Teaching AI to reason
In the search for reliably autonomous artificial intelligence, researchers are layering AI with rationality.
Gold standard
A new class of cost-effective broadband absorbers shows promise in capturing light waves outside the visible range.
This sugarcane skin can sense arsenic
Researchers at IIT Kanpur have fashioned a stable sensing platform using sugarcane skin.
Mind the math gap
A new study flags the need to bridge the divide between formal maths teaching and innate 'marketplace' learning.
AI models for India
Indian enterprises have the opportunity to create domain-specific AI foundational models and build LLMs in Indian languages.
Guillain-Barré syndrome: a nervous breakdown
What we know so far about the rare neurological disorder that has triggered a health alarm in parts of India.
AI for a reason
For now, AI lacks the ability to solve problems through reason. However, a paradigm shift on that front seems imminent.
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Harry Potter and the metamaterials
Metamaterials are paving the way for groundbreaking advancements, including with modern-day 'invisibility cloaks'.
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The open-source edge in AI
The open-source movement — with its promise that one need not make big investments to get big results — is making inroads in AI, too.
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We have a wicked problem!
A book presents engineering and engineers as far more socially relevant than is commonly understood.
- Mar 2025
Clearing the air
A trimetallic nanocatalyst promises to effectively convert CO2 into carbon monoxide — at top speed!
- Mar 2025
There's something about Marie!
The story of Marie Curie, the pioneering scientist, narrated through the pen portraits of 45 remarkable women she mentored.
- Mar 2025
Chipping away at dark energy
New datasets to be revealed in the coming years may challenge the accepted notions of dark energy.
- Mar 2025
