Last month, Microsoft announced a new quantum computing chip called Majorana 1 that it expected would “realise quantum computers capable of solving meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years ...

In a new breakthrough, a team of physicists from the United States has successfully demonstrated a new way to detect radioactive materials using carbon-dioxide lasers — from a distance.

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Not wait, wait, wait. Put the product out in the market, if it works, you’ll have investors chasing you. Wake up!” But Namita Thapar had a different point of view. She said that first-mover advantage ...

Are you trying to lose weight? Because in space you are already weightless. However, it is interesting to think about how astronauts can exercise in space, which they need to do to keep from ...

Vasudevan Mukunth writes on how extended spaceflight affects humans an the rigorous post-flight rehabilitation Ms. Williams and Mr. Wilmore will have to undergo. As always, our list of explainers ...

Lapis lazuli is a vividly blue rock, sometimes with streaks of gold, that has been known for millennia for its eye-popping colour and use as a semi-precious gemstone. It gets its colour from the ...

“You don’t look at the big problem all together, because I think it’s a little intimidating. You just take it one day at a time, meet the people who are going to meet with you…, and really ...

Early on March 19 (IST), a SpaceX capsule bearing astronauts Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore, Aleksandr Gorbunov, and Nick Hague splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico. The four were returning from ...

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and before the toss, singers Shreya Ghoshal and Karan Aujla, alongside actress Disha Patani will perform ...

Karan Johar has finally responded to the criticism surrounding his recent production, Nadaaniyan, which launched Ibrahim Ali Khan in Bollywood. Starring Khushi Kapoor as the other lead, the film ...