Despite its excellent qualities as a structural material, concrete has some weaknesses, too. One is that it has almost no strength against tension. Concrete can withstand a tremendous amount of compressive stress, but when you try to pull it apart, it gives up quickly. Concrete’s other weakness is that it’s brittle. It doesn’t have any …
Every college student needs a computer science course. Educators are beginning to recognize this truth, but we are a long way from meeting the need. Should we require all college students to take a computer science course? That is, perhaps, debatable. But, without question, we need to make such courses available to all students. Colleges …
Power Theft is a silent crime that causes a huge loss of revenue to power utilities. Despite advanced managerial and technical efforts to crack down on power thieves, power distribution entities are struggling hard to constrain the unscrupulous ways used to steal power. There is no panacea for curbing power theft, and utilities have to …
1. Think about the skills you will need to achieve your future career goals: If you are to move closer to reaching your professional goals, it is crucial to subjectively take stock of your current skill set. Make concrete plans to plug any gaps you may have. The start of a new year is a …
Engineering is filled with boundless possibilities, whether you want to enter the technological world. It is not just limited to the popular career streams of Software Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronic Engineering, etc. but you can also discover Robotic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, among others. One such lesser-known field is Metallurgical Engineering. Referred to as …
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering or GATE is an exam conducted by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, and Roorkee) on behalf of The National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and Government of India. The …
The Cambridge University Theoretical physicist who made revolutionary contributions to our understanding of the nature of the universe Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time …
Shri Puthenveetil Chandapillai Varghese, a UNESCO Chief Technical Advisor, has over 60 years of teaching experience at several premier institutes including IITs. Besides, he has been a consultant to various companies in India and abroad. As a teacher, he worked as one of the founding faculty members of three well-known universities—IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and …
The New Delhi World Book Fair will soon be the world’s biggest book fair. – Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ The wait is over for book lovers as the 28th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) 2020 was inaugurated at 11 AM on Saturday at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. Marking Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th …