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For over a 100 years, diamonds were considered incapable of producing electricity — one new experiment in Hong Kong has changed thatScientists have discovered ultrathin diamond membranes can generate electricity. This occurs when these flexible diamond films are mechanic...- In 1997, Carnegie and Russian scientists turned sulfur into a superconductor at 93 GPa. 29 years later, the discovery still helps physicists understand materials that can conduct electricity without resistanceSulfur is an ordinary element, familiar from minerals, volcanic deposits and industrial materials. Yet under extreme pressure, it can behav...
- A Namibian railway worker found a stone glowing in the sand in 1908; within years, it turned a desert settlement into Africa’s richest place before it became a ghost townA Namibian railway worker discovered a diamond in 1908, sparking a significant diamond rush. Kolmanskop rapidly transformed into a wealthy ...
- The biggest challenge of AI is freeing and nourishing natural intelligenceArtificial Intelligence promises significant changes, potentially displacing many jobs. However, human creativity and innovation, termed Na...
- Venezuela has more than oil — here’s the precious resource you should knowVenezuela’s Untapped $200 Billion Rare Earth Treasure: Venezuela holds the world’s largest oil reserves, totaling 303 billion barrels. Howe...
- Nobel Prize 2025 in Chemistry awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar M. Yaghi for development of 'metal–organic frameworks 'The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honours Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi. Their work on metal-organic frameworks revolu...
- These large- and mid-cap stocks can give more than 25% return in 1 year, according to analystsEven as the market stays in stock-specific mode, there is a possibility that we might see a change in the underlying bias of the volatility...
- These large- and mid-cap stocks can give more than 27% return in 1 year, according to analystsThere are times when the market debates which set of stocks is doing better: Mid-caps or large-caps? But the fact is that it is more import...
- These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of more than 25%There is a difference between a large-cap stock and a large runway for business. Just to put in context: When you buy Larsen & Toubro (LT),...
- Curtain call: From 'Friends' star Matthew Perry to Lisa Marie Presley, influential people who passed away in '23A list of celebs who left us in 2023.
- Thieves hide Rs 15-crore stolen rare diamond in electric switchboard, reveals three decade long legal battleA legal dispute over a 32-carat Golconda diamond has been settled in a Kolkata court. The case involved a gunpoint theft, police searches a...
- What is the best way to bet on the next multi-billion dollar capex theme? Hiren Ved answers“Elxsi, KPIT are classic two examples of companies that benefit from this whole electric vehicle revolution around the world because they a...
- Zombie worlds: Five spooky planets orbiting dead starsStars with more than about eight times the mass of the Sun will typically burn through their fuel in less than 100 million years. Once fusi...
- India needs a deeper mining policyWhile it is true that current mining of minerals other than iron ore, bauxite and coal is very low, this is not because India lacks in othe...
- Tata Motors owned JLR car sales take pandemic hit; sales strong in ChinaFor the calendar year 2020, Jaguar Land Rover retail sales were 425,974 vehicles, down 23.6 per cent on 2019, reflecting the industry impac...
- When a couple from New York found a chest full of treasure in their backyardMatthew and Maria Colonna-Emanuel were having new trees planted when the incredible discovery was made.
- Tiny diamonds can prevent fires in mobile phone batteriesNew York, Aug 26 (IANS) Researchers have found that nanodiamonds -- tiny diamond particles 10,000 times smaller than the diameter of a hair...
- Budget 2016: Full text of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's speechJaitley presented his third budget which took on the fiscal and physical health of the nation by setting the fiscal deficit target at 3.5% ...
- De Beers fighting to restore monopoly; challenges lie aheadSince its inception, De Beers has survived two World Wars, the Great Depression, the break-up of the USSR and the end of apartheid in South...
- Security lessons from history & geographyIndia should help Pakistan and Afghanistan find ways to move towards a healthier economy, a more stable and stronger polity and a freer soc...
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