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Print your food and eat it too

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They resemble microwave ovens but appearances can be deceptive. These devices are, in fact, 3D printers that have been around for over a decade, churning out mostly prototypes. They now…

‘Social Innovation Sandbox’ for President Obama

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An MIT Corporation life-member, Gururaj Deshpande believes he can replicate his sandbox models throughout the US to create more entrepreneurs and jobs Anantha Badu’s father died when he was young.…

Tata taps MIT brain to light up low-income houses

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The company is learning from  nature, taking a cue from how plants use the sun’s energy to produce sugar and store ‘fuel’ The Tata group is investing millions of dollars…

India very vulnerable to climate change impact: study

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Rank    Country       Rating 1             Bangladesh    Extreme 2             India               Extreme 3             Madagascar   Extreme 4             Nepal              Extreme 5           …

‘Whacky’ ideas can also make you ponder

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If you dismiss ideas such as a roller-coaster ride curing asthma — or that wearing socks outside of your shoes could help prevent you from slipping on ice, or that…

Tale of a 3D Tiger-girl and more…

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It’s an art that can turn a woman turn into a tiger — not metaphorically, though. At the MIT museum in Cambridge, however, holography helps the woman’s or tiger’s cause…

Mumbai’s Mithi may gasp for air despite oxygen

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LESLIE D’MONTE (April 4, 2010: http://www.business-standard.com/390710/) Mohit Vaz has been travelling in Mumbai’s local trains for over 20 years. He boards the train at Churchgate and alights at Vasai. Regardless…

When the Sun shines

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Indian solar power companies now want to light up the domestic market, with a little help from the government, of course (June 23, 2009) LESLIE D’MONTE (http://www.business-standard.com/361830/) India’s Rs 4,800-crore…