Apple leaf waste yields green anti-corrosion solution for metals

Spread the love      GUWAHATI Apple farm waste may soon help protect metal pipes, machinery, and infrastructure from corrosion. An international research team led by Nagaland University (NU) has found a way to turn discarded apple leaves into a highly effective, eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor, offering up to 96.2% protection for copper in harsh chemical conditions. The study, carried out in collaboration with...

Silver prices hit record high! Silver crosses Rs 3 lakh per kg; gold prices up

Spread the love       Representative image Silver prices surged to a record high on Monday, crossing the Rs 3 lakh-per-kg mark in futures trade for the first time. Gold also rebounded sharply, recovering from last week’s losses.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures jumped Rs 13,553, or 4.71%, to a record Rs 3,01,315 per kg. Gold futures rose nearly Rs...

Watch: Bihar JD(U) MLA Anant Singh smokes inside hospital

Spread the love       Bihar MLA Anant Kumar Singh caught smoking inside hospital. NEW DELHI: A video purportedly showing JD(U) MLA Anant Singh smoking inside a hospital has gone viral on social media, triggering sharp criticism and raising questions over the conduct of the ruling party legislator.According to multiple reports, the footage was recorded at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical...

‘I’m alive. I’m safe’: Dramatic video shows Machado’s secret escape from Venezuela — watch

Spread the love       Photo credit: AP A US-based civilian rescue group, Grey Bull Rescue, has released dramatic footage showing how Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was secretly extracted from the country last month, ending nearly a year in hiding amid President Nicolás Maduro’s crackdown.The video, released on Friday, documents Machado’s high-risk midnight escape by boat across the Caribbean, confirming...

New state of matter is a solid-liquid hybrid

Spread the love       A new state of matter appears to be a solid-liquid hybrid, scientists from Ulm University in Germany and the University of Nottingham in the UK have reported in the journal ACS Nano. The newfound material isn’t a slush or a gel in the macroscopic sense but refers to a specific atomic structure where different parts of a...

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