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  • MIT develops swarms of tiny robotic insects that fly 100 times longer to aid pollination

    MIT develops swarms of tiny robotic insects that fly 100 times longer to aid pollination

    MIT scientists are developing robotic insects that can help with pollination, potentially boosting crop production without harming nature, with designs inspired by real insects.

  • 82% workers who use AI at work are unhappy, finds study: 'Much of my education is now worthless'

    82% workers who use AI at work are unhappy, finds study: 'Much of my education is now worthless'

    The study -- conducted on 1,018 scientists working at a large US-based research and development lab -- found that the participants discovered 44 percent more materials, resulting in a 39 percent increase in patent filings and a 17 percent rise in downstream product innovation.

  • New Threat to Earth? MIT discovers 138 new asteroids similar to 2013 Russia meteor that injured thousands

    New Threat to Earth? MIT discovers 138 new asteroids similar to 2013 Russia meteor that injured thousands

    Astronomers at MIT have detected the smallest asteroids ever, measuring just 10 metres across, using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and innovative imaging techniques.

  • What drew MIT's investment arm to this small cap pharma company?

    What drew MIT's investment arm to this small cap pharma company?

    MIT's recent investment in Marksans Pharma underscores the small-cap's hidden gem status, fuelled by its strong presence in stable OTC markets and strategic growth initiatives, signalling promising prospects for revenue and profit expansion.

  • Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns after testimony backlash & plagiarism allegations

    Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns after testimony backlash & plagiarism allegations

    Harvard President Claudine Gay on Tuesday said she would resign from her position, ending a six-month tenure marred by allegations of plagiarism and backlash over her congressional testimony about antisemitism on campus on December 5. Watch!

  • Indian-origin CEO failed in Physics, interned with NASA. Now, she's building flying boats

    Indian-origin CEO failed in Physics, interned with NASA. Now, she's building flying boats

    'I was not the best at Maths in high school, and he (the teacher) thought the best I could be was probably a housewife,' Sampriti Bhattacharyya said.

  • QS World University Rankings 2024: Top 10 universities in the world

    QS World University Rankings 2024: Top 10 universities in the world

    University of California (UCB) is the only institution to have earned a perfect score of 100 in the new ‘Sustainability’ indicator – followed closely by the University of Pennsylvania (ranked 12th), University of Toronto (ranked 21st) and University of British Columbia (ranked 34th) – all with scores of 99.9.

  • MIT researchers develop small-scale language model more efficient than larger ones

    MIT researchers develop small-scale language model more efficient than larger ones

    The self-learning language model can learn from its own predictions eliminating the use of annotated training data.

  • Who was Vikram Kirloskar, the man who brought Toyota to India?

    Who was Vikram Kirloskar, the man who brought Toyota to India?

    Vikram Kirloskar, Vice Chairperson of Toyota Kirloskar Motor, died of a heart attack on November 29. He was 64.

  • MIT and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab help machines see better using spatial acoustics

    MIT and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab help machines see better using spatial acoustics

    By modelling acoustics, machines can learn more about their environment

  • MIT astronomers find ‘strange’ radio signal from distant galaxy

    MIT astronomers find ‘strange’ radio signal from distant galaxy

    Astronomers at MIT and other universities in Canada and USA have detected a “strange and persistent radio signal” from a distant galaxy.

  • Study Abroad: Top five universities in the US

    Study Abroad: Top five universities in the US

    While university education cost remains quite high in the US for foreign students, the quality of education at top institutions there works as a ladder for socio-economic success, and professional growth.

  • Study Abroad: Top 10 universities and educational institutions in the world

    Study Abroad: Top 10 universities and educational institutions in the world

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ranked No. 1 out of 1500-plus universities assessed in the 2023 QS World University, followed by the University of Cambridge (UK) and Stanford University.

  • QS World University Rankings 2023: Top 10 universities in the world

    QS World University Rankings 2023: Top 10 universities in the world

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) achieves a record-extending eleventh consecutive year as world number one. The QS World University Rankings 2023 include almost 1,500 institutions from around the world. A total of 41 Indian universities have been featured in this year's QS World University rankings. Indian Institute if Science (IISc) is the top research university in the world and was placed at 155th rank globally this year. Let's take a look at the top 10 universities in the world for 2023.

  • California, New York and Massachusetts among top five destinations for Indian students going to the US

    California, New York and Massachusetts among top five destinations for Indian students going to the US

    An analysis of the official international student flow to the US shows that while more than 27 percent of foreign students in Illinois are Indians, its almost 22 percent in Texas, about 18 percent in New York and 13.7 percent in California.

  • QS World University Rankings 2023: IISc top research university in the world; 27 Indian varsities among top 1000

    QS World University Rankings 2023: IISc top research university in the world; 27 Indian varsities among top 1000

    The Indian top universities are led by IISc, followed by IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi respectively.

  • Explained | UK's new visa rule for brain gain: Is it worth all the noise?

    Explained | UK's new visa rule for brain gain: Is it worth all the noise?

    While the UK argues that new visa scheme will attract top talents to aid its economic growth and innovations further, the scheme is facing criticism of being elitist and exclusionary not just for regions like India and South Asia, Latin America and Africa, but even for parts of Europe

  • US teen earns $4 million in scholarship, gets accepted into 27 universities

    US teen earns $4 million in scholarship, gets accepted into 27 universities

    Apart from being a homecoming king, 18-year-old Jonathan Walker is involved with the science club and is also on the varsity football team.

  • Pocket Change founder Anushka Shah on democracy, humour and Indian politics

    Pocket Change founder Anushka Shah on democracy, humour and Indian politics

    Founder of production house Civic Studios Anushka Shah talks about their YouTube Hindi comedy channel 'Pocket Change', the state of Indian politics and the power of humour for a healthy democracy.

  • Scientists discover new Earth-sized 'pi planet' that orbits its star in 3.14 days

    Scientists discover new Earth-sized 'pi planet' that orbits its star in 3.14 days

    Pi Earth circles its star every 3.14 days at a blistering 81 kilometres per second.

  • Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over new rule for foreign students

    Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over new rule for foreign students

    The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to bar the US Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement from the enforcing federal guidelines that will force international students to leave the US.

  • There's a 70% chance of US recession in the next 6 months, says study

    There's a 70% chance of US recession in the next 6 months, says study

    The study was conducted by MIT Sloan School of Management and State Street Associates.

  • Mithali, Harmanpreet remain ODI  and T20 captains; Veda Krishnamurthy dropped

    Mithali, Harmanpreet remain ODI and T20 captains; Veda Krishnamurthy dropped

    India's tour of New Zealand is its first assignment since its semi-final exit against England in the Women's World T20

  • MIT develops new AI model which can detect depression from speech

    MIT develops new AI model which can detect depression from speech

    Researchers at MIT have created a new neural network model that is capable of detecting signs of depression in individuals based on how they talk.

  • US delegation in North Korea to arrange Singapore summit: Donald Trump

    US delegation in North Korea to arrange Singapore summit: Donald Trump

    Trump is scheduled to have a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim in Singapore on June 12. Last week, he had suddenly cancelled the meeting after North Korean statements in which they threatened not to attend the summit.

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