• ELECTRONICS
    Computer Models Simplify the Synthesis of Organic Electronics

    Organic electronics could change the electronics industry  with their high cost-efficiencies and versatility compared with more commonly used inorganic electronics. For example, their flexibility could let companies print them like paper or put them into clothing to power wearable electronics. However, they have failed to gain much industry traction due to the difficulty of controlling […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Here are all the bulk deals from Friday’s session

    The BSE Sensex ended 178 points higher Friday led by gains in metal, realty and IT stocks amid positive cues from the global markets on optimism over the US-China trade talks. The 30-share Sensex index jumped 177.51 points, or 0.49 per cent, to close at 38,862.23, while the broader NSE Nifty rose 67.95 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 11,665.95. Here […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Here are all the bulk deals from Wednesday’s session

    All BSE sectoral indices finished with losses, led by oil and gas, telecom, capital goods and industrials. After swinging nearly 450 points, the 30-share BSESensex settled 179.53 points, or 0.46 per cent lower at 38,877.12. The gauge had closed above the 39,000-mark for the first time ever Tuesday. The broader NSE Nifty too pared early gains and ended […]

  • COMPUTERS
    Running LEDs in reverse could cool computers

    The quest to find more efficient methods for cooling computers is almost as high on scientists’ agendas as the desire to discover better battery chemistries. More cooling is crucial for reducing costs. It would also allow for more powerful processing to take place in smaller spaces, where limited processing should be crunching numbers instead of […]

  • NEWS
    Facebook may add new tab to support ‘high quality news’

    Facebook has plans to rollout a dedicated news tab to take on Apple’s news and magazine subscription service by the end of 2019. Mark Zuckerberg spoke about implementing the news feature in a conversation with Axel Springer CEO, Mathias Dopfner. Zuckerberg said that the company is willing to pay the publishers for ‘high quality’ news […]

  • CLOTHING
    If Rental Is the Future of Clothing, This Woman-Led Company Will Power How We All Dress

    It’s 2019, and Christine Hunsicker finally admits that her company, Gwynnie Bee, was a massive experiment. The company, which was founded in 2011 as a plus-size clothing subscription rental service, and has now shipped more than five million boxes of clothing sized 0-32, was Hunsicker’s way of testing her more ambitious business hypothesis: Could you build a technology and warehouse engine […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    New technique can make flexible electronics self-repairing too

    Flexible electronics is making possible tiny gadgets for a variety of applications such as wearable devices and strip thermometers. But circuits inside them are prone to breakage if such flexible electronic devices are bent in different directions over a period of time. A new technique developed by a group of Indian and British researchers promises […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    GAIL pipeline leak creates tension at Electronics City

    Tension gripped Electronics City after Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) began leaking from the GAIL pipeline in AECS Layout on Sunday evening. Fire and emergency officials rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control after an hour. Senior fire officials said residents of Haraluru Road near Singasandra had called the fire control room around 7 […]

  • CLOTHING
    Researchers create ‘smart clothing’ to prevent back pain

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Back pain is the number one cause of disability, and accounts for more than 264 million lost work days per year. Now researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed clothing to prevent back pain. They call it smart underwear. Whether it’s lifting something or bending down, daily activities can put a strain on […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    ‘India needs to emerge as an electronics export hub to attract investments’

    NEW DELHI: India needs to emerge and be seen as an electronics export hub to be able to tap into the new opportunities and attract investments from global handset players, a panel of top handset industry executives discussed at ETTelecom’s India Mobile Conclave on Tuesday. The panel which was moderated by IDC’s research director Navkendar Singh emphasized on how […]