Three scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for discoveries on exotic states of matter
Their discoveries have brought about breakthroughs in the theoretical understanding of matter’s mysteries
Bibha Chowdhuri – celebrating a forgotten life in physics
Despite working with some of the leading lights of the physics fraternity in India and abroad, Chowdhuri remains an unsung hero of Indian science.
Interest in Physics research low among students in sub-Saharan Africa
Lack of encouragement, low awareness about career paths and professional opportunities are key obstacles
New physics: Latest results from Cern further boost tantalising evidence
The standard model is the most successful scientific theory ever written down, and yet, we know it must be incomplete
Nobel Prize for physics honours scientists for work on neutrino metamorphosis
Takaaki Kajita of the University of Tokyo in Japan and Arthur B McDonald of Queen’s University in Canada received the honours
A lesson on acceptance: It has been half a decade since we lost Stephen Hawking
Without acceptance, the great theoretical physicist and cosmologist may not have uncovered the cosmic mysteries that he did
Gravitational waves detection: Will this signal a new era in understanding the universe?
Detection of gravitational waves can explain why there was a sudden enlargement of the universe, called inflation, in the wee hours of the …
Three-body problem needs real, and not artificial solution
The equation that has confounded mathematicians for over 300 years needs an elegant and beautiful solution, not something where the end is there …
My PhD supervisor just won the Nobel prize in physics — here’s how his research on complex systems changed science
I am pleasantly surprised that the field of complex systems, which is quietly pushing at the frontier of theoretical research in physics, has …
Scientists have come closest to confirming a new fundamental force
The Muon g-2 experiment demonstrates that an unknown force or sub-atomic particle is at play
Relevance of Srinivasa Ramanujan: the man who knew infinity
December 22 is the birth anniversary of Ramanujan and observed as National Mathematics Day
Quantum computers: how they work
Scientists are achieving major breakthroughs in the construction of computers that will function in a totally new way
The passing of scientific threads
India lost two eminent scientists last fortnight. While Yash Pal was a scientific communicator par excellence, P M Bhargava laid the foundation …
Google and IBM are at odds over 'quantum supremacy' — an expert explains what it really means
Quantum computers can perform very difficult calculations much faster than anything possible on conventional “classical” computers
Physics Nobel awarded for Big Bang-related theory and exoplanet discovery
US scientist James Peebles and Swiss scientists Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz are recipients of the prize for 2019
Reflections from a Nobel winner: Scientists need time to make discoveries
In 2018, Professor Donna Strickland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for her work in high-intensity lasers. Her research has been …
A lesson from Ramanujan’s elbow
Ahead of the National Mathematics Day on December 22, here’s a recollection of the life and legacy of Srinivasa Ramanujan
Dianna Cowern: The Wonder Woman who teaches science
At a time of increasing scientific ignorance, Cowern has leapt highest wall of all — one between scientists and everyone else
Life: modern physics can’t explain it – but our new theory, which says time is fundamental, might
This is perhaps the most radical departure for physics of life from standard physics, but it may be the critical insight needed to explain what …
How 535 new fast radio bursts can help answer deep questions about the universe
Every newly captured event is allowing astrophysicists to learn more about weird cosmic phenomena; some astronomers have begun to use fast radio …
Nobel Prize for physics awarded for gravitational waves detection
Scientists Rainer Weiss and Kip Thorne, together with Barry Barish, whose effort led to the discovery 100 years it was …
A new proposal for quantum entanglement between microorganisms
Tongcang Li from Purdue University, USA, and Zhang-qi Yin from Tsinghua University, China, have proposed a new method to teleport the internal …
What happens when a raindrop hits a puddle?
Dispersion is the ability of waves of different wavelengths to each move at their own individual speeds
China’s quantum satellite enables first totally secure long-range messages
A successful long-distance quantum communications link ushers in a new era of communication security
Eminent physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76
Hawking theoretically proved that black holes were present as singularities in the cosmic space-time continuum
