Silver nanocubes make point-of-care diagnostics easier to read

May 12, 2020 Yogita Soni 0

“Researchers use plasmonics to enhance fluorescent markers in lab-on-a-chip diagnostic devices” Source: DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, N.C. – Engineers at Duke University have shown that nanosized silver cubes can make diagnostic tests that rely on fluorescence easier to read by making them more than 150 times brighter. Combined with an emerging [..]

Relationship Between Intelligence and Creativity

August 26, 2018 Yogita Soni 0

Relationship Between Intelligence and Creativity Intelligence is the ability to acquire and utilize knowledge, whereas creativity is the act of having original and valuable thoughts. It’s immediately clear see how the two are linked in utility, though not so much in substance. Let’s explore. For some time (hundreds of centuries [..]

Creativity and Innovation

August 15, 2018 Yogita Soni 0

Creativity and Innovation Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is characterised by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. Creativity involves two processes: thinking, then producing. [..]

Common Traits of all Successful Entrepreneurs

February 19, 2018 Yogita Soni 0

Common Traits of all Successful Entrepreneurs Every successful entrepreneur believes in Pareto’s Law more than the law of gravity. Pareto’s Law states that that 80 percent results come from 20 percent causes. Through experience, such entrepreneurs have learned that 20 percent of their actions yield 80 percent results. So they maximize their [..]

‘Medequip’: A Venture for Quality Healthcare Products

December 18, 2017 Yogita Soni 0

‘Medequip’: A Venture for Quality Healthcare Products Did you know that Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the 4th largest cause of deaths globally? COPD has been given the nickname “the silent killer” because of how it can come to be diagnosed, and for how prevalent it is, in spite [..]