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The Reading Room wants to help participants to understand another persons emotions, experiences and vulnerabilities.

Life story: In letter and spirit

The Reading Room invites people to read out letters with the aim of bringing back the idea of sharing & experiencing...

5 Nov 2017 2:19 AM IST

Assumption number one in the electronic age is that whatever can be hacked is going to be hacked. A second rule is that everything that can be connected will be connected, thus increasing the risks of leaks.

Breach fears: How safe is Aadhaar data?

The great fear is that the sensitive data on almost all Indians is being kept by a public sector organisation.

29 Oct 2017 2:17 AM IST

Prof. C.N.R. Rao

Materials matter: Science that impacts society

We though nano electronics would have been the biggest, but now we find its nano medicine or regenerative engineering.

29 Oct 2017 2:13 AM IST

The basics of the trade are simple have fun making stretchy goo, make a video playing with it between well-manicured fingers, ship according to the demand and restock. (Photo: @glitter.slimes)

Break the mould: A brightly hued gooey tale

Slime, a squishy material that people love to poke, is trending globally.

29 Oct 2017 2:08 AM IST

File photo of people fleeing from the open air Route 91 Harvest country music festival, Las Vegas, after a gunman opened indiscriminate fire at the audience. (Photo: AFP)

Over a barrel: Frightful scenario of ghost guns

DIY guns may add to the problem of gun control even as the Las Vegas massacre demonstrated the extent of unlimited...

23 Oct 2017 1:40 AM IST

Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to meet the oxygen and nutrient requirements of vital organs of the body.

Back to life: Regeneration of the heart muscle

Researchers have developed a new modality of therapy which aims at reversing heart failure by getting the heart muscle...

23 Oct 2017 1:38 AM IST

People drink tea/ coffee/chocolate, eat cake and discuss death.

Die another day: Let's Talk About Death Over Coffee?

Death Caf© is an initiative that urges people to create awareness of death, end-of-life-care over a simple cup of...

23 Oct 2017 1:34 AM IST

The technique, magneto-thermal stimulation, enables researchers to use heated magnetic nanoparticles to activate individual neurons inside the brain.

Neuro nudge: Matter over mind

Scientists are inching towards hacking' the brain to control movement.

15 Oct 2017 2:26 AM IST

Fernanda Maciel atop the Kilimanjaro

Runversation: Fernanda sets a Kilimanjaro record

On September 25, endurance runner Fernanda Maciel established a new female speed record on Mt Kilimanjaro.

15 Oct 2017 2:21 AM IST

The craze for houses constructed with perforated walls using bamboos is picking up thanks to the efforts of architect R.S. Liza.

Nature's way: Back to bamboo

Bamboo and mud, which have lost their pre-eminent status as construction materials, are making a comeback. Albeit...

15 Oct 2017 2:18 AM IST

For centuries, those practising this form of medicine swear every day on something more elaborate than the Hippocratic Oath, and perform prayers and only then treat patients.

Biopiracy: Right over Tibetan medicine

China tries to stake claim over Sowa Rigpa which has a significant Indian influence on the Tibetan medicine.

12 Oct 2017 6:50 AM IST

Ground-breaking studies in mice have shown that engram cells encoding a memory can actually be identified.

Grey matter: The brain's exhaustive memory bank

Studies by scientists have shown in many ways that forced activation of memory engram cells' can result in recall of the...

12 Oct 2017 6:46 AM IST