Diamonds for microchips

Microchips are made using artificial diamond

Green emissions from Venus

Global crash!

Defying logic

The mystery behind runaway stars

The right measure

Kilogramme's mass redefined

Bacterial sensor

To measure humidity

Green tinge

Indigenously developed eco-friendly compound to impart green colour

Silicon stride

New device may lead to batteries lasting decades

Polar undercurrents

Rivers as large as the Thames found in the depths of Antarctica

All about Mars

A momentous bang

Mapping the sky

Get the speed

The lunar indicator

Water, water, everywhere in our Solar system but what does that mean for life?

It should be no surprise that water played a key role in the formation and evolution of our planetary system

From the world to worlds

Orbits of TRAPPIST-1’s seven plant system are compact, yet they are not roasted wastelands like Mercury

Our complex world

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Debates on atom

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Physics journal fosters spirit of enquiry

Physical Review, which began in 1893 as a monthly journal of indifferent repute, has evolved into a standard for the international physics community.

Exotic denizens of the particle zoo

From ancient Greece to the world of today, humans have always believed that the amazing diversity of objects in the universe can be interpreted …

New stars on the horizon

An exciting new discovery might lead to a confirmation of the presence of the farthest known galaxy

Top quirk

It took almost 2 decades of squinting at the microverse to finally pin down, on March 2, an accomplished atomic escape artist, the top quark

Scientists under a microscope

A department of science and technology report reveals that India's boffins are academically a lax lot

The secret of carbon nanotubes

Successful experiments in measuring individual carbon nanotubes opens pathways for manufacture of a diverse range of products

The mysterious planets

Tadpole like objects in the Helix nebula, detected by the Hubble telescope, suggest the presence ofhitherto unseen objects in the universe