Materials
Nano Materials by design: No Small Breakthrough
17 Oct 2011
New form of superhard carbon observed
12 Oct 2011
Graphene shows unusual thermoelectric response to light
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 08 Oct 2011
The finding could lead to improvements in photodetectors and night-vision systems, and possibly to a new approach to generating electricity from sunlight
Sulfur in hollow nanofibres overcomes challenges of lithium-ion battery design
By By Sarah Jane Keller | 05 Oct 2011
New solar cell technology gives light waves “amnesia”
27 Sep 2011
Scientists increase efficiency of solar cells by changing the wavelength of the light absorbed by them.
Microwave ovens a key to energy production from wasted heat
21 Sep 2011
Thermoelectric power generation, researchers say, is a way to produce electricity from waste heat — something as basic as the hot exhaust from an automobile, or the wasted heat given off by a whirring machine.
Tiny wires a step towards photonic chip
19 Sep 2011
Diamonds show depth of Earth’s carbon cycle
17 Sep 2011
New materials hold promise for better detection of nuclear weapons
By By Megan Fellman | 13 Sep 2011
Innovative nanoparticle purification system using magnetic fields may aid medication, diagnostics
08 Sep 2011
Concrete improvements could pave the way to greenhouse gas reductions
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 29 Aug 2011
Etch-a-sketch with superconductors
23 Aug 2011
Nano-scientists invent better etching technique
20 Aug 2011
Simply knotted: Creating every knot conceivable from silica microspheres in liquid crystals
20 Aug 2011
Scientists find way to create every imaginable knot inside liquid crystals, may help understand complexities of DNA
Effortless sailing with fluid flow cloak
By By Richard Merritt | 19 Aug 2011
A new approach to scratch resistance
17 Aug 2011
Featured articles
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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