Venezuela's oil and mining sectors: Large potential, weak infrastructureVenezuela holds the world’s largest estimated oil reserves, about 17% of the global total, but production remains far below capacity due to...
05 Jan, 2026, 06.15 AM IST
Nagaland University researchers develop flexible supercapacitor for wearables, EVsNagaland University researchers have developed a flexible supercapacitor, a first-of-its-kind study comparing tungsten, vanadium, and cobal...
06 Oct, 2025, 03.34 PM IST
Myanmar's electoral commission sets Dec. 28 to hold long-awaited new electionsMyanmar's military junta plans elections from December 28. Critics call it a sham amid ongoing civil war. Nearly 60 parties registered, but...
19 Aug, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
Researchers build world’s first computer without silicon using 2D materials at Penn StateIn a groundbreaking achievement, US researchers have created a computer using two-dimensional materials, potentially replacing silicon in f...
29 Jun, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict mineralsThe Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, alleging the tech giant us...
17 Dec, 2024, 10.38 AM IST
China's critical minerals embargo is even tougher than expectedThe ban by Beijing threatens to divide global supply chains further, by forcing companies to choose whether products with certain materials...
11 Dec, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
A tell-tale sign that China could be preparing for warA notable parallel has been observed between Germany's pre-1939 invasion preparations and China's current actions, such as stockpiling reso...
04 Jul, 2024, 12.49 PM IST
World Record! NSE handles 1,971 crore transactions in a single trading session on WednesdayThe trading volumes shot up today as markets found their nerve following a disastrous Tuesday session with the headline index Nifty settlin...
05 Jun, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
Centre notifies conversion factors and average sale price calculation for critical mineralsAccording to a gazette notification, the price will be arrived in Indian Rupees after multiplying the USGS price with the average reference...
21 Feb, 2024, 07.44 PM IST
GSI terms reports on large lithium reserves found in Rajasthan as 'baseless'"Media reports published in various newspapers regarding the finding of large lithium reserves by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), in ...
09 May, 2023, 10.48 PM IST
IISc scientists discover two species of few-electron bubbles in superfluid heliumThese FEBs can serve as a useful model to study how the energy states of electrons and interactions between them in a material influence it...
12 Jul, 2021, 12.14 PM IST
- Materials that could make batteries charge faster identified
London, July 29 (IANS) Researchers from University of Cambridge have identified a group of materials that could be used to make batteries c...
29 Jul, 2018, 06.27 PM IST
Jupiter is the oldest planet in solar system: StudyJupiter is the most massive planet of the solar system and its presence had an immense effect on the dynamics of the solar accretion disk.
14 Jun, 2017, 12.27 PM IST
- Printed transistors from 2D materials may lead to smart packaging
London, April 7 (IANS) Imagine a milk carton sending you an alert on smartphone when its content is about to go out-of-date. This could soo...
07 Apr, 2017, 07.10 PM IST
Graphene electrodes can safely interact with neuronsIt can be used to control robotic armfor amputee patients or any number of basic processes for paralysed patients from speech to movement o...
31 Jan, 2016, 03.43 PM IST
Strong metal foam to protect from harmful radiationScientists have developed a new strong, lightweight composite metal foam that can block X-rays, gamma rays and neutron radiation.
19 Jul, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
- China tightens foreign investment rules
China has released new rules to prohibit or limit foreign investment in key industries as it seeks to cool its overheated economy and clean...
08 Nov, 2007, 10.45 AM IST