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The final frontier: Making life thrive on Mars

The final frontier: Making life thrive on Mars

New studies are intended to throw light on evolution of planets and how life commenced in our solar system

2 Jan 2018 1:16 AM IST

Indian enterprises are testing the waters of Blockchain in a variety of scenarios

Prized platform: Blockchain moves beyond the roadblocks

This hot new technology powers businesses to make their finances more secure and it will see wide usage in 2018.

2 Jan 2018 1:00 AM IST

The price of a bitcoin can unpredictably increase or decrease.

Cryptoworld: Coining a new currency bit by bit

The Bitcoin is digital cash available on the Internet with no intermediary.

25 Dec 2017 6:34 AM IST

It required the building of secure systems that were beyond the pale of merely the mathematical difficulty involved in both creating and unauthorised breaking down or penetrating into data.

Digital marvel: Quantum race gathers pace

Researchers race to develop impenetrable computers with quantum-safe cryptography.

25 Dec 2017 6:31 AM IST

A factory reeling out Wonder Tees made of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate.

Ecowise: Wearing waste in style

Landfills cannot be the ultimate solution to dealing with the plastic waste.

25 Dec 2017 6:29 AM IST

Megan Absten was only 14 years old when her life changed forever. She lost her arm in an accident. She was active in athletics and wrestling before her accident. She decided to pursue her love for sports and began running again.

Runversation: On the brink, athletics gives Megan confidence

Megan Absten was only 14 years old when her life changed forever. She lost her arm in accident. She was active in...

17 Dec 2017 5:29 AM IST

Smart Cities are one of Indias flagship projects. Of the proposed 100 Smart Cities, many face severe ecological and environmental risks from climate change-linked disasters such as flooding, drought and cyclones.

Environment: A pittance for disaster

Smart City budgetary allocations will not help address the urban environmental disasters that are looming in the future.

17 Dec 2017 2:47 AM IST

It appears the world is sold on electric locomotion as a concept that has been seen to work and forces are already at it to ensure things speed up.

In fast lane: Going electric

Electric cars are cheaper to own and run. There are lower running costs, as power is cheaper than refined fossil fuels.

17 Dec 2017 2:29 AM IST

There is strong scientific evidence to believe that the dirt (antigens) brought by your pet into the house actually helps regulate the maturation of the childs immune system and protects the child from developing a variety of allergic diseases

Pet therapy: Dog is a child's best medicine

Considering the shrinking size of families, the world is experiencing a rise in the incidence of allergic disorders.

15 Dec 2017 1:54 AM IST

Dr Sathees Raghavan and his team of researchers at Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.

Cancer cure: Made in India a cancer curing drug molecule

In a first, 24 researchers from several labs have designed and synthesised Disarib', a drug which induces the death of...

15 Dec 2017 1:45 AM IST

Felix Hol, Haripriya Mukundarajan and Manu Prakash recording the flapping sound of a mosquito wing. (Photo: Stanford Medicine News Centre)

Bug tracker: How to Outsmart mosquitoes with your smartphone

The latest buzz is that you can record the sound of mosquito wing flaps on your cellphone and identify the species.

15 Dec 2017 1:35 AM IST

The marathon on the great wall of China has more than 10,000 steps and gains 3,000 metres during the course of the run. The view is breathtaking

Runversation: The babu who ran the Great Wall marathon

Vijay Mantri, an IAS officer now, says running gave him a sense of freedom as a student.

3 Dec 2017 10:07 AM IST