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MIT researchers redesigned ordinary fog nets, changing the mesh and coating, to extract drinking water from air in some of Earth's driest regionsScientists have created an innovative mesh tailored for capturing water from fog, enhancing water yield dramatically over current nets. Thi...- 17-year-old New Jersey high schooler Edward Kang built an AI tool that reads the retina for autism and ADHD screening and won $175,000 for his groundbreaking researchNew Jersey high schooler Edward Kang, 17, developed RetinaMind, an AI tool that analyzes retinal images to identify patterns linked to auti...
- No IIT. Bengaluru Gen Z techie who earned Rs 18 lakh per month at just 17 from AI, shares his secret: ‘Don’t focus on deep learning but…’He taught himself the basics of AI when he was just 13. Before he hit 19, he built a business which was earning him over Rs 1 crore a month...
- The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Woman Ahead and Social EnterpriseHappy Thursday! The ETtech team has been preparing for the past few months to bring you the 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awar...
- Longevity secret: Harvard study finds optimistic people can live 15% longer than pessimists. What causes more happiness? 88-year-old study says it’s neither wealth nor successWant to live longer? Cultivate a positive mindset now. A study conducted by Harvard University found that people who are more optimistic an...
- New-age stocks take off; Swiggy goes IndianHappy Wednesday! India’s new-age companies are gaining ground in public markets as more startups go public. This and more in today’s ETtech...
- 17 gallons of Atlantic fog can become drinking water in 24 hours as Morocco’s mountain nets capture moisture above the Anti-Atlas, then gravity carries it downhill to homes where families once walked hours for waterIn southwestern Morocco, Atlantic fog is being transformed into drinking water through a network of specialized mesh nets on Mt. Boutmezgui...
- How U.S. military funding propelled China's robot dogsThe rise of Unitree, a Chinese company known for its impressive robot dogs, can be attributed to research breakthroughs funded by the US mi...
- The ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Best on Campus and Comeback KidHappy Tuesday! We are excited to bring you the 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA). In the run-up to the coveted honou...
- The AI pilot scaling playbook: Enterprise-first AI, connected systems, and shared ownershipA Bosch roundtable offered a reckoning with how organisations learn, how they change, and how they decide whether innovation is a performan...
- Hyderabad-born MIT astronomer Rohan Naidu, who dropped out of engineering at 18 & loves Test cricket, is behind the 'Black Hole Star' discoveryBlack Hole Star: A Hyderabad-born astronomer and fellow scientists have identified a possible ‘black hole star’ using the James Webb Space ...
- 17-year-old Pennsylvania student Connor Hill wins $250,000 after computer algorithm solves decades-old geometry puzzle, identifying exactly 146 rare 3D shapesConnor Hill, a 17-year-old from Pennsylvania, has won the top $250,000 prize at the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search after using a cust...
- A US satellite detected a mysterious flash in 1979; the CIA said it was probably a nuclear test, but nearly 50 years later, the mystery remains unsolvedA US satellite observed dual flashes in the South Atlantic back in 1979, leading intelligence officials to speculate a nuclear test with no...
- Scientists uncover an impossible giant 'Red Dot' in deep space—and what's inside is terrifyingAstronomers found an unusual object, MoM-BH*-1, in the early cosmos. This object is believed to be the universe's first identified 'black h...
- Quote of the day by Matt Damon: ‘The fate of entire communities, economies, countries is caught up in that glass of water’ - An inspiring message by The Odyssey, Interstellar actor on the fragile balance that sustains lifeMatt Damon quote of the day: Addressing graduates at MIT's 2016 commencement, actor Matt Damon underscored how crucial clean water access i...
- Psychology explains why some people are better at negotiating their salarySuccessful negotiation is deeply rooted in psychological elements rather than mere talent. Self-assurance and thorough preparation play cru...
- In 1963, the US released nearly 480 million copper needles thinner than a human hair into orbit — the bizarre Cold War experiment was designed to create an artificial ring around EarthDuring the Cold War, Project West Ford executed a groundbreaking experiment by launching millions of copper needles into orbit. This initia...
- Top Quote of the Day by Milton Friedman, Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Krugman: What do Nobel Prize-winning economists understand about human behavior and financial freedom? Life lessons on decision-making, mindset, wisdom, success, character, personal growth, and why their economic insights still shape smarter choices todayToday's Top Quote of the Day by Milton Friedman, Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Krugman: Milton Friedman, Joseph Stiglitz, and Paul Krugman spent...
- Meet Sanjay Ghemawat, cofounder of AI startup Discovery LoopComputer scientist Sanjay Ghemawat is among the co-founders of Discovery Loop, the artificial intelligence startup launched by longtime Goo...
- Why some people started wearing aluminium foil hats: The famous MIT study that found something completely unexpectedAn MIT experiment found that aluminium foil hats amplified certain radio frequencies instead of blocking them. Written as satire, the study...
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