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Angels Foundation recently took their therapy dogs into the Tech Mahindra offices in Mumbai.

Pet therapy: Pet power at work

Companies the world over are using animal power to reduce stress and help in staff retention.

12 Oct 2017 6:30 AM IST

On September 16, 2017, Ashok Daniel, a lawyer at the Madras High Court, raised the bar for Indias ultra/mountain distance runners when he became the first Indian to finish the brutal Tor des Geants. Behind this conquest is a story of years of hard work, grit and determination.

Runversation: Tour of Giants, a race so beautiful in all its brutality

It's the aptly named Tor des Geants (Tour of Giants) a week-long ultra running race through Italy's Aosta valley.

4 Oct 2017 2:16 AM IST

The challenges of the basic task of fusing the elements are immense, like temperatures hotter than at the centre of the Sun, intense pressure, and runaway electrons. Solutions are being found for some of the stumbling blocks as scientists experiment with doughnut shaped reactors.

Energy efficient: Nuclear fusion can save the world

Every few years, shouts of electrical Eureka are heard as incremental improvements crop up in potential fusion...

4 Oct 2017 2:14 AM IST

A recent study has revealed that cheat days during diets may help you lose more weight. Here are thereasons why this is so.

Diet hacks: Cheat to lose weight

A cheat meal is also a very good reward or incentive that makes sure the other meals are healthy and as per the...

4 Oct 2017 2:11 AM IST

The fidget spinner seems to have an apex spot on the Amazon India bestseller toys list.

Spin doctor: A spin for the fidgety soul

Fidgeting is an involuntary but relentless activity that we all indulge in, be it biting nails, tapping foot, or...

24 Sept 2017 6:27 AM IST

The cutting edge handheld instrument known as The MasSpec Pen provides surgeons with exact diagnostic information about which tissue to cut or preserve.

Cutting edge: Detecting cancer tissue in 10 seconds

The revolutionary MasSpec Pen accurately identifies cancerous tissues and the words Normal' or Cancer' automatically...

24 Sept 2017 6:24 AM IST

Rohan M. Ganapathy, CEO and director, Bellatrix Aerospace, and Yashas Karanam, director and COO, Bellatrix Corporation, receiving an award from then President Pranab Mukherjee earlier this year.

Final frontier: Sky is the limit for 2 IISc start-ups

Rocket science? Bellatrix Aerospace and Astrome Technologies could well be one up on SpaceX, OneWeb, Boeing.

24 Sept 2017 6:19 AM IST

These 100 per cent Polluted Water Popsicles, are flavoured with plastic waste, sewage, cigarette butts, condoms, oil spill, harmful dyes, resin, dead fish, wrappers, bottle caps et al.

Taste of waste: Deadly popsicles up for grabs!

These delicious-looking but deadly ice candies cleverly highlight the global problem of water pollution.

17 Sept 2017 6:29 AM IST

Deepak Raj quit his job at Infosys and offers online Ironman coaching to aspiring endurance athletes and triathletes, under the name Tri-a-newlife.

Runversation: Triathletes have the will, the body follows

Deepak ranks among the top triathletes in India with 18 full ironman finishes to his credit.

17 Sept 2017 6:23 AM IST

A digital project Racial Microaggression features minority students, who highlight the everyday prejudice they face. (Photo: Kim Kiyun)

Subtle racism: Stories of an invisible' prejudice

A blog and digital project records accounts of microaggression or subtle slights faced by minorities all over.

17 Sept 2017 6:19 AM IST

The smart window glass switches between transparent and opaque states and can change its tint as per the occupants need.

Living daylight: Open the doors for smart windows

As compared to the electrochromic window, they can go up to more than 5,000 cycles of switching with minimum degradation...

10 Sept 2017 2:29 AM IST

The study was conducted over a six-year period. The results showed that high levels of HDL in the bloodstream increased the risk of death by 68 per cent in women, and 106 per cent in men.

Health and you: Too much good cholesterol is also too bad

While cholesterol cannot be the only factor for cardiovascular diseases, it is definitely one of the markers for the...

10 Sept 2017 2:21 AM IST