How do airbags work? – The Hindu
Representative image. | Photo Credit: File photo The Hindu Testing. Testing. The auto mechanics are hard at work making sure the air-filled balloon-looking pillow-like bags work and deploy properly in…
How a Tiruppur apparel unit became a model for net-zero industrial design
When U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on Indian textile exports on August 27, 2025, Tiruppur — India’s knitwear nerve centre — was momentarily stunned. However, the disruption…
‘Marie Antoinette Style’ at the V&A revisits the French queen’s opulent legacy
“The most fashionable, scrutinised and controversial queen in history”, as curator Sarah Grant calls Marie Antoinette of France, now has a show at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum. You…
The Hindu’s Lit for Life Unplugged opens with a dialogue on the secret life of the dhristi dolls
A drishti doll from the book Kolli Kannu: Drishti Paintings of Tamil Nadu by Amar Ramesh | Photo Credit: Amar Ramesh “Touchwood.” “Kannu pada pogudhu.” “Nazar na lag jaye.” The…
Katherine Johnson: NASA’s forgotten human computer
Katherine at the Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility. | Photo Credit: David C. Bowman, NASA At the age of 10, a young African American girl in Virginia, U.S.A., started…
Fashion label Huemn drops its SS’26 collection in collaboration with the newly launched Tata Sierra
The SS’26 collection showcases traditional embroidery on wool suiting and denim, a one-piece sari and more along with a capsule series of caps, T-shirts and jackets in collaboration with Tata…