Website review: electronetwork.org
If you thought of electromagnetism as something that only served to light up your home and run a thousand gadgets, think again. Our reality, be …
Website review: www.changemakers.net
Is information invariably bound to perception? Let us try and answer it in the context of the worldwide conference on water currently online at …
OK Simputer
It's a drab piece of plastic, with a black-and-white screen and a few buttons -- features that hardly warrant a second look. Nevertheless, …
The man and his machine
Book>> The man who invented the computer • by Jane Smiley • Doubleday • Indian Price Rs 750
Maps of the world
Geographical Information Systems is revolutionising the present and portend a happier future. Or so we hope in the maps of our minds.
The super cars are coming
With aerospace technologies set to revolutionise engine and body design, today's cars could become as obsolete as dinosaurs.
Change in immigration rules flayed
A US government plan to simplify immigration procedures for professionals in 10 short-listed vocations has come under fire
Supercomputers map global ocean currents
Scientists have created the most realistic model of ocean currents yet and taken another step towards understanding global climate
'Scoot'ing for green lights on Delhi's roads
Policemen are trying to import software which will bring order to the chaos that is traffic in the Capital
Tapping into the source
These are the days of frenetic crossborder data networking. Electronic cilia have crawled into almost every nook in the world where information …
Website Review: http://www.wotr.org
The concept of water harvesting is catching like wild fire across the length and breadth of the nation. For those interested in knowing more …
Initial forays
Book>> Unlocking E-government Potential Concepts, Cases and Practical Insights by Subhash Bhatnagar Sage 2009
Finally, firm no to software patents
The Patent Office has clearly said software patents can only be granted if linked to novel hardware
Unravelling science for the lay person
NCSTC-Network, a voluntary organisation, links and helps smaller organisations working to demystify science for the masses and dispelling blind …
"Culmination of the IT revolution"
Ashok Jhunjhunwala, professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, is the man behind the wireless local loop technology cor dect and the …
Dealing with the discarded: E-Waste management in India
India is the third-largest producer of e-waste after China and the United States. More than 95% of this waste is handled by informal sector
The madness of software patents
India’s patent law excludes software per se, yet over a thousand patents have been granted
Website review: http://www.saukaryam.org
Vishakhapatnam residents can register and verify births and deaths online and get the certificates delivered to their residences. Payment of …
Here come the "number-crunchers"
India's attempts at developing supercomputers have not only paid off, they have sparked intense competition.
Simply unpredictable
Despite using satellites and supercomputers, meteorologists are still baffled by the monsoon, unable to say precisely when it will occur and how …
Sudev Barar on open-source software
Nuchem is a company in Delhi that develops and sells water/effluent treatment technologies, chemicals and laminated panels. Sudev Barar, its …
Perfect but not quite
Computer models like the ones that recently simulated conditions in the Chesapeake bay in the US could alter opinions regarding the nature of …
The Microsoft way
Wherein an Indian firm using pirated Microsoft software here is sued in the US by California state for using unfair trade advantage
Tricks of the e-waste trade
New rules offer no help to informal operators. They ignore reality and are likely to be toothless