Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosisEngineers have opened the world's second osmotic power plant, generating electricity from the difference in salinity between treated sewage...
04 Apr, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
Neither Vinegar Nor Soap The Simple Trick To Remove Limescale From An Electric KettleNew studies suggest citric acid is a more effective and faster solution for descaling kettles than traditional vinegar. Baking soda offers ...
03 Apr, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Cursor founder clears air on Kimi model use in Composer 2: Here’s all you need to knowUsers had speculated that Composer 2, a new model designed to improve efficiency in software development workflows, was built on an externa...
21 Mar, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
Fuel efficiency can drop by 2-5% due to E20 petrol: Car expertsAutomotive experts suggest that using 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20) may reduce fuel efficiency in vehicles by 2-5%, varying with car typ...
24 Aug, 2025, 10.58 AM IST
Ethanol blending: Environmental win or engine risk? Govt clears the air on E20 petrolThe Petroleum Ministry addresses concerns about E20 petrol. It clarifies that claims of significant mileage drop and engine damage are inco...
05 Aug, 2025, 01.01 PM IST
E20 Petrol does not cause drastic drop in fuel efficiency, even improves engine performance: Petroleum MinistryThe Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas refutes claims that E20 petrol significantly reduces fuel efficiency, asserting the impact is mar...
05 Aug, 2025, 08.26 AM IST
China just tested a hypersonic engine powered by explosions; could this change the future of warfare?China claims a breakthrough in hypersonic engine technology with a successful Rotating Detonation Engine test. This engine, based on a deca...
26 May, 2025, 07.41 AM IST
AI meets jugaad as Alibaba's Qwen 2.5 pips DeepSeek in model battleChina's frugal AI innovation is yielding cost-effective models like Alibaba's Qwen 2.5, rivaling top-tier models with less compute. Using M...
30 Jan, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
US said to consider a breakup of Google to address search monopolyThe Justice Department is weighing actions to address Google's antitrust violations after the company was found to have maintained an inter...
15 Aug, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
How the Ram temple found its foundationThe 161 ft high temple initially did not have a solid foundation to rest itself on but loose sand which was then converted into rocks using...
28 Dec, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
How to stage Winter Olympics in a snow-challenged cityChina has reportedly estimated that snowmaking at the Winter Games is expected to use 49 million gallons of water - the equivalent of 74 Ol...
05 Feb, 2022, 10.41 PM IST
Trinity Metro fault fixed; normal services from Tuesday“The civil restoration work is complete. We need another day for works such as track restoration, signalling and testing of the systems. No...
31 Dec, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
Bharat Gopalaswamy appointed as head of top US think-tank's South Asia centreThe South Asia Centre since 2009 has served as the Atlantic Council's focal point for work on greater South Asia as well as relations betwe...
04 Aug, 2015, 09.31 PM IST
Kalaripayattu gives techies a big kick nowWhen gymming became too monotonous and yoga not challenging enough, the 29-year-old working at Allegis Services decided to switch to Kalari...
24 Jun, 2015, 10.33 AM IST
NGT call to ban parking of cars on all tarred roads in capitalThe National Green Tribunal on Monday ruled that parking of cars on tarred roads be prohibited completely and directed corporations to impo...
20 Jan, 2015, 12.03 PM IST
Air pollution causes lung cancer: World Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on Thursday declared air pollution as carcinogenic...
18 Oct, 2013, 05.41 AM IST
- IIT Gandhinagar takes up research on alternate source of gasoline
At present there is not much output of Syngas industrially and then converting it into gasoline due to cost issues and economic viability, ...
24 Dec, 2012, 10.54 AM IST