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Laser scanning accurately ‘weighs’ trees
24 Nov 2014
CERN makes public the first data from LHC experiments
24 Nov 2014
CERN this week launched an Open Data Portal, making data from Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments openly available to the world for the first time
Scientists build a better eye on our world
18 Nov 2014
Bacteria become “genomic tape recorders”
By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 17 Nov 2014
MIT engineers have transformed the genome of the bacterium E. coli into a long-term storage device for memory. They envision that this stable, erasable, and easy-to-retrieve memory will be well suited for applications such as sensors for environmental and medical monitoring
TV sound system for the hard of hearing
15 Nov 2014
Acoustical radiators send a boosted version of the TV audio towards one location, where a hearing impaired TV listener is present. Other listeners with healthy hearing are placed at positions where they do not listen to the amplification provided by the array
Robotic ocean gliders aid study of melting Polar Ice
15 Nov 2014
Using robotic ocean gliders, researchers have discovered that swirling ocean eddies, similar to atmospheric storms, play an important role in transporting warm waters to the Antarctic coast, perhaps causing Polar melt and rising ocean levels
`Eye in the sky' to bypass internet traffic jams
15 Nov 2014
New way to make batteries safer
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 11 Nov 2014
Cockroach cyborgs with microphones may help locate survivors after disasters
11 Nov 2014
Designed to help emergency personnel find and rescue survivors in the aftermath of a disaster, researchers have developed technology that allows cyborg cockroaches to trace sounds of survivors with small microphones attached to them
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
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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