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Miniature refrigerators to cool future computers
20 Jun 2008
Super-sensitive and small: New MIT detector uses nanotubes to sense deadly gases
09 Jun 2008
Using carbon nanotubes, MIT chemical engineers have built the most sensitive electronic detector yet for sensing deadly gases such as the nerve agent sarin.By Anne Trafton
Alnylam in $1 billion RNAi drug research deal with Japan's Takeda
28 May 2008
US biotech firm Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical will jointly develop drugs for treatment of cancer and metabolic diseases using RNAi technology, under a deal potentially valued at $1 billion.
GE system to help eliminate over a billion gallons of wastewater discharge into Yellow River
28 May 2008
RIM won't give 'Blackberry' code to government
26 May 2008
Canada's RIM says its message encryption does not allow any 'third party', including the company, to read the information transferred over the network.
MIT creates new material for fuel cells
21 May 2008
MIT engineers have improved the power output of one type of fuel cell by more than 50 per cent through technology that could help these environmentally friendly energy storage devices find a much broader market, particularly in portable electronics. By Elizabeth A. Thomson
Supercomputer makes a big impact at Audi
22 Apr 2008
India,US to expand high-technology trade
01 Mar 2008
Choosing a digital camera 1: The purpose
By Chirag Kasbekar | 25 Feb 2008
Planning to buy a digital camera? Our four-part series shows you how to get value for money. By Chirag Kasbekar
Nicholas Piramal Research in India's first public-private drug research project
22 Feb 2008
Nicholas Piramal Research & Development Ltd (NRDL), and the department of biotechnology (DBT), have signed the country's first public-private drug discovery agreement.
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As AI server density surges in 2026, data centers face a new bottleneck deeper than chips — the massive water demand required for cooling next-generation infrastructure.
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India’s data centre boom is turning into an AI arms race where power contracts, liquid cooling and fast commissioning decide the winners across Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
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India’s Gig Economy Reset: The End of ‘10-Minute Delivery’ Hype?
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India’s quick-commerce sector is shifting away from “10-minute delivery” hype amid worker safety concerns and rising regulation. Here’s what changes—and what doesn’t.
AI Is Becoming the New Electricity Crisis: Why the Real Bottleneck Is Megawatts
By Axel Miller | 14 Jan 2026
AI is turning into an electricity crisis as data centres scale from chips to megawatts. Grid bottlenecks, copper demand and cooling limits are now the real AI constraints.
