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What Suni & every other astronaut endure up there
March 20, 2025, 7:40 AM IST
How did two space travellers survive & thrive in a space station 9 months past scheduled departure? Thanks to scientific & psychological tools developed by superb global R&D Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned�?/p>
March 20, 2025, 7:40 AM IST
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BCIs & the future: When thoughts become technology!
March 4, 2025, 9:18 PM IST
Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) are no longer confined to the realm of science fiction; they represent a rapidly advancing field poised to revolutionize the way humans interact with machines. By establishing direct communication pathways between the�?/p>
March 4, 2025, 9:18 PM IST
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What we don’t know about PRP and joint injections
February 10, 2025, 2:19 PM IST
Injections into injured joints and tissues have exploded in the last decade. Though they all seem to work, here are some of what we don’t know. Joint injections used to be either cortisone or sugar-based�?/p>
February 10, 2025, 2:19 PM IST
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Post dock: For Isro, 2025 may be lift-off year
January 17, 2025, 7:09 AM IST
Isro : 99, Not Out! That’s what the official scorecard on launches reads. For space enthusiasts, 2025 promises to offer all the excitement of a T20 cricket match, but Isro has already shown it has both�?/p>
January 17, 2025, 7:09 AM IST
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Mapping mortality: A multivariate GIS approach to taphonomy for enhancing Post Mortem Interval (PMI) estimation
December 28, 2024, 1:17 PM IST
Forensic science plays a pivotal role in criminal investigations, and among its many challenges, estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI)-the time since death-stands out as a critical yet complex task. Traditionally, PMI estimations relied on observing�?/p>
December 28, 2024, 1:17 PM IST
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Thermal degradation of bloodstains: A study on the effects of fire on blood pattern analysis
December 21, 2024, 8:44 PM IST
Fire is a common method used by perpetrators to destroy evidence at crime scenes. Its ability to alter or obliterate physical evidence poses a significant challenge to forensic investigators. Among the most affected evidence types�?/p>
December 21, 2024, 8:44 PM IST
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Maths & science aren’t ‘closed�? neither should be software
November 1, 2024, 8:38 AM IST
That discoveries in software won the Nobel Prize in physics & chemistry is reason to highlight industry’s bid to move towards ‘closed systems�? It goes against how the online world came to be Since there�?/p>
November 1, 2024, 8:38 AM IST
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The agent league: How multiple agent systems will rule the world
October 28, 2024, 11:22 AM IST
In a bustling, futuristic city where neon lights flickered over skyscrapers and flying cars zipped by, a curious scene unfolded inside the dimly lit Agent Ops Hub. Sounds like a scene from a movie? It�?/p>
October 28, 2024, 11:22 AM IST
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Global initiatives and current policy framework in CCUS and hydrogen technologies
October 21, 2024, 2:01 PM IST
As the global community intensifies efforts to address climate change, recent research shows that Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) and hydrogen technologies are becoming crucial tools in this fight. These technologies are important in�?/p>
October 21, 2024, 2:01 PM IST
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SpaceX marks a spot that Isro has its sights on
October 15, 2024, 7:59 AM IST
In the aspirational reusable rocket world, US’s SpaceX has completed a ‘Catch�?while India and Isro have ‘catching up�?to do �?India’s own partially reusable rocket will take at least a decade. But with�?/p>
October 15, 2024, 7:59 AM IST
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AI’S Oppenheimer
October 14, 2024, 8:12 AM IST
A physics Nobel Prize rarely garners widespread public attention. This makes the 2024 prize awarded to John Hopfield of Princeton University and Geoffrey Hinton of University of Toronto “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable�?/p>
October 14, 2024, 8:12 AM IST
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Life beyond screens: How AI-driven natural user interfaces (NUI) are transforming human interaction
October 4, 2024, 4:12 PM IST
Akanksha walked into her living room after a long day at work. “Lights to 50% with soft mood, play my “Relaxing Evening�?playlist, turn on the AC to my liking�?she said aloud. Instantly, the�?/p>
October 4, 2024, 4:12 PM IST
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Cracking a generative AI interview
October 4, 2024, 4:04 PM IST
If I were asked to talk about generative AI in 616 words or approximately 819 tokens (1.33 tokens per word on average) in an interview, I would say the following: “Large language models are a�?/p>
October 4, 2024, 4:04 PM IST
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Evolving allopathy away from the machines that know no seasons
September 21, 2024, 11:01 AM IST
I prefer to sit in my garden to write and hence it is not too difficult to sense the presence of the music of the seasons that makes all (but one) life-forms dance. This is�?/p>
September 21, 2024, 11:01 AM IST
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Why AI can harm us, how we can stop it
September 21, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Harari dips into ancient history to analyse the newest threat Humans are at once the smartest and the most stupid animals on earth, says Yuval Noah Harari in Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks�?/p>
September 21, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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A rainbow is always 84 degrees across
September 7, 2024, 7:31 AM IST
How trigonometry explains the natural & built worlds Turns out, triangles unlock the most important bits of knowledge discovered by humans. Love Triangle: How Trigonometry Shapes the World by Matt Parker, shows how this geometry�?/p>
September 7, 2024, 7:31 AM IST
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Forensic Carbon-14 dating: A deeper dive into the science and its applications
August 15, 2024, 11:38 PM IST
In the world of forensic science, time is often a critical factor. Whether it’s determining the age of a crime scene artifact or identifying human remains, knowing the time frame in which an event occurred�?/p>
August 15, 2024, 11:38 PM IST
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The new disruptions in AI: A glimpse into the future
August 11, 2024, 11:15 PM IST
AI is still a bright progressing innovation that is leading to many changes in the industrial and economic sectors in numerous countries. New generations of AI have gone beyond the traditional roles of AI as�?/p>
August 11, 2024, 11:15 PM IST
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Innovative forensic DNA technology: Tracking terror suspects through dust on boots and baggage
July 28, 2024, 2:31 PM IST
In the ever-evolving landscape of counter-terrorism, forensic science continues to innovate, providing law enforcement agencies with cutting-edge tools to track and apprehend suspects. One of the most groundbreaking advancements in recent years is the development�?/p>
July 28, 2024, 2:31 PM IST
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Newton, Aristotle & scientific essence of religions �?Academia must not allow preachers to divide into my vs your religion/God!
July 27, 2024, 11:41 PM IST
Science, Vedanta, and the essence of all religions is to seek the truth of truths �?‘Know the truth and the truth shall make you free�? During the time of Newton there was a controversy�?/p>
July 27, 2024, 11:41 PM IST
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