Hitherto a cherished dream of humankind, space exploration is no longer confined to just rockets and robots; now comes biotechnology, more particularly genetics, finding its place in this bright journey. What would that be if we envision life on Mars or one en route to other galaxies? How do we start reading our bodies against extreme environmental conditions? That’s where ...
Forget the science fiction movies; in real life, AVs are no longer dreams, yet they are turning into reality. While giants like Tesla, Waymo, and Uber forge ahead in self-driving technology, much of the intelligence lying underneath for doing so is less obvious: the art of managing fleets of autonomous vehicles, a budding discipline that is about to flip everything ...
Ever wondered why some people seem naturally athletic, while others fight their weight despite similar measures taken? Or why one smoker develops lung cancer while another does not? The answer lies in the intriguing interaction between genes and the environment, better referred to as gene-environment interactions. All very much like a dance between your genes and the environment, where your ...
Your car tells you when a part will likely fail much before it would. Even better, it shows a virtual model itself showing those failing parts alongside the reason. No, that isn’t science fiction; it is just that magic stuff called digital twin combined with predictive maintenance. Recently, let us dive a little deeper into that great technology and find ...
I remember having made several walks through a verdant green forest that was near my town as a child. The smell of air would just be akin to when the first showers of the yearly monsoon reach Earth, and the tall trees would whisper secrets to each other with the wind. However, once I went back there as a grown-up, ...
The ‘digital revolution’ was not exactly a term but more like a phenomenon; this very same phenomenon changed the world we live in from that in which our grandfathers were reared. The revolution changed our patterns of communication. Technology in this century affects society in matters of day-to-day living. Even the mode by which we are doing our shopping, learning, ...
These are amongst the darkest pages in humanity and are symbolic of an act where a particular group has been set upon for its ethnicity, religion, or identity. These are not stories we read from history books but actual happenings that have scarred humanity. Accompanying the terrors of genocide are lessons from it that go toward the building of a ...
Imagine you’ve just recovered from a nasty bacterial infection, thanks to antibiotics prescribed by your doctor. It’s a relief, right? Now, picture a world where antibiotics no longer work because bacteria have become resistant. Scary, isn’t it? That’s the reality we’re inching toward, and it’s called antibiotic resistance. Thankfully, biotechnology—an exciting, ever-evolving field—is stepping up to save the day. Understanding ...
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems have altered the habits of driving, making roads so much safer, with the driver at all times in control above the car. They comprise everything that has safety to avoid accidents or enhance the drive and, thus, were fast-evolving from their very development. So, what’s really in the pipeline about ADAS? A very interesting subject to ...
Matters relating to the mind have, no doubt, always been profound and intricate. Those feelings, thoughts, and also particular actions that mold one’s psyche do, as it appears, get influenced by nearly everything imaginable. Genetics is perhaps that big one in this puzzle. With time, the role of genes unraveled bit by bit, especially the way they shaped our psyche ...