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In 2023, CUHK researchers milled glass bubbles for 5 minutes before mixing cooling paint; solar reflectivity rose from 75.8% to 95.8% during field tests at noonInnovative researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking paint designed for energy-free cooling in buildings. By incorporating larger glass bu...
Put kosher salt in a cast iron skillet: Why Good Housekeeping recommends it for removing burnt food residueKosher salt serves as an excellent cleaning agent for burnt food residues on cast iron skillets. Its natural abrasiveness and soft texture ...
In April 2023, an Indian plant began converting 2,000 metric tons of cashew residues monthly into marine fuel. Now, the refined oil has passed real-world ocean trials, linking a village waste stream to global shippingA plant near Hebri, India, converts cashew processing waste into biofuel and biochar. This facility now processes nearly two thousand metri...
Don't throw out that stained baking sheet; this simple paste can loosen years of baked-on greaseBaked-on grease on baking sheets can be removed using a simple baking soda paste. This mineral abrasive gently scrubs and its alkaline natu...
Government extends footwear quality control orders deadline by 1 yearThe amendments were made in the Footwear made from Leather and other Materials (Quality Control) Order, 2024, and the Footwear made from Al...
FIFA World Cup 2026: Why game balls always make their way back onto the pitch during matchesWorld Cup game balls are not souvenirs for lucky fans catching them. FIFA policy requires fans to promptly return any ball kicked into the ...
Small rubber footwear units get 1 yr to comply with quality normsMicro and small enterprises in the non-leather footwear sector have received an extended deadline of July 31, 2027, for mandatory quality c...
In 1949, a failed plastic experiment by Harry Coover created a strange sticky compound, which eventually led to the creation of superglueIn the late 1940s, chemist Harry Coover was on a mission to create a clear plastic. Instead, he stumbled upon a compound with an extraordin...
Indian Army conducts successful 'Teesta Prahar' in Teesta field firing range'Teesta Prahar' reaffirmed the Indian Army's commitment to combat excellence, technological advancement, and all-terrain operational readin...
DRDO develops high-pressure polymeric membrane for sea water desalinationDefence Research and Development Organisation has successfully developed an indigenous nanoporous membrane. This membrane is for high-press...
SaaS startup Polymerize raises $4.2 million funding led by Elevation CapitalThe round also saw participation from existing investor InfoEdge Ventures. Polymerize plans to use the new funds to ramp up hiring and expa...
Give priority to ‘Make in India’, HRD Minister Pokhriyal tells IIT Guwahati studentsPokhriyal said, “Through hard work we can achieve everything and appealed everyone to revitalise the nation. He said that we should give pr...
IIT Kharagpur collaborating with companies for commercial use of smart acrylic polymerThe acrylic polymer named PHEMA-indole-TAD has been developed by a research team led by Singha at the institute’s Centre for Rubber Technol...
- 3-D-printed bone implant dissolves in the body
Moscow, Oct 27 (IANS) In a major step towards improving surgeries after head or face injuries, Russian scientists have developed a new type...
New additive to lower aircraft crash impactWhen an impact occurs, the supramolecules spring into action. The supramolecules spend most of their time coiled up in a compact conformati...
Reliance Industries Ltd commissions two plants for polyester plasticRIL said it has commissio ned a 1,150 kilo tons per annum Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant and a 650 KTA PET resin capacity at Dahej ...
Indian-origin develops paper electrode for sodium-ion batteryThe research marks the first time that such a flexible paper electrode was used in a sodium-ion battery as an anode that operates at room t...
- RIL, Sibur to invest $450 mn in butyl rubber plant in Jamnagar
The joint venture facility will have an initial capacity of 100,000 tonnes of butyl rubber at RIL's integrated refining-cum-petrochemical s...
- Siemens secures Rs 161 cr order from Rashtriya Ispat Nigam
Siemens Ltd secured two major orders from Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), a Government of India enterprise for the Visakhapatnam Steel Pl...
- Plastics for sustainable development
The consumption of plastics is all set to reach the 12.5 MMT mark, making India the third largest consumer of plastics by 2010.