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Sam Bankman-Fried: Once Among America's Wealthiest, Now Facing 25 Years Behind Bars -- Read All About Former Crytpo Mogul

Sam Bankman-Fried, was sentenced to 25 years in jail yesterday. Read on further to find out his journey to date.

Mar 29, 2024, 10:33 AM IST

Pizza At Your Fingertips: Mind-Controlled Pizza Ordering Device Unveiled in Delhi - Watch Video

In essence, this means that after wearing the gadget, one can order a pizza or a tube ride without having to speak to anyone.

Jul 21, 2023, 16:27 PM IST

Next Elon Musk? World's Youngest Billionaire, A College Dropout Who Used To Make Piles Of Notes At The Age Of 19, Had A Net Worth Rs 60,000 Crore

Since becoming the youngest self-made millionaire in the world, Alexandr Wang, a digital entrepreneur and CEO creator of Scale AI, has garnered international attention. What exactly is the identity of the 25-year-old young Asian-American billionaire and how did he come to be so wealthy?

Jun 28, 2023, 13:13 PM IST

Manipal university professor who compared Muslim student to Ajmal Kasab faces suspension

In the 45-second purported video, uploaded by several users on Twitter, the engineering student, can be seen confronting his teacher in front of his classmates.

Nov 29, 2022, 07:19 AM IST

IIT-M, MIT scientists grow Human Brain tissues for research on Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

In order to uninterruptedly observe brain tissues as they grow and develop, scientists from Indian and American Institutes claim to have developed a novel solution in Cell Culture.

May 17, 2021, 22:20 PM IST

MIT researchers develop system that identifies best way to deflect incoming asteroid

Researchers at the Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a system that could help identify the best type of mission for deflecting an incoming asteroid.

Feb 22, 2020, 09:29 AM IST

Tiny robotic thread can slip through brain's blood vessels

The procedure is physically taxing, requiring surgeons who must be specifically trained in the task

Aug 29, 2019, 17:08 PM IST

MIT engineers fly first-ever silent plane with no moving parts

The new light aircraft, inspired from the movie and television series "Star Trek", carries neither propellers or turbines, nor it depends on fossil fuels to fly.

Nov 26, 2018, 14:15 PM IST

Quadrillion tons of diamonds may be hidden in Earth, far from anyone's reach

Shaped like inverted mountains, cratons can stretch as deep as 200 miles through the Earth’s crust and into its mantle, geologists refer to their deepest sections as “roots.”

Jul 23, 2018, 18:10 PM IST

Meet SoFi, the silicon robotic fish built to study marine life

The remote-controlled robot fish swims quietly through coral reefs and schools of fish and uses a fisheye lens to capture high-resolution photos and video with a camera built into its nose.

Mar 23, 2018, 13:22 PM IST

MIT engineers induce plants to give off light

By embedding specialised nanoparticles into the leaves of a watercress plant, the researchers successfully induced the plants to give off dim light for nearly four hours, according to the study published in the journal Nano Letters.
 

Dec 14, 2017, 20:30 PM IST

Alzheimer's may vanish by drinking this 'miracle mix'

The drink, called Souvenaid is aimed at treating the root cause of Alzheimer's, which is the loss of brain synapses. 
 

Oct 31, 2017, 15:40 PM IST

New AI system can edit photos like a pro in real time!

Scientists from MIT and Google have developed a new artificial intelligence system that can automatically retouch images like a professional photographer in real time, eliminating the need to edit images after they are clicked with smartphones.

Aug 03, 2017, 18:33 PM IST

16-year-old Bengaluru girl to have a minor planet named after her

Sahithi Pingali, a class 12 student from Bangalore’s Inventure Academy, joins an elite group of people having their names named after stars in the Milky Way Galaxy.

Jun 08, 2017, 14:16 PM IST

New technique to make prosthetic limbs feel more natural

The researchers believe that their strategy could work for nearly any amputee, including people whose amputations were performed many years ago.

Jun 05, 2017, 23:59 PM IST

New workout suit breathes out body's heat, sweat

In the study published in the journal Science Advances, the researchers engineered moisture-sensitive cells to not only pull flaps open but also light up in response to humid conditions.

May 21, 2017, 16:57 PM IST

Scientists design robots that can catch, release live fish

The robots, that move when water is pumped in and out of them, are made entirely of hydrogel - a tough, rubbery, nearly transparent material composed mostly of water.

Feb 04, 2017, 20:33 PM IST

Neutron stars generating gravitational waves continuously, say Indian scientists

Neutron stars are the densest observable objects in the universe, with a fistful of stellar material outweighing a mountain on Earth.

Dec 15, 2016, 14:54 PM IST