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Quote of the day by Jean Paul Sartre: 'If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company...' ; lessons on how to be mentally independent and strong from French philosopherExistentialist philosopher Jean Paul Sartre believed adults should embrace solitude, stating, “If you're lonely when you're alone, you're i...
UN chief appoints Indian-origin satellite expert as Director of United Nations Office for Outer Space AffairsIndian-origin expert Aarti Holla-Maini has been appointed as Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vien...
40-yr-old paralysed Dutch man gets back on his feet with the help of electronic implantsAfter a motorbike accident 12 years ago, the Gert-Jan-Oskam resigned himself to a life of paralysis.
Mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, 2 colleagues selected for inaugural Ciprian Foias PrizeThe prize will be presented next year on January 5.
Indian mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, along with 2 others, wins top US prize for cracking longstanding Ramanujan graphsSrivastava shares the prize with Adam Marcus and Daniel Alan Spielman.
An epidemic is coming: Mobile data can predict risk without hacking into privacyThis data can ultimately aid in stopping an outbreak from evolving into an epidemic.
New foldable drone can squeeze through narrow gapsThe flying robot could assist search and rescue teams inspect a damaged building after an earthquake or a fire and look for people trapped ...
Now, artificial intelligence can help you protect personal dataThe programme can let people know which websites and apps collect and subsequently sell their personal data.
Now, self-flying drone to quickly deliver food, medicineThe device will never get stuck in traffic, it is programmed to avoid obstacles, and it can reach destinations on steep or uneven terrain, ...
New material may lead to gen-next data storage devicesScientists at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland have now developed ferromagnetic photovoltaic material whose magnetic...
- Writing, accessing data made easy with new material
London, Nov 27 (IANS) In a first, scientists from Switzerland have developed a new perovskite material with unique magnetic properties that...
New portable device to accurately diagnose diseasesScientists have developed a low-cost, portable device that can accurately diagnose diseases such as Ebola and may help monitor epidemics.
Now, paper and pencil to generate electricityA small device made from household materials such as paper, pencil and a teflon tape can generate enough electricity to operate a remote co...
- Scientists create virtual rat brain
Scientists have created a virtual rat brain made up of 30,000 neurons, 55 layers of cells and 207 different neuron subtypes.
Common antacid may treat tuberculosis: StudyTuberculosis continues to be a global pandemic, second only to AIDS as the greatest single-agent killer in the world.
Wink-and-zoom contact lenses no longer just a fantasyResearchers have unveiled the latest version of a first-of-its-kind telescopic contact lens that allows the wearer to zoom in and out with ...
Rice can help treat cholera better: StudyReplacing glucose with rice powder in the oral rehydration therapy for cholera can reduce toxicity by almost 75 per cent, a new study has f...
Life on Mars more probable than thought: StudyScientists argue that carbon could have been deposited into the fissures of the rock when it was still on Mars by the infiltration of fluid.
Three IITs develop cement low on carbon contentScientists at IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras and an NGO have developed a type of cement that can emit 20% to 30% less carbon than regula...
IIT Guwahati leads India into top 100 global university rankingsIIT Guwahati is the only Indian educational institute in the 2014 league table of '100 Under 50' institutions released by the THE magazine.