Technology - general
Making print ads interactive
13 Aug 2009
Technology has stepped in to bridge the ‘perception gap’ to deliver ‘printeractivity’ or ‘print + interactivity’ through clicks which could turn out to be the answer to the prayers of admen By Vivek Dev
Indian scientists create world’s hardest nano-composite
31 Jul 2009
A team of Indian scientists has discovered the world’s hardest plastic nano-composite material, which is also capable of being used in missiles and aircraft.
Toyota Motor develops wheelchair controlled by brain waves
01 Jul 2009
Toyota researchers have succeeded in developing a wheelchair controlled by brain waves using a new signal processing technology for brain machine interface application.
Study clarifies link between carbohydrates, heart disease
30 Jun 2009
Though it has been known for decades that high-carbohydrate foods increase the risk of heart problems, it is only now that Tel Aviv University have discover why
IPTV providers bullish on turnaround expectations, despite consumer thumbs down
By By Vivek Dev | 01 Jun 2009
Facebook goes Indian with new interface
09 May 2009
Infosys ties up R&D with Cambrigde University, eyes acquisitions in US
27 Mar 2009
Infosys and Cambrigde will undertake collaborative research in engineering, management and business, and architecture and pharmacy
Bristol-Myers, Syngene open new R&D facility
24 Mar 2009
Germany to boost R&D ties with India
19 Mar 2009
Ericsson achieves 500 mbps broadband speed on ordinary copper wire
19 Mar 2009
Ericsson has successfully demonstrated broadband speeds of over 500 mbps on ordinary copper wires.
Indian scientists discover 3 ‘alien’ microbes
18 Mar 2009
GE opens new research lab in Bangalore
12 Mar 2009
ZillionTV enables viewers to earn from watching TV ads
05 Mar 2009
The system features a rewards programme: the more commercials one watches, the more points one earns.
Sun-power your appliances
27 Feb 2009
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation