Transistors Changed Everything. Here’s How They Work
Wiredby Rhett Allain1d ago
Last week I revealed the sneaky physics behind the “joule thief,” an electrical circuit that lets you squeeze more energy out of seemingly dead batteries.
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top 84%Indian space start-up eyes pharma manufacturing in space, satellite recovery to Earth
New Indian Expressby RAJESH THAKUR1d ago
NEW Delhi: A day may not be far away when Indian satellites manufacture pharmaceuticals in space and return them to Earth.
Experimental compound helps burn fat without muscle loss
ScienceDaily1d ago
Experimental compound helps burn fat without muscle loss Scientists found a compound that made mice burn more energy and lose fat without significant muscle loss.
How do astronauts return from space and survive re-entry? | Explained
The Hinduby Unnikrishnan Nair S1d ago
The ascent of a launch vehicle is a battle against gravity to gain the immense velocity required to stay in orbit — while re-entry is a struggle against the atmosphere to shed that same energy in a...
Artemis II crew to receive top US space medal for historic lunar journey
The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas1d ago
The crew of the historic Artemis II lunar flyby mission have earned the US’s top space medal, officials have announced.
Stuffcool Lumo 4-in-1 review: This little moon can keep iPhone, Watch and AirPods charged
India Todayby Divya Bhati1d ago
Stuffcool Lumo 4-in-1 review: This little moon can keep iPhone, Watch and AirPods charged How does your smart charger look? Probably like a boring brick placed on the tablet near your bed.
Scientists Reveal The Strange Neurological Reason Your Pupils Dilate When You're Surprised
ScienceAlertby Russell McLendon1d ago
Your pupils quickly dilate when you enter a dark room, letting in more light to help you see. Once you're in brighter conditions, they contract accordingly.
Consider the Oyster Bar
The New Yorkerby Helen Rosner1d ago
Lately, I have been considering the oyster. It’s a creature whose life, as M. F. K. Fisher so indelibly put it, is “dreadful but exciting,” and whose arc of birth, existence, death, and consumption...
PM Modi urges private space sector to build global aura of innovation
The Hinduby PTI1d ago
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed creating an aura around the private sector in space research so that people worldwide feel that if they want to make a career, they should go to India.
Blowing in the wind, humble balloon gets green makeover
Phys.orgby Alexandra DEL PERAL1d ago
Blowing in the wind, humble balloon gets green makeover A global symbol of parties and celebrations but an environmental headache, the humble balloon is undergoing a green revolution thanks to U.K.
Is Expensive Bottled Water Actually Better for You?
Wiredby Megan Tomos1d ago
Water is supposed to be the simplest thing we consume. The premium bottled water industry has transformed it into something that requires a backstory.
Lunar eclipse August 2026: Will it be visible from India?
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau1d ago
The world is scheduled to witness a lunar eclipse soon with almost 96% coverage of the moon’s surface, which will give the celestial body a deep red hue.
From Thumba to tomorrow: Indian space programme is preparing for its biggest leap yet
Times of Indiaby CHETHAN KUMAR1d ago
BENGALURU: August 23, 2023, gave India an image it had waited decades to see: a spacecraft settling on the Moon, its lander and rover beginning work near the lunar south polar region.
The 19th-century Indians who nurtured a self-reliant scientific culture in colonial India
Scroll.inby Subha Das Mollick1d ago
One afternoon in 1907, a young accountant named Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman walked into the laboratory of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science at 210 Bowbazar Street in Calcutta.
Scientists turn tiny “defects” into a 5.5x heat transfer boost
ScienceDaily1d ago
Scientists turn tiny “defects” into a 5.5x heat transfer boost Scientists turned tiny surface “defects” into an advantage, creating a coating that can boost condensation heat transfer by up to 5.5...
Cannabis use linked to 37% higher stroke risk in massive study
ScienceDaily1d ago
Cannabis use linked to 37% higher stroke risk in massive study - Date: - August 23, 2026 - Source: - University of Cambridge - Summary: - A massive analysis involving more than 100 million people...
British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition
The Guardianby Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent1d ago
When Britain abolished slavery, plantation owners from powerful families notoriously received huge sums in compensation, while those who were enslaved got nothing.
Carl Wunsch, oceanographer: ‘The consequences of Trump are terrible. Funding is denied because, apparently, all of our research is a hoax’
El País Englishby Selva Vargas Reátegui1d ago
In the late 1960s, oceanographer Carl Wunsch was teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)... but calculations being made from a classroom were proving insufficient.
Delhi-NCR twin sisters turn okra, fenugreek and rice husk into a Rs 100 electricity-free water filter; IIT Delhi tests show up to 93% removal of PFAS
Times of Indiaby TOI LIFESTYLE DESK1d ago
What if some of the ingredients sitting in a kitchen cupboard could help tackle pollutants that conventional water filters struggle with?
National Space Day: PM Modi hails India’s space journey, salutes Chandrayaan-3 success
Times of Indiaby AYUSH PANDEY1d ago
National Space Day: PM Modi hails India’s space journey, salutes Chandrayaan-3 success Edited by: Ayush Pandey / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Aug 23, 2026, 10:16 IST Share AA Text Size Small Medium...