Meet Dr Anand Megalingam: From a tractor driver’s son walking 6 kilometres to school to building a NASA-linked space-tech company |
From a small rural hut in India to invitations to high-level NASA-linked programmes, Dr Anand Megalingam’s journey does not feel like a straight academic success story. It feels more like something stitched together through setbacks, sudden turns, and long stretches of uncertainty. A tractor driver’s son who once walked kilometres to school, later dropping out of college, only to return…
In 1941, George de Mestral got annoyed by sticky burrs on his dog, and this accidentally launched the multibillion-dollar Velcro industry | World News
One frustrating dog walk helped George de Mestral invent Velcro. Image credit - Wikimedia Velcro, the billion-dollar fastener used by NASA, has an unremarkable origin story. In 1941, Swiss engineer Georges de Mestral went out on a walk and observed that there were burrs caught on his dog’s hair and his clothes. The average person probably would have disregarded this…
In 1913, Harry Brearley accidentally created stainless steel while testing rifle barrels | World News
Sheffield Metallurgist was testing wartime alloys, not kitchenware, while he made the stunning discovery. Image credit - Wikimedia Sheffield metallurgist Harry Brearley's work in 1913 did not concern itself with inventing new kitchens, hospitals, and factories. Rather, he was seeking solutions for the industrial problem of rifle barrels, which suffered from excessive wear due to heat and pressure conditions. It…
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