Future generations living and working on the moon, the Mars or even a distant asteroid may get to watch high-definition streaming movies, thanks to the efforts of a team of…
Posts published by “Leslie”
Other than being a writer, editor, moderator, and events' curator, I help companies devise an integrated communications strategy. I'm passionate about digital transformation and deep-tech topics such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, fintech, electric vehicles, solar power and autonomous vehicles. I am an MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellow (2010-11), Boston; EARLIER ASSIGNMENTS include: Editor-South and National Technology Editor, Mint (HT Media) -- India; and Associate Editor, Business Standard.
Should robots be allowed to decide for themselves who they should kill, or keep alive, on the battlefield? This is central to what experts from the Convention on Certain Conventional…
Nitin Gandhi, the 23-year-old founder of Chandigarh-based LBD Makers, has sold more than five entry-level three-dimensional (3D) printers that cost between Rs.75,000 and Rs.1.5 lakh since he started manufacturing 3D…
Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a 3D-printed device inspired by the liver to remove dangerous toxins from the blood. The device, which is designed to…
Computers continue to pale in comparison to the brain’s sophistication. The cortex of a mouse, for instance, operates 9,000 times faster than a personal computer simulation of its functions. Not…
Astronomers have created the first realistic virtual universe using a computer simulation called “Illustris”, which can recreate 13 billion years of cosmic evolution. “Until now, no single simulation was able…
When disruptive technologies get out of the labs and justify commercialization, we will see the world with new eyes The technology treadmill moves at such a rapid pace that even…
by Leslie D’Monte The so-called Internet Protocol or IP address typically finds itself in the news when authorities use it to track down cybercafes from which terrorists could have sent…
India’s Eka, which once figured among the world’s top 10, falls to 129 in global rankings; China takes lead in Asia By Leslie D’Monte In November 2007, India’s Eka was ranked…
MIT’s ‘Technology Review India’ identified 20 young innovators for 2011. We profile three of them Leslie D’Monte Article link: http://www.livemint.com/2012/05/11193453/Research–Homegrown-technolo.html Inspired by insects and lizards that can scale rocks and…