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Hybrid nanostructures hold hydrogen well
25 Oct 2016
How our brains 'slacken' as we age
25 Oct 2016
US Paediatrics body wants restricted screen time for children, zero time for infants under 18 months
25 Oct 2016
Study describes method to detect online dishonesty
24 Oct 2016
Researchers have devised a method to detect "astroturfing", the deceptive practice of presenting an orchestrated marketing or public relations campaign in the guise of unsolicited comments from members of the public
UV light improves smartphone cameras
22 Oct 2016
Monkeys seen making stone flakes: so humans are 'not unique' after all
20 Oct 2016
Researchers have observed wild-bearded capuchin monkeys in Brazil deliberately break stones, unintentionally creating flakes that share many of the characteristics of those produced by early Stone Age hominins
Lego-like wall produces acoustic holograms
17 Oct 2016
Worked to death? Lack of control over high-stress jobs leads to early grave
17 Oct 2016
Research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business finds that those in high-stress jobs with little control over their workflow die younger or are less healthy than those who have more flexibility and discretion in their jobs and are able to set their own goals as part of their employment
Worked to death? Lack of control over high-stress jobs leads to early grave
17 Oct 2016
Research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business finds that those in high-stress jobs with little control over their workflow die younger or are less healthy than those who have more flexibility and discretion in their jobs and are able to set their own goals as part of their employment
China developing world's smallest nuclear power plant: report
12 Oct 2016
China is developing the world’s smallest nuclear reactor, which is smaller than a shipping container but can provide enough energy to power 50,000 households
Snow could reduce need for air conditioning
12 Oct 2016
Study challenges idea of mandatory water intake
07 Oct 2016
Three share 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
05 Oct 2016
This year's winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa - have developed the world's smallest machines – molecular machines with controllable movements, which can perform a task when energy is added
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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
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.
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