What international scientists have to say on the detection of gravitational waves
The consensus is that the discovery will reveal to us a completely different side of the universe
Higgs boson theorists win Nobel Prize for physics
Englert and Higgs theorised on how particles gain mass 50 years ago; it was confirmed by CERN laboratory experiment last year
Chemistry Nobel 2023 goes to 3 scientists for discovery of quantum dots used in LED lamps, surgery
Quantum dots are nanoparticles of different colours depending on their size, primarily used to create coloured light
Stephen Hawking and I created his final theory of the cosmos — here’s what it reveals about the origins of time and life
The enigma at the centre of our research throughout this period was how the Big Bang could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life
2020 Physics Nobel to trio for work on black holes
Roger Penrose showed black holes to be a direct consequence of Theory of Relativity; Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez discovered a massive black …
The mystery behind radio signals from deep space
Many theories revolve around the origin and nature of fast radio bursts coming to us from far points in the universe. Down To Earth breaks down …
‘Einstein’s E = mc2 does not work in the biosphere’
Behaviour of light changes on entry into Earth's atmosphere from space; it assumes a benevolent role
COVID-19 no gamble: Physics-inspired simulations predict waves in these 4 countries
A physicist uses the Monte Carlo Simulation, commonly used in physics & fields as diverse as engineering and finance, to study endemicity
Dark matter not ‘super heavy’ or ‘super light’: In a first, scientists calculate its mass range
Quantum gravity, a combination of Einstein’s concepts of quantum physics and general relativity, was used in the research
Unlocking our universe, step by step
From time immemorial, scientists have tried to unravel the mystery of the universe-from India's Aryabhata to Albert Einstein
Book launch becomes platform to debunk studies on health risks of cell phone towers
IIT professor and international expert say fear around mobile technology is unscientific
2022 Physics Nobel for quantum entanglement which creates secure communication networks
Alain Aspect, John F Clauser and Anton Zeilinger’s work will enable quantum computers to carry out computations impossible currently
IIT-Madras researchers design white light emitters for LED applications
The innovation has been patented by the researchers and was recently granted the Government of India’s ‘SERB-Technology Translation …
Physics Nobel 2021 to 3 for predicting climate change, building physical models for complex systems
Manabe and Hasselmann awarded for work in physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming
Large Hadron Collider’s second phase resumes after technical glitch
World’s largest particle collider that was first started up on September 10, 2008 was shut down for maintenance in 2013
How did Uranus end up on its side? We've been finding out
Unlike all the other planets, which spin roughly upright with their spin axes at close to right angles to their orbits around the sun, Uranus is …
Union Budget 2020-21: Quantum computing gets funds
Rs 8,000 crore over 5 years may go some way to help Indian researchers catch up with a dast-evolving global scene
Inventors of blue LEDs win Nobel Prize in physics
Their invention could help provide light to billions of people who still have no access to electricity
New particle resembling Higgs boson found
More data needed to confirm if its Higgs boson; Indian researchers played a major role in the discovery of the elusive particle
Trio win physics Nobel for studying universe's expansion
The laureates studied several dozen exploding stars, called supernovae and made the discovery
New goals set for CERN's Large Hadron Collider
After the quest for Higgs Boson, next set of experiments at the LHC will be to test the theory that predicts a whole range of particles that haven&…
Green tribunal bans sand mining in Kerala, Tamil Nadu sea coast
Order given on petition cites environmental threats and radiation risk from naturally occurring radioactive minerals in beach sand
Nobel Prize in Physics 2023: Three awarded for work on extremely short light pulses to better study electrons
The research can have applications in the field of medicine, semiconductor technology
Nobel in Physics for men who defined time
David Wineland and Serge Haroche awarded
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