Technology - general
Protecting web users' privacy
25 Mar 2017
Artificial photosynthesis steps into the light
25 Mar 2017
How the brain sees the world in 3-D
22 Mar 2017
‘Green’ chicken, lab-grown duck may soon be on your menu
22 Mar 2017
Growing meat in the lab from stem cells is not just a faddish experiment – it is very much a commercial proposition, as rearing meat in the traditional way is resource-intensive and damaging to the environment
Satnavs 'switch off' parts of the brain
22 Mar 2017
Next-gen steel under the microscope
17 Mar 2017
Indian-origin Indrani Das wins ‘Junior Nobel’, $250,000
17 Mar 2017
Indrani Das, 17, won the Regeneron Science Talent Search Competition, also dubbed the ‘Junior Nobel Prize’, for her research on treating brain injuries. The competition saw as many as five Indian-origin students in the top 10
New extension improves inflight Wi-Fi
15 Mar 2017
Brain hardwired to respond to others' itching
10 Mar 2017
The hazards of English spelling
10 Mar 2017
Chemists create molecular 'leaf' that collects and stores solar power without solar panels
09 Mar 2017
Times ranks IISc Bangalore among top 10 globally
08 Mar 2017
IISc Bangalore has been ranked eighth in the Times Higher Education 2017 in the "best small universities" category, but two others that were earlier on the list – IIT-Guwahati and Savitribai Phule Pune University – have dropped out
More social connection online tied to increasing feelings of isolation
06 Mar 2017
The more young adults use social media, the more likely they are to feel socially isolated
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Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
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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
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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.
