China trials 'energy-saving' underwater data centresTo cut energy use by data centres, a Chinese firm plans to place a server pod underwater near Shanghai. The yellow capsule aims to solve th...
03 Oct, 2025, 08.23 AM IST
Prof Souri Banerjee appointed the new director for BITS Pilani Dubai CampusBITS Pilani has named Professor Souri Banerjee as the new director for its Dubai campus, starting August 2024. Professor Banerjee succeeds ...
02 Sep, 2024, 02.14 PM IST
ISRO's second commercial success in a week; PSLV C53 injects 3 foreign satellites in precise orbitThe launch vehicle carrying DS-EO satellite along with two other co-passenger satellites lifted off at 6.02 PM from the second launch pad a...
30 Jun, 2022, 08.18 PM IST
Electric cars are passé: This flying battery is the dream of every green aviatorA battery-powered aircraft with no internal combustion has been a goal of engineers ever since the Wright brothers.
20 Apr, 2022, 06.31 PM IST
A chunk of Chinese satellite almost hit the ISS; they dodged it - but the space junk problem is getting worseEarlier this week, the International Space Station (ISS) was forced to maneouvre out of the way of a potential collision with space junk. W...
13 Nov, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
Pegasus: SC-appointed expert panel members have vast experience in cyber security, digital forensicsThe expert panel will have the power to "enquire, investigate and determine whether the Pegasus spyware was used on phones or other devices...
27 Oct, 2021, 04.49 PM IST
- The sub-atomic forces and processes enabling our hi-tech lives (Book Review)
Title: The Physics of Everyday Things - The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day; Author: James Kakalios; Publisher: Crown Publishi...
05 Jun, 2017, 11.10 AM IST
- New technology to make 2-D and 3-D printing ultra-fast
New York, Nov 3 (IANS) A major technological advance in the field of high speed beam-scanning devices can increase the speed of 2D and 3D p...
03 Nov, 2016, 03.20 PM IST
Beautiful minds: How these scientists are getting science out of laboratories and into daily livesGetting science out of labs and into daily lives is a big challenge for researchers. The rise in startup activity has helped ease this and ...
27 May, 2016, 11.15 AM IST
India launches six Singapore satellites onboard PSLV-C29India today successfully put six Singapore satellites into orbit after a perfect launch of its polar rocket in its landmark 50th space miss...
16 Dec, 2015, 11.28 PM IST
Government appoints Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin as ISRO chairmanThe government has appointed Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin, a key figure behind Mangalyaan, as the new Secretary, Department of Space and the ISR...
12 Jan, 2015, 09.40 PM IST
NRI scientists who turned research into successful businessesNot many Indians in US would risk turning their scientific research into successful businesses. Here is the story of the bravehearts who di...
23 Jul, 2012, 10.37 AM IST
Sparrows disappearing from AssamChief scientist of the Regional Agriculture Research Centre in Lakhimpur, Prabal Saikia, said, "It is a fact that sparrows are becoming sca...
28 May, 2012, 02.10 PM IST
- Mobile radiation: Phones may soon come with SAR tag in Delhi
The Centre has already issued detailed guidelines prepared by an inter-ministerial committee on Electro-Magnetic Field (EMF) radiation.
19 Jan, 2012, 10.50 PM IST
Indian American Roop Mahajan named Lewis Hester Chair in EngineeringIndian American Roop Mahajan has been named the Lewis Hester Chair in Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
15 Jun, 2011, 03.22 PM IST
- BHEL & Bharat Electronics, two PSUs in top R&D spenders in India
There are two PSUs in the top flight of R&D spenders in India Inc: Bhel at number 2, Bharat Electronics at number 11. Their compulsions, ho...
28 Dec, 2010, 03.54 AM IST
- Experienced topshots hand-hold tech start-ups
Tech-VCs armed with PhDs, investing know-how and entrepreneurial experience are leading early stage tech investing in India.
21 Oct, 2010, 06.48 AM IST