Death of a genius
Nonconformist to the core, Linus C Pauling epitomised the spirit of science and peace
A bright crystal
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, crystallographer and Nobel laureate in chemistry, sparkled in a predominantly male preserve
Indian scientists thwart Western embargo on manufacture of carbon composites
An indigenous technique of manufacturing carbon-carbon composites -- state-of-the-art materials of immense commercial and military importance.…
Know your scientists
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A stale session of scientists
The 81st session of the Indian Science Congress failed to inspire interaction among scientists and was reduced to a forum for criticising the …
Interest in metals rekindled
Scientists have found a metallic mix that allows superconductivity at higher temperatures than before
First among equals
Peer review, the long-standing custodian of good science, is now being seen by many as a cabalistic exercise that assures the self-interests of …
On the verge of a breakthrought
The electronics industry is poised for a quantum jump as a group of Indian scientists claim to have developed a silicon-based, light-emitting diode.
Lasers add zing to alignment systmes
Indian engineers have developed a laser-based alignment system, which have the high level of precision essential for installing sophisticated …
A reprieve for the paper industry
Jute fibre, which could provide a solution to the increasing crisis in procuring wood pulp, could be science's gift to the paper industry.