Surprisingly, you probably wouldn’t explode. Skin is almost completely gas-tight and strong enough to withstand a pressure differential of well over one atmosphere. You also wouldn’t instantly freeze. In a vacuum, the only way to lose heat is by radiation (which occurs very slowly for a relatively cool object like a human body) or by evaporation of fluid. You would …

1) Sundar Pichai, Google Sundar Pichai is the latest to join the elite club of Indian executives heading global technology companies. The 43-year-old head of Google was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and pursued education at IIT Kharagpur (B Tech), Stanford (MS) and Wharton (MBA); at Wharton, he was named a Siebel Scholar and Palmer Scholar. He is responsible for …

Time runs forward, right? Seems so obvious when we can remember the past but not the future, but is it necessarily the case? Theoretical physicists have been developing a new theory that demonstrates an exact link between asymmetry, and our perception of time’s direction – something Stephen Hawking dubbed “the psychological arrow of time”. In a nutshell, this theory claims …

No adjectives are enough to highlight the exemplary contribution of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam to India’s space and defence programs. And no adjectives are enough to highlight the humility and the generosity of India’s Missile Man who has won every Indian’s heart. Fittingly known as the People’s President, these rare stories about Dr. Kalam will only deepen the respect you …

It’s not just (just in case definition) being able to crack a joke to the locals or order off a menu without being served something disgusting, learning another language has some surprising benefits for your brain. Specific brain areas increase in size and function, including Broca’s area, which is usually in the left hemisphere and involved in language production. When …

A man waves the Indian flag at Madison Square Garden, New York CityReuters Come Saturday the world’s largest democracy will observe its 69th Independence Day. India, which attained Independence from the British rule on 15 August 1947, celebrates the day by unfurling the tricolour and paying tributes to its freedom fighters. The main function of Independence Day is held at …

Over 3000 seats allotted under JoSAA lay vacant at IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs, indicating to a major process flaw in JoSAA business rules that had been shrouded in controversy ever since the joint seat allocation process began for the premier engineering colleges in the first week of July, 2015. CSAB coordinator Prof MP Singh confirmed that more than 3000 …

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10. 3D display and user interface IIT-Kanpur students created a project that creates a 3D image on a computer or mobile screen with the help of a web camera or a front camera. So in case you want to see a three-dimensional (3D) model of a product that you wanted to buy online, this project makes it possible!

9. Guardian Guardian is the brainchild of IIT-Delhi students. It is a device that can be used as a communication system to alert your loved ones to a distress situation. After the horrific Delhi gang rape, a device like Guardian is the need of the hour. It is a smartphone app that is paired with a prototype jewellery piece, and gets …