Indian astronomers’ prediction of solar eclipse broadly accurate
The predictions made by Indian astronomers on how the Sun’s atmosphere, the Corona, would look like during the Great American Solar Eclipse were by and...
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Indian scientists predict the shape of Corona, Sun’s atmosphere during the total solar eclipse
A group of Indian scientists predict how the Sun’s atmosphere, Corona, will look like during the total solar eclipse to occur on August 21. It...
Scientists find first direct evidence of light-by-light scattering at high energy
CERN Physicists find the first direct evidence of high energy light-by-light scattering, a very rare process in which two photons – particles of light –...
Ten top science projects to take India to the league of global leaders
Shedding its hesitant and cautious approach of the past with regard to participating in global mega science projects, India has taken bold steps in recent...
Seven defining S&T contributions that have impacted every Indian
As India completes 70 years of its independence, it is time to introspect at the contribution of science and technology to national development. Several scientific...
IISc scientists discover elusive material for topological insulators
IISc scientists discover elusive material for topological insulators. Topological insulators are materials that have a unique property – when current is passed through them, the...
Scientists solve the mystery of Sun’s hot atmosphere
The elemental composition of the Sun’s hot atmosphere known as the ‘corona’ is strongly linked to the 11-year solar magnetic activity cycle, a team of...
World’s smallest neutrino detector is just the size of a coffee-maker
In 1974, a Fermilab physicist predicted a new way for ghostly particles called neutrinos to interact with matter. More than four decades later, a University...
CERN’s ALPHA experiment explores the secrets of antimatter
The ALPHA experiment at CERN’s Antiproton Decelerator reports the first observation of the hyperfine structure of antihydrogen, the antimatter counterpart of hydrogen. These findings point...
TN deploying artificial reefs to save sinking islands
Tamil Nadu hits upon an idea to prevent erosion of ecologically sensitive islands and regenerate the coral diversity in the Gulf of Mannar by deploying...