In 2023, Princeton researchers tested radiative cooling with natural ventilation and thermal mass, keeping a building 3.9°C below outdoor air |

In 2023, researchers tested whether a building could be cooler than the air outside while still relying on natural ventilation. The experiment used two insulated boxes in California to study how radiative cooling, thermal mass and temperature-driven airflow could work together without fans or mechanical systems. The test box had an uninsulated aluminium roof covered…

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Silambarasan TR says Vetri Maaran’s ‘Arasan’ can make Tamil cinema proud like Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’ did for Hindi cinema | Tamil Movie News

Actor Silambarasan TR is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film, ‘Arasan’. The film is directed by Vetri Maaran and is scheduled to hit the big screens in November. The makers have now started the promotional work, and Silambarasan while sharing some interesting details drew parallels with Aditya Dhar and Ranveer Singh‘s blockbuster…

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PM Modi congratulates ‘friend’ Meloni on becoming longest-serving postwar Italian PM | India News

PM Modi congratulates Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, a day after she become Italy’s longest continuously serving prime minister since the post- World War II era.In a post on X, PM Modi said the milestone reflects Italian people’s confidence in Meloni.“Congratulations to my friend…

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Why EOS-05 matters: Isro breaks Gisat jinx, returns to flight & gets 1st success of 2026

Gisat-1A is the programme’s second attempt, and its success finally gives India the capability that Gisat-1 was meant to establish. BENGALURU: When Isro’s GSLV-F17 lifted off from Sriharikota early Friday and successfully placed Gisat-1A or EOS-05 into its intended orbit, the mission did more than add another Earth observation satellite to India’s growing fleet.It ended…

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Kayadu Lohar: ‘I don’t agree with unnecessarily objectifying women’; Kayadu Lohar says she will reject films that use it only for attention | Malayalam Movie News

‘I don’t agree with unnecessarily objectifying women’; Kayadu Lohar says she will reject films. Kayadu Lohar has opened up about the portrayal of women in movies and the use of objectification on screen. The actress said she is strongly against presenting women in a sexualised manner without a narrative reason.However, Kayadu Lohar also believes that…

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Friday OTT releases: ‘Dhamaal 4’, ‘Mayday’, ‘Unmadham’ and more to stream from September 4 | Hindi Movie News

OTT Releases This Friday: ‘Dhamaal 4’, ‘Mayday’, ‘Unmadham’ and more to stream from September 4 The first Friday of September brings a diverse slate of new releases to OTT platforms, with films and series arriving on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, JioHotstar and SonyLIV on September 4, 2026. This week’s lineup cuts across languages…

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Use of drugs serious concern, act on it quickly, AAIB to DGCA on AI Phuket-Delhi flight interim report | India News

The final report will tell what caused the extremely rare instance of all three hydraulic systems on an A320 failing one after the other in a matter of seconds — whether it happened due to something going wrong with the hardware or software or due to some manual intervention. NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation…

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Rasika Dugal recalls feeling ‘shattered’ after Beena Tripathi’s assault amid ‘Mirzapur The Movie’ release: ‘When a woman owns a place, people don’t like it and they try to take her agency’ | Hindi Movie News

Rasika Dugal opens up on understanding Beena Tripathi amid Mirzapur The Movie release (Image Credits IMDb and Instagram) Rasika Dugal, who essays the role of Beena Tripathi, has always been one of the most quietly formidable characters in ‘Mirzapur’. Unlike the men around her, Beena rarely relies on guns or physical intimidation to assert herself….

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In 2011, Illinois businessman Jim Bolin built a record-breaking wind chime to draw travelers into Casey; 15 years later, his project had grown to 21 giant objects and 12 Guinness records

Bolin, the creator of “Big Things in a Small Town”, died in January 2026 (Guinness world records photos) A small Illinois town found a new way to attract visitors when businessman Jim Bolin built a giant wind chime. Over the years, businessman Bolin turned that idea into a collection of oversized everyday objects that made…

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Air India Phuket-Delhi incident: All 3 hydraulic systems failed; pilot tested positive for psychoactive substance | India News

The hydraulic failure itself, the more immediate cause of the injuries onboard, unfolded within a five-second window. VT-EXO, an eight-year-old A320neo carrying 145 people, had just been cleared to climb from FL340 to FL360 after entering Kolkata Flight Information Region. MUMBAI: The preliminary investigation into the August 4 Air India Phuket-Delhi accident has found that…

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