Not immune to changes

Self-healing plastic

Birth of the cool

Fridges to hum on sound waves

Post box to inbox

Hand holding

Four men in the dock

Can ants think?

Founding moments of science

Gatecrashing virtual China

Kindle>> Internet • China

Needle calls adenosine

Energy molecule kills pain  

Science & Technology - Briefs

Simply Put: The mystery of Earthlings

What the new science of authenticity says about discovering your true self

Seeking fluency — and avoiding internal conflict — is probably a pretty good way to stay on the path to being true to yourself

Definition of kilogram set to change

Since 1879, the kilogram has been defined as the weight of Le Grand K, a cylinder of platinum and iridium weighing a little over 2 ounces and …

Meet Bandicoot India's new robot that can end manual scavenging

A robotics start-up from Kerala called GenRobotic Innovations has developed a solution to end manual scavenging

State Science & Technology councils should work in synergy: Harsh Vardhan

At the S&T ministers’ conclave at India International Science Festival 2018, Vardhan said every year 4-5 states should hold a science …

Three-body problem needs real, and not artificial solution

The equation that has confounded mathematicians for over 300 years needs an elegant and beautiful solution, not something where the end is there …

Eliud Kipchoge's sub-2hr marathon: It all comes down to 15 extraordinary seconds

Kipchoge must put one foot in front of the other, at the frighteningly fast average pace of 2m 52s per km

A new technique to protect copper from corrosion

IIT (BHU) researchers used a technique called ‘floating film transfer method’ to obtain ultrathin films of an organic material, …

What determines height of mountains?

Height of the mountains stops increasing after crossing a threshold, influenced by erosion of the areas between mountains, finds the study

Mortal combat

Can life be extended indefinitely? There is a renewed vigour among scientists looking for ways and means to cheat death

Seeking many more Hedy Lamarrs

The number of women inventors is finally rising the world over but their percentage is still too small to be celebrated

Four new elements added to periodic table

These elements with atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118 were all synthesised in laboratories

Why using AI tools like ChatGPT in my MBA innovation course is expected and not cheating

We need the various manuals of style to update their rules to include work generated by an AI

Death: How long are we conscious for and does life really flash before our eyes?

A recent research speculated about life ’flashing’ past moments before death; how sound might it be?