The extension cord mistake you're probably making at home right nowMany homes face electrical fire risks due to overloaded power strips. Appliances with motors or heating elements require dedicated wall out...
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People are putting coins on their routers; here’s what really happensA popular online trick suggests placing a penny on your Wi-Fi router boosts internet speed. Experts debunk this, stating it offers no benef...
06 May, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
Why That Tiny Gap Under Your Sink Might Be Inviting Mice InsideHomeowners often overlook small gaps near pipes, which are common entry points for rodents. Tiny openings, as small as a dime, allow mice a...
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Quote of the day by Neil Armstrong: 'I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of...' - lessons on moon mission, space exploration, overcoming challenges by first man to walk on the moon, 1969 Apollo 11 commander, NASA astronautQuote of the day by Neil Armstrong: Neil Armstrong's profound words reveal that humanity's drive to explore, like reaching the moon, stems ...
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Elon Musk's Neuralink says tiny wires of brain chip in first patient now stableThe company is now taking risk mitigation measures such as skull sculpting and reducing carbon dioxide concentration in the blood to normal...
11 Jul, 2024, 07.06 AM IST
Rumble with the dongle, an ear storyWireless headphones may be convenient, but they often sacrifice sound quality due to the use of codecs. Wired headphones, on the other hand...
14 Oct, 2023, 09.08 PM IST
Scientists create ‘mini brain’ in lab dish that learned to play 1986 game ‘Pong’Scientists not only grew a tiny brain in a dish but were also able to teach it how to play ‘Pong’ even if it is not quite sentient.
13 Oct, 2022, 06.32 PM IST
Elon Musk wired up a monkey’s brain to play video games, says he's happy at the 'nicest' simian facilityMusk said they want the monkeys to play mind-Pong with each other.
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Novel device can generate electricity from air using bacterial protein, says studyThe device has significant advantages over other forms of renewable energy including solar and wind since "it even works indoors."
18 Feb, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
- World's smallest diamonds used to make wires 3 atoms wide
The needle-like wires have a semiconducting core - a combination of copper and sulphur known as a chalcogenide - surrounded by the attached...
27 Dec, 2016, 02.47 PM IST
How startups like Zomato, TinyOwl are retaining talentFrom regular supply of grocery to employee referral points, organizations are thinking out-of-the-box to keep the workforce happy.
04 Dec, 2015, 12.58 PM IST
This ridiculously tiny robotic device is going to change surgery - and it's thinner than a paperclipThey make for smaller incisions, which lead to reduced pain and quicker recovery time. They take up less space inside the body, minimizing ...
31 Jul, 2015, 12.00 PM IST
Computers may soon use light instead of wires to carry dataStanford engineers have inched closer to developing faster and more efficient computers that use light instead of wires to carry data.
09 Dec, 2014, 09.32 AM IST
These lovely Sony headphones hide bluetooth inside minimalist designThe retro-fantastic Sony design is fitted with Bluetooth and NFC.
24 Sep, 2014, 12.42 PM IST
Diamonds could lead to faster, more powerful computersResearchers worldwide are working to develop the so-called "spintronics," which could make computers simultaneously faster and more powerfu...
24 Mar, 2014, 01.40 PM IST
- Mobile phones 'could soon be charged by the power of speech'
Imagine charging your mobile phone by simply speaking into the handset. Well your imagination may soon turn into a reality, thanks to a res...
08 May, 2011, 04.56 PM IST
- World's tiniest batteries will be smaller than salt grains
American scientists are on track to develop the world's smallest lithium-ion batteries which they say could be small enough to pour out of ...
25 Oct, 2010, 01.53 PM IST