I want to know how the big Internet companies like Facebook and Google store the zigabytes of data generated every day. What mechanisms do they use?

A ball like structure which will float in water , and such 4 -5 balls make box sink provided box alone will also float in water, may be with some...

I want to ask what does the p.f. rating of a machine provide information abt for eg. if it says 0.8 pf lag..thn does it mean tht machine can supply...

Though this may be considered a biomedical device the project is all electronics. May be useful as a major project or minor (I am out of sync with current syllabi)...

The enormity of the Universe is on show in this 9-Gigapixel image of the milky way. Obtained with the VISTA survey telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile, this image...

During my engineering days, engineering mathematics was one of the 'most difficult' subjects a student had to crack. The subject was 'boring' and 'tough' at the same time making it...

Here's a mega project idea list for Computer Science engineering - final year and third year engineering students. Download the list.

Butlers, lunar rovers, snakes and airboats: the best of Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute Here is a parade of the best of robotics from the Carnegie Mellon Institute of Robotics, USA....

Next Monday, Oakley, one of the largest sports optics makers in the world, will unveil its $599 Airwave ski goggles, an all-new product featuring a small built-in heads-up display that...

RFID locator chips can help locate misplaced keys and stuff. There is an old Latin saying:"<a href="https://the-reaction.blogspot.com/2012/07/quis-custodiet-ipsos-custodes.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Reaction: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?</a>" "Who will guard the...

According to Mooreâ&#128;&#153;s Law, the number of transistors on a chip roughly doubles every two years. However, many tolled the knell for this saying technology has reached manufacturing limits. Not...

Traffic violators beware! Here comes the Automatic License Plate Recognition System! #-Link-Snipped-#

This eco-friendly, tiny, 215 sq.ft. Canadian winter proof house for four is a beauty. #-Link-Snipped-#

Apple has come up with a tapioca based soluble packaging. So long as the iPod itself does not follow suit, it should be good. #-Link-Snipped-#

Here is a simple gadget for giving intravenous medication reliably in remote places.

Looks as though the last particle of Physics has been found. The excitement in July about finding the elusive Higgs Boson may have witnessed the last fundamental particle physics discovery...

There is a theory that a Mars sized proto planet rammed the Earth and created the moon to tango with the earth. They say it takes two to tango. So...

It appears that the right brain, the creative part gets active when one is physically at rest and awake. Interestingly left handed people may have more of this activity, because...

A thrilling demo of way out physics from University of California, Los Angeles: <a href="https://www.uctv.tv/search-details.aspx?showID=20888" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">VIDEO: Fiat Lux: Light from Gas Bubbles, X-Rays from Peeling Tape, and...

Can someone tell me what is the difference between the regular antivirus scan and the scan it performs at the boot time?