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IISc’s ARTPARK InterSafe gets nod for AI and 5G pilot on Bengaluru-Hassan highwayInterSafe aims to detect collision risks where smaller roads meet the highway and send warnings to road users through the mobile network.
AI will fuel another wave of startup creation in two years: AWS’s Jason BennettAI-native startups are also showing faster revenue growth and gaining market traction earlier than traditional startups, per Bennett. An AW...
Elon Musk to co-lead 'Project Meridian' on future of warfare, announces US War Secy Pete HegsethUS Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the formation of Project Meridian to study future warfare strategies. Elon Musk will co-lead this initi...
How a ketchup bottle cap helped Princeton researchers develop a shape-shifting robotPrinceton Engineering researchers led by Glaucio Paulino have drawn inspiration from the familiar snap of a ketchup bottle cap to develop a...
What does a day on Mars look like? NASA Curiosity captures stunning morning-to-sunset panoramaNASA's Curiosity rover has produced a stunning panoramic view of Mars, showcasing the planet's landscape in a transition from morning to ev...
NASA sent seeds into space for nearly 6 years; after they returned, 132,000 experiment kits reached 3.3 million students in 30 countriesIn April 1984, NASA launched a satellite carrying 12.5 million tomato seeds into orbit to test how space radiation affects biological life....
1955 letter mysteriously returns to Christ Episcopal Church in Alameda after 71 years, but the woman named inside died decades agoIn 1955, a letter containing Pamela Jean Haslam’s baptismal certificate was mailed to Christ Episcopal Church in Alameda, California. The e...
Utah moved Beavers into a dying river to restore it. Six years later, the results were not what scientists expectedResearchers relocated beavers to Utah's arid Price and San Rafael rivers in 2019. Many animals did not survive, while some built dams at re...
In 1999, James Cameron bought a 102-acre Gaviota Coast ranch for $4.375 million and made it an off-grid property with solar and wind power; 24 years later, he listed it for $33 millionFilmmaker James Cameron has put his magnificent California ranch on the market for thirty-three million dollars. This estate has been a che...
Why DSP Mutual Fund's Chirag Dagli is betting on CDMO, hospitals and smallcap healthcare stocksAt the same time, the fund is evaluating hospital expansion, hybrid diagnostics businesses and valuations to identify healthcare companies ...
In 1940, a dog named Robot led four French teenagers into a hidden cave; what they found inside had been sealed away for 17,000 yearsFour teenagers discovered the Lascaux cave in France in September 1940, after their dog, Robot, led them to a hole in the ground. Inside, t...
Quote of the day by Spencer Tracy: ‘You don’t have to be extraordinary to matter...’ — Timeless life lessons from a motivational quote on authenticity, self-acceptance, self-doubt, personal growth, empathy, relationships and the quiet wisdom of Hollywood’s legendary acting giantQuote of the day by Spencer Tracy addresses the quiet necessity of absolute self-honesty and the impulse to hide behind personal excuses. I...
The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026: And the big winners are…Happy Thursday! Top entrepreneurs and business leaders came together in Bengaluru on August 25 to pick the winners of The Economic Times St...
Bihar farmer’s son cracks IIT-JEE at 12, goes from IIT Kanpur to PhD in US and AI researchSatyam Kumar became one of India’s youngest IIT entrants after cracking the IIT-JEE at 12 and securing AIR 670 a year later. The Bihar-born...
Oak Ridge and Tennessee used 3 robotic welding arms to print a 3-by-5-foot steel pressure vessel, tackling America’s forging shortage; the program now targets nuclear parts weighing 10,000 pounds or moreAmerica's nuclear industry faces forging capacity issues for large components. Researchers are exploring large-scale metal 3D printing as a...
In 1985, NASA astronauts built two giant “flyswatters” aboard Space Shuttle Discovery; they used them in an attempt to activate a stranded satelliteIn the remarkable year of 1985, astronauts faced a daunting challenge when they crafted makeshift tools from spare materials aboard their s...
Google unveils Gemini Robotics 2 family, expands AI models for humanoid robotsGoogle DeepMind unveiled Gemini Robotics 2, a new AI model family for robots. These models enable robots to move their entire bodies and ha...