Switching speeds

Scientists develop a new switch to revolutionise fibre-opti techniques

That's electronics for you

Light relief

Growing crystals

An important step in fabricating materials on extremely small scales

Micropower

Simple yet efficient

Grassroots innovations are often better than high-tech equipments, shows a new geyser

Right move

Let off again

Small diesel genset makers

Turning dreams into reality

A cure for influenza and a substance harder than diamond: two of the products conjured up by designer science

There for you to see

The world's first computerised library of human anatomy has been created. Medics and medical enthusiasts can now 'virtually' handle a man or woman'…

Europe gives elee ronies industry a reprieve

Though Indian electronics exporters heaved a sigh of relief following the postponement of die EC trade restrictions low, there are still fears …

Reviewing refrigeration standards

There is an urgent need to assess flammable refrigerants with changing technology

The patents business

Super power

After all these years, science finally creates superconducting transistors

For music freaks

Chock a clock

Venezuela is behind time

Take your discards elsewhere

Multi-pronged approach needed to solve India’s growing e-waste problem

Over 90% of the e-waste generated in the country finds its way into the hands of the informal waste management sector

E-Waste Day: 82% of India's e-waste is personal devices

The first International E-Waste Day is being celebrated across 20 countries by 40 different organisations worldwide to raise awareness on e-waste …

Is safety the real concern?

Fear about safe use of natural refrigerants is more a political agenda and less a concern for safety

OK Simputer

It's a drab piece of plastic, with a black-and-white screen and a few buttons -- features that hardly warrant a second look. Nevertheless, …

AC makers unsure about gas import rule

When technology waves its magic wand

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Advent of plastic electronics

To jam or not