Who is Parag Agrawal? This Indian-American CEO, fired by Elon Musk, is now leading a Rs 16,000 crore companyParag Agarwal has raised $100 million for his new AI startup called Parallel Web Systems and the worth of the company is around Rs 19,020 c...
Thought of the day by Isaac Asimov: ‘All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand….’ Life lessons by the scientist who gave the Three Laws of RoboticsThought of the Day: Isaac Asimov’s name is closely tied to I, Robot, a collection that introduced readers to a radically different vision o...
Quote of the Day by Chien-Shiung Wu: “The main stumbling block in the way of any progress is and always has been unimpeachable tradition” — Why questioning old beliefs is key to real progressChien-Shiung Wu’s quote explains that blindly following old traditions can stop progress. She believed new ideas grow when people question ...
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
Déjà Vu? 10 nuclear scientists gone missing or dead in US under mysterious circumstances, nearly a decade after similar incidents in IndiaMysterious disappearances and deaths of at least 10 US scientists since 2023, many linked to national security labs, have sparked alarm. Re...
Satellite images begin to show damage wrought by Iran warSatellite images are emerging, offering a view of the Iran war's damage. Ships are seen burning in an Iranian port. Military bases in the r...
Won’t ‘forget nor forgive’ 2017 ouster with Travis Kalanick: former Uber executive Emil MichaelEmil Michael, ex-Uber executive, vows never to forgive Benchmark Capital for his 2017 exit alongside founder Travis Kalanick. The investor ...
Travis Kalanick says ‘Masa money’ was ‘easy’ and ‘too loose’ during SoftBank’s hyper-funding eraKalanick, who raised billions for Uber himself amid SoftBank’s aggressive 2017 investment spree, contrasted this with his own stealth appro...
Lab grown gold: Is it possible to produce precious yellow metal like lab-grown diamonds?Scientists can create gold in labs through complex nuclear reactions, altering elements like mercury or platinum. However, this process is ...
Atomic, defence, space units look for collaborations with private companies“This is the general philosophy of the government to encourage industry and R&D labs, academia working together. The strategic lab itself c...
Defence, atomic labs join the fight against CoronavirusThe country’s biotechnology, science and technology research institutions have also been tasked to source clinical samples from any governm...
'India building three specialised labs to assess nuclear radiation damage'Biodosimetry labs are specialised centres for assisting medical management of radiation exposure in case of a nuclear disaster.
IITs get cutting-edge tech to develop new materialsSeven institutions, under the leadership of IIT-Madras, brought to India its first Local Electrode Atom Probe equipment at a cost of Rs 32 ...
- Researchers create insulators for long lasting electronics
San Francisco, June 24 (IANS) At a time when the quest is for smaller and faster units with infinite battery life, researchers from the Uni...
NASA plans to create 'coolest spot in universe'CAL's instruments are designed to freeze gas atoms to a mere billionth of a degree above absolute zero - more than 100 million times colder...
New way to make atom-thin circuits for next-generation gadgetsThe method yields functional structures at a scale large enough to begin thinking about real-world applications.
No middle space in coming digital manufacturing revolution: Neil Gershenfeld, Director, Center for Bits and AtomsMedium-sized companies will be hit the hardest by the digital revolution in manufacturing, says Neil Gershenfeld, director of Center for Bi...