 Oct 2017

World's largest combustion research centre at IIT Madras
14 Oct 2017
National Centre for Combustion Research and Development will develop state-of-the-art capabilities in combustion research in three major application sectors - automotive, thermal power and aerospace propulsion, besides fire research and microgravity combustion
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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.

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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