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ISRO completes key test for India’s first semi-cryogenic engine to better future launches

Soumya Pillai - 6 May, 2024

Meet ‘Doctor’ Rakus — Sumatran orangutan seen treating wound with herb

Scientists find ‘dial’ in brain that controls immune system, hope for autoimmune disease treatment

Moon has more water than you think. ISRO finds underground ice reserves ‘5 to 8x’ larger than on surface

ISRO seeks to tap the south side of the moon for waste-free nuclear energy

Anurag Kotoky - 27 June, 2018

It will launch a rover in October to explore virgin territory on the lunar surface and analyse crust samples for signs of water and helium-3.

Cigarette packs & handbags: Cold War-era spy cams are up for sale and most still work

Jason Tesauro - 26 June, 2018

There’s even a camera built into a man’s jacket, with the lens hidden behind a button and fired from a ‘trigger’ in the pocket.

France is building a village for people with Alzheimer’s

Rosamond Hutt - 24 June, 2018

The Alzheimer's village will be designed to aid residents' sense of direction, visual bearings and memory.

All-women teams bag top 3 positions in Smart India Hackathon at IIT

PTI - 23 June, 2018

The teams devised innovative prototypes for the agriculture sector such as smart drip irrigation, mechanical harvesters and soil testers.

India has begun to use technology to reunite lost children with their families

Alex Gray - 23 June, 2018

The latest facial recognition technology identified almost 3,000 missing children in four days.

Atul Gawande, the man Jeff Bezos & Warren Buffet picked to head a US healthcare venture

Sandhya Ramesh - 21 June, 2018

Atul Gawande, a Boston-based surgeon, also teaches at Harvard Medical School and is a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine.

Trash course from a Chemistry professor in Mohali

Sandhya Ramesh - 21 June, 2018

Samrat Ghosh of Mohali has built a unique dustbin under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan that makes them easier to clean and keeps the animals away.

ISRO to launch free satellite training programme for students from developing nations

Sandhya Ramesh - 21 June, 2018

Students expected from 45 countries for 8-week course. Chief says ISRO will launch satellites that meet quality standards

Google is training machines to predict when a patient will die

Mark Bergen - 18 June, 2018

Google creates a new algorithm which can predict the survival chance of patients. It can even show the records that helped it arrive at the conclusion.

US weather agency issues El Niño alert, says conditions for its development right

Sandhya Ramesh - 18 June, 2018

In India, the El Niño has been known to cause or exacerbate drought as well as affect seasonal monsoon. Its impact this year, if it develops, remains to be seen.

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ISRO completes key test for India’s first semi-cryogenic engine to better future launches

Meet ‘Doctor’ Rakus — Sumatran orangutan seen treating wound with herb

Scientists find ‘dial’ in brain that controls immune system, hope for autoimmune disease treatment

Moon has more water than you think. ISRO finds underground ice reserves ‘5 to 8x’ larger than on surface

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