At the vanguard of India"s semiconductor ambition: a conversation with Foxconn-Vedanta JV CEO
India is putting all its weight behind efforts to manufacture semiconductors locally. At the forefront of this is the joint venture between Foxconn and Vedanta. Speaking to DIGITIMES Asia recently, David Reed, CEO of Vedanta-Foxconn Semiconductors ex.....»»
Leaders of India and Singapore sign deal to cooperate on semiconductors
Leaders of India and Singapore sign deal to cooperate on semiconductors.....»»
Analysis-Ethanol push turns India into corn importer, shaking up global market
Analysis-Ethanol push turns India into corn importer, shaking up global market.....»»
Microchip Technology confirms theft of employee data
US-based semiconductor manufacturer Microchip Technology has confirmed that the cyberattack it suffered in August 2024 resulted in the theft of data, including “employee contact information and some encrypted and hashed passwords.” The br.....»»
India"s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in water flow every day
"Hey Rupam, open the door. Take this fish," a woman yelled from outside. I was sitting in the kitchen at my friend Rupam's house in rural northeast India. It was the heart of monsoon season, and rain had been falling since morning. The woman must hav.....»»
India launches flood warning systems at Himalayan glacial lakes
India is setting up high-tech warning systems at nearly 200 Himalayan glacial lakes at risk of bursting their banks, a deadly threat exacerbated by climate change, disaster officials said Tuesday......»»
Middle-class British people are talking more alike than ever, study finds
We all imitate one another in conversation. We use similar gestures, our accents converge, our tones of voice align, and we mirror each other's facial expressions......»»
Researchers explore design of polar crystalline solids of pure molecular materials
Harmeet Bhoday, a Missouri S&T Ph.D. student in chemistry from Chandigarh, India, was the lead author of an article titled "Perfect Polar Alignment of Parallel Beloamphiphile Layers: Improved Structural Design Bias Realized in Ferroelectric Crystals.....»»
Advances in semiconductor patterning: New block copolymer achieves 7.6 nm line width
A recently developed block copolymer could help push the limits of integration and miniaturization in semiconductor manufacturing, report scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK). Chemically tailored for rel.....»»
Monsoon floods in India"s Gujarat kill at least 28 people
Intense monsoon rains and floods in India's Gujarat state killed at least 28 people in the past three days, some drowning and others hit by falling trees, government officials said......»»
“Exploitative” IT firm has been delaying 2,000 recruits’ onboarding for years
India's Infosys recruits reportedly subjected to repeated, unpaid "pre-training." Enlarge (credit: Getty) Indian IT firm Infosys has been accused of being “exploitative” after allegedly sending job offers to thousand.....»»
"Alarming" rise in deadly lightning strikes in India: scientists
Climate change is fueling an alarming increase in deadly lightning strikes in India, killing nearly 1,900 people a year in the world's most populous country, scientists warn......»»
The moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India"s space mission suggests
Data from India's recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the moon. Scientists from the mission have published their new findings in the journal Nature......»»
A leap forward in nanotechnology: Growing special micro-crystals for better devices
In a paper published in the journal Advanced Materials, Dr. Atikur Rahman's research group from the Physics department at IISER Pune, India, along with collaborators, report a new way to grow special crystals called CsPbBr3 nanoplatelets......»»
Rocket Report: A ULA sale tidbit; Polaris Dawn mission is on deck
"The idea is to learn as much as we possibly can about this suit." Enlarge / India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle launched for the third time this week. (credit: ISRO) Welcome to Edition 7.08 of the Rocket Report! Lo.....»»
Indian desert school"s unique design offers respite from heat
In the sweltering heat of India's Thar desert, where summer highs soar above 50 degrees Celsius, an architecturally striking school is an oasis of cool thanks to a combination of age-old techniques and modern design......»»
First analysis of soil near the moon"s south pole suggests its surface was once covered in molten magma
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched last summer and its Vikram lander touched down on the moon's surface last August. Shortly thereafter, it released a rover called Pragyan. Since that time, the rover has been meandering around the surface of.....»»
Alleged iPhone 16 Pro box label corroborates production in India
We’re only a few weeks away from the official announcement of the iPhone 16, and the rumors never stop. As some sources have previously reported, Apple is expected to produce the Pro models of this year’s iPhones for the first time in India, in a.....»»
Microchip Technology manufacturing facilities impacted by cyberattack
American semiconductor manufacturer Microchip Technology Incorporated has had some of its business operations disrupted by a cyberattack. “As a result of the incident, certain of the Company’s manufacturing facilities are operating at less th.....»»
Researchers observe Floquet states in colloidal nanoplatelets driven by visible pulses
Solution-processed semiconductor nanocrystals are also called colloidal quantum dots (QDs). While the concept of size-dependent quantum effects had long been known to physicists, a sculpture of the theory into real nanodimensional objects remained im.....»»
Ambitious people aren"t born leaders, research suggests
Do ambitious people make good leaders? Ambition can lead people to strive for leadership roles. But could there be a mismatch between qualities that motivate people to strive for leadership and qualities that make people good leaders?.....»»