Technology - general
Rolta India to downsize as debt restructuring fails
18 Jan 2019
Creditors did not allow Rolta, which was ranked among the `Best 200 under a Billion’ four times in six years by Forbes Global, to raise cash through sale of an asset worth Rs2,500 crore, but dragged the company to the NCLT for initiating insolvency proceedings instead
Space microbes aren't so alien after all
09 Jan 2019
Despite the seemingly harsh conditions, Microbes stranded in the International Space Station (ISS) are just trying to survive man, rather than mutating into dangerous, antibiotic-resistant superbugs
Seawater turns into freshwater through solar energy: A new low-cost technology
08 Jan 2019
A new study promotes an innovative and low-cost technology to turn seawater into drinking water, thanks to the use of solar energy alone
Could gulls' wings inspire smarter airplane design?
03 Jan 2019
Flexing a single elbow joint enables gulls to adapt their wing shape to gusty conditions--a relatively simple mechanism that could inspire improved aircraft design
A new way to provide cooling without power
29 Nov 2018
New device widens light beams by 400 times
29 Nov 2018
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