In 1860, a French inventor recorded the human voice on paper 17 years before Edison’s phonograph — but nobody could hear it for almost 150 years until 2008A French inventor, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, made the world's first sound recording in 1860, a rendition of "Au clair de la lune."...
24 Jun, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Meet Dr. Shubha Venkatesh Iyengar, Agni missile scientist, whose tech is now being used by every international airport in IndiaPresident Murmu honored 65 individuals with Padma Awards, including scientist Dr. Shubha Venkatesh Iyengar. Her 46-year tenure at CSIR-NAL ...
24 Jun, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
Humans drew so much groundwater since 1993 that Earth's spin axis tilted 31.5 inches, a Seoul team published the math in Geophysical Research Letters three decades later in 2023Groundwater depletion, particularly in regions like India's Punjab, has significantly impacted Earth's spin. A recent study reveals that pu...
23 Jun, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Nikola Tesla: “The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena...” — What if humanity's next great revolution doesn't come from a laboratory? The inventor who powered the modern world believed our biggest discoveries still lie beyond the visibleLong before the modern world embraced his ideas, Nikola Tesla believed humanity's greatest breakthroughs would come from exploring the unkn...
23 Jun, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Nikolai Gogol: “The human obsession with purpose is merely a distraction from the absurdity of...” — Could the endless search for meaning be stopping us from truly living, and what profound life lesson does Gogol’s wisdom reveal about success, uncertainty, and happiness?Quote of the Day by Nikolai Gogol: In a world obsessed with finding purpose, Nikolai Gogol offered a startlingly different perspective. His...
22 Jun, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
Deeptech startup BioCompute is moving out of India; founder explains whyFounded in 2024, BioCompute is developing DNA-based data storage technology that converts digital data into synthetic DNA sequences, enabli...
22 Jun, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Soviet film-maker Andrei Tarkovsky: ‘Weakness is a great thing, and strength is nothing; when a man is just born, he is…’ - why being flexible may be stronger than being toughQuote of the Day by Andrei Tarkovsky: A reflection from Stalker (1979) explores why flexibility may be one of life's greatest strengths. Th...
22 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
In 1960, a physicist fired a flash lamp into a synthetic ruby rod: It produced the first working laser and changed how humans control lightOn May 16, 1960, Theodore Maiman made history by demonstrating the first functional laser at Hughes Research Laboratories. His innovative d...
21 Jun, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Quote of the day by Wilhelm Wundt: “We speak of virtue, honour, reason; but our thought does not translate any of these concepts into a...” — What hidden truth about human values did the father of modern psychology reveal?Quote of the day by Wilhelm Wundt reveals a powerful life lesson about human values, psychology, and success. The father of modern psycholo...
20 Jun, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
Friday Motivation by Marie Curie: 'I was taught the way of progress was neither swift nor...' - Nobel laureate's timeless lesson on why success takes timeMarie Curie's journey to scientific breakthroughs was neither swift nor easy, marked by financial struggles and limited opportunities for w...
19 Jun, 2026, 08.27 AM IST
India nears BrahMos export deal with Vietnam; final clearance pendingIndia is close to exporting BrahMos missiles to Vietnam. Negotiations are in their final stages. Domestic production of critical missile pa...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
Scientists just found quantum entanglement in a crystal you can see with the naked eyeQuantum entanglement is often described as one of nature’s strangest secrets. Now, scientists have found it inside a crystal large enough t...
18 Jun, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
In 1913, a Corning physicist brought home sawed-off battery jars used for railway lanterns: His wife baked a sponge cake in one, and Pyrex was bornImagine a bustling kitchen in 1913, where Jesse Littleton and his wife transformed an ordinary afternoon into an extraordinary moment of in...
17 Jun, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
Forget the internet, there's a hidden superhighway under your feet, and it's almost a billion Sun trips longForget the internet, there's a hidden superhighway under your feet, and it's almost a billion Sun trips long and scientists have now mapped...
17 Jun, 2026, 04.13 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore: 'With engineering, I view this year’s failure as next year’s...'-A powerful quote on failure and mindset that built the future of technology by creator of ‘Moore’s LawGordon Moore, a visionary engineer, believed failures were crucial for technological advancement. He saw each setback as a chance to learn ...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
Quote of the day by the originator of Quantum Mechanics, Max Planck: “We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of...” — What profound lesson does Planck’s quote reveal about reality, consciousness, and the hidden foundation of the universe?Max Planck Quote of the Day on Conscious Mind and Matter reveals a powerful truth about science, quantum theory, and the hidden structure o...
13 Jun, 2026, 09.35 PM IST
In 1893, a chemist was silvering double-walled glass for cold gases and made a stubborn flask, which created the thermosIn the pursuit of knowledge, scientist James Dewar engineered an innovative container specifically designed for the exploration of ultra-ch...
10 Jun, 2026, 05.21 PM IST