In 1943, he was trying to solve a World War II crisis, but a failed experiment accidentally created one of the most famous toys ever madeSilly Putty invention: A wartime effort to develop synthetic rubber accidentally led to the invention of Silly Putty. Although the stretchy...
05 Jun, 2026, 06.14 PM IST
In 1943, researchers trying to fix America’s rubber crisis unexpectedly led to the creation of Silly PuttyBorn from a wartime quest for rubber, Silly Putty emerged as an unexpected, stretchy, and bouncy material. Initially deemed unsuitable for ...
21 May, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
The hidden meaning behind saying “bless you” after a sneezeSaying 'bless you' after a sneeze has ancient roots in plague fears and superstitions about soul escape. Across cultures, this response sig...
21 May, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
In 1965, a strange, cloudy solution in Stephanie Kwolek’s lab lead to the invention of KevlarA seemingly failed experiment in the 1960s led to the creation of Kevlar, a fiber five times stronger than steel. Chemist Stephanie Kwolek'...
20 May, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
Nvidia's Jensen Huang says AI will transform these traditionally low-paying jobs in the US into six-figure careers, rings alarm bells for techiesNvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts a massive job boom for electricians, plumbers, and builders, driven by the AI revolution. He stated that t...
12 May, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
US Supreme Court ruling guts minority vote protections, could redraw political map by 2028The Supreme Court significantly weakened a key Civil Rights-era law by striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana. ...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.35 AM IST
Why You Might Not Be Getting Bigger Projects at Your WorkplaceCompanies are now assigning employees only short tasks with tight deadlines. This shift helps organizations simplify operations and gain be...
21 Apr, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
TCS donates $35 million to Carnegie MellonThe donation will fund a new facility, the Tata Consultancy Services Building, which will support education and cutting-edge research by CM...
27 Aug, 2015, 10.10 AM IST
TCS gifts Carnegie Mellon $35 million for new facility, scholarshipsTata Consultancy Services, India’s largest IT services provider, gave US University Carnegie Mellon $35 million to fund a new facility and ...
25 Aug, 2015, 06.54 PM IST
Infosys doubles down on startups; announces incubator, invests in AirvizThe company also announced that it will invest $2 mn in Airviz, a personal air quality monitoring startup from the Carnegie Mellon Universi...
24 Apr, 2015, 03.08 PM IST
Why Carnegie Mellon University is making headlinesCMU sent 800 applicants to the school’s top-ranked master’s in computer science congratulatory emails, offering them admission.
22 Feb, 2015, 05.18 AM IST
When Carnegie Mellon President Subra Suresh kept his date with Indian rootsSubra Suresh, who on July 1 became the first Indian-origin president of the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University, has had many firsts in ...
22 Jul, 2013, 05.19 AM IST
Manu Narayan, Bajaj among Carnegie Mellon University trusteesManu Narayan, and Kushagra Bajaj, are among six new board of trustees appointed to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
20 Jul, 2013, 11.07 AM IST
- US varsity, Shiv Nadar University to offer engineering degrees
Carnegie Mellon University, USA today entered into an agreement with Shiv Nadar University for offering undergraduate engineering degree pr...
19 Sep, 2012, 10.04 PM IST
- Indian American named Chancellor of California varsity
Indian American Pradeep Khosla, an IIT alumni, has been named as the eighth Chancellor of the University of California(UC), San Diego.
12 May, 2012, 02.47 PM IST
- Kushagra Bajaj announces $2.5 mn endowment for Carnegie Mellon
The gift will support teaching and research in a field selected by the chair recipient, the university said in a statement.
30 Jun, 2011, 10.06 AM IST
- Google acquires Carnegie Mellon's anti-fraud tool
Google is acquiring a Carnegie Mellon University spin-off that lets users help digitize books as they register at Web sites or buy things o...
17 Sep, 2009, 01.02 AM IST