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In 1997, Carnegie and Russian scientists turned sulfur into a superconductor at 93 GPa. 29 years later, the discovery still helps physicists understand materials that can conduct electricity without resistanceSulfur is an ordinary element, familiar from minerals, volcanic deposits and industrial materials. Yet under extreme pressure, it can behav...
In 1965, a Polish-American woman chemist made an unexpected discovery and created a compound five times stronger than steel helping in saving lives through bulletproof vests, spacecrafts and helmetsIn 1965, a Polish-American woman chemist made an unexpected discovery and created a compound five times stronger than steel helping in savi...
Four Indian Americans named to Carnegie's Great Immigrants list for 2026Four prominent Indian Americans, including cybersecurity leader Nikesh Arora and Harvard professor Mahzarin Banaji, have been honored by th...
T. Rex or a squirrel? A bizarre dinosaur discovery is challenging what we know about ancient predatorsA new fossil discovery from northwestern China suggests a feathered, four-winged dinosaur may have preyed on ancient birds about 120 millio...
Tech entrepreneurs seeking the next AI frontier are pivoting from chatbots to 'world models'AI is evolving beyond text-based chatbots, with researchers now focusing on "world models." These advanced systems aim to teach AI to under...
Four-winged dinosaur: Scientists just found a four-winged dinosaur in northwestern China, and it may be the predator that left behind piles of crushed bird bonesA remarkable discovery in China has unveiled Jianchangmaensis, a new four-limbed gliding dinosaur, potentially solving a 120-million-year-o...
All the world's a robot-staging ground for tech entrepreneurs building 'physical AI'Artificial intelligence is advancing beyond mere language comprehension. Researchers are now constructing 'world models' that allow AI syst...
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...
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 ...
Bermuda Triangle mystery takes dramatic turn as scientists reveal what’s really hidden deep beneath the Atlantic OceanBermuda Triangle mystery solved: Scientists have uncovered a geological secret beneath Bermuda. A massive, lighter rock layer, formed durin...
Bermuda Triangle mystery solved? Scientists may have found a strange secret no one expectedBermuda Triangle mystery: Scientists have discovered a massive, 12.4-mile-thick layer of unusual low-density rock beneath the Bermuda Trian...
IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath, NASA scientist Kamlesh Lulla among 34 immigrants honoured by prestigious US foundationGopinath and Lulla are among the ‘2021 Great Immigrants' honourees named by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a non-profit organisation.
New robot shows how first land animals moved 360 million years agoThe findings may help designers create amphibious robots able to move across granular surfaces more efficiently - and with less likelihood ...
This memory-linking technique can help you remember anyone's nameThe most effective leaders are the ones who make you feel like they're really listening. Most importantly, they always remember names.
'Idiosyncratic' brain patterns in autism discoveredScientists have discovered unique synchronisation patterns in brains of individuals with autism, a finding that may lead to early diagnosis...
Using Twitter for behavioural studies fraught with biasesMost researchers are left in the dark, though others with special relationships to the sites may get a look at the site's inner workings.
Indian American doctor Subra Suresh honouredDr Subra Suresh has also been elected a fellow or honorary member of all the major materials research societies in the United States and In...
4 Indian-Americans honoured in US on Independence dayNadella created quite a stir recently by becoming one of the most powerful leaders in technology after taking over as head of the Microsoft...
Indian-American Subra Suresh becomes university president of all three US national academiesIndian-American Subra Suresh, currently president of Carnegie Mellon University, has been elected as a member of the prestigious Institute ...
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Innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability through creative reuse of public assets for the benefit of the region is poised to be the m...