Tejasswi Prakash, 32, opened up about being a “borderline insomniac,” adding that she finds it extremely “frustrating”. “I wake up at 10-11 am, sometimes noon. Very late. I sleep at 6 am because I am also a borderline insomniac. I just realised that. I can’t sleep at night. There is no mobile, TV. I just...
Modern WiFi standards have a feature called beamforming that helps routers push signals more efficiently towards connected devices. To do this, phones and laptops regularly broadcast short reports describing how they ‘see’ the wireless channel. These reports are unencrypted and can be picked up by any other device in range. Are these reports rich enough...
Q: How can candle wicks hold a flame for so long? – Sadhika G. A: A candle wick holds a flame because it isn’t just a string that burns. Its main purpose is to deliver fuel to the part of it that’s very hot. When you light the wick, the heat quickly melts the wax...
Research fraud is a global problem and has become worse due to the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The problem is even more acute in India’s higher education sector where both the number of journal publications and retractions are growing rapidly. However, journal retractions do not capture the scope of research fraud since it...
Science quiz: 110 years of general relativity Each exact solution of the mathematical relations of general relativity (Q1) has a name. Name this person, who solved the relations for what space looks like around a spherical and non-rotating black hole, while serving as a soldier in World War I. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6...
A collaborative study by researchers from three Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has found that adding tetrapod-shaped nanoparticles to certain synthetic plastics can significantly reduce their viscosity, making them easier and less energy-intensive to process. Plastics owe their versatility to long molecular chains called polymers, which make them moldable and stretchable. However, many synthetic plastics...
Ayesha Curry has broken her sielnce after making controversial remarks.(Image via Jerritt Clark/Getty) Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors’ star player, and his wife, Ayesha Curry, have received a lot of hate over their marriage over the last few weeks over some of the controversial remarks she made about their marriage.While both Stephen Curry and...
A 25-year-old man recently approached Hyderabad-based neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar with alarming symptoms — blurred and double vision, unsteady gait, forgetfulness, and confusion all developing within three days. Sharing the case on X, Dr Kumar wrote, “I recently met a 25-year-old man who came to me with unusual complaints — blurred vision, double vision, difficulty...
Kiley Sullivan and Charlie McAvoy (Credit: Scarlet Roots/Instagram/@scarletroots) The Bruins community has rallied around them. Thus, offering support, prayers, and well-wishes during this difficult time. The Boston Bruins community was shaken after Kiley McAvoy, wife of star defenseman Charlie McAvoy, shared a deeply emotional update about their family. The timing adds to an already tough...
