Ashutosh says he gained from following his father’s disciplined methods

Some stores are giving up to 50% rebate

Ultrafast high-temperature method shaves hours off conventional furnace processing and sintering of precursors

Researchers use cryo-EM to show how the drug stops RNA replication

Scientists test various kinds of cloth for their ability to filter aerosols

September 23, 2015

As an industry, we’ve worked to established many new practices and tools for nimble design teams, from A/B testing to measuring bounce rates and CTR performance. But a lot of these methods require engineers or some amount of technical know-how to execute, and they take place only after something has been launched.

The judicious application of “dumb data” can streamline your workflow and improve your designs

What many people don’t know is that there are some unexpected applications of data to consider earlier in the design process, which you, the designer, can do yourself. They’re not fancy, and you don’t need to know how to write SQL queries. The judicious application of just-enough “dumb data” can streamline your workflow and improve your designs in surprisingly useful ways.

Here are...read more
By Jocelyn Lin

September 29, 2015

Paying roadway tolls is a taxing experience by its very nature. And while the frustration of waiting in line to throw a handful of coins into a basket has been mitigated by the implementation of RFID transponders that let people pay fees without stopping, replenishing funds on online can start to feel purgatorial in its own right.

As reader Ben Mackie points out: "The North Carolina toll website is maddening. They give you five different dollar amounts and they don't store your CC/preferred payment method"

This is already confusing

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By Josh Tyson | UX Magazine

September 30, 2015

By their very nature, heuristics offer a hands-on approach to discovery, where knowledge is culled through trial and error. They are rules of thumb that give us a framework as we move through the research and design process.

In service design, this kind of framework is also valuable for assessing completed projects to find the weak links. A heuristic can apply to a single interaction as well as to the overall service eco-system. Heuristics can be applied to a single moment in time or to a user’s entire long-term relationship with a service.

This conceptual approach to design recognizes that experiences are coproduced, and that human interaction is a key component of many, if not all, services. As systems grow ever more sophisticated and interconnected, designers will continue to face new challenges. Service design heuristics can help us to frame and think about...read more
By Usability Matters

October 5, 2015

You may have recently seen an abundance of bug-eyed people puking rainbows on Snapchat. Thank Looksery for that. Launched last year as an entertainment app based on face recognition technology and special effects, Looksery was acquired by Snapchat last month.

Looksery technology propels Snapchat’s new special effects

Founded in 2013, Looksery launched in October 2014 after...read more
By Jordan Crone

Three members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, another stark reminder that not even one of the nation's most secure buildings is immune from the virus.

Workers’ unions irked by ‘anti-labour’ moves of States such as UP, MP, Gujarat

Also seeks norms for workers to rejoin duty; ‘make those failing to report for work liable for action’

With 41 new cases of Covid-19 reported on Saturday, the total number of positive cases in Karnataka has reached 794, said the state health department.

Responding to a demand from industries - many of which are struggling without labour even after relaxation - the government has instructed officials in the districts to facilitate movement of workers from various parts of Karnataka to Bengaluru and other industrial districts to kickstart the recovery process.

The Karnataka government said it'll work with industry associations and workers' unions to arrive at amicable solutions on the number of working hours and wage arrears in the current scenario.

The Karnataka government has allowed garment units in red zones but outside containment zones to resume operations with 33% work force.

Seventeen construction workers from Sarjapur walked for six hours, covering 35km, on Friday after a WhatsApp text claimed that a train from Yelahanka railway station would take migrants to Uttar Pradesh.

A three-year-old boy, who was sleeping next to his mother in their house near Magadi, was dragged out and killed by a leopard on Friday midnight. The child’s family had kept the door open as it was too hot when the leopard sneaked in

(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on May 10, 2020)

Karnataka’s efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus have ensured that healthcare systems are not overwhelmed with cases. This is evident from the low bed occupancy in dedicated Covid-19 hospitals. Ninety-eight per cent of the beds earmarked for coronavirus patients across the state are vacant.

‘Demand goes viral in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic

No-touch systems, infrastructure to work from home are some of the changes

Many return for better medical treatment amid fears of being stranded abroad

The Kozhikode Corporation Council has gone back on its decision to hand over the project for renovation of Muthalakkulam grounds to Salim Group and As

A two-wheeler rider was injured on Saturday evening after a hand grinder, that slipped from the hands of a worker engaged in cladding work over Kochi

Workers rush to Tiruppur Railway Station, only to be disappointed

One train to Bihar and two to Uttar Pradesh; each train ferries 1,140 passengers

Several people who wanted to travel to Palakkad in Kerala via Coimbatore were made to wait at the inter-State border at Walayar on Saturday as they di

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has opposed a proposal to set up a Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) outlet in the vicinity of Ho

Apparently inspired by how Kerala used umbrellas to ensure physical distancing, a residents welfare association at Sai Nagar in Thoraipakkam has reque

Corporation used lockdown period to clear accumulated garbage in various places

Several micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) in Coimbatore Corporation limits are expected to start operations on Monday. “The order issu

Residents of AGS Colony Phase Three in Mugaliwakkam are upset that a new crop of vegetable vendors have come from nowhere, and set up stalls on Mugali

Agriculture Minister holds meeting on preparedness ahead of kharif season

The Congress has demanded that the State government bring back stranded Gulf labour free of cost, not just on humanitarian grounds but also due to ₹1,