This achievement makes India capable of quantum computing using the different properties of light-based particles, instead of relying on their interactions.
The research on yeast by scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and ISRO's Physical Research Laboratory adds weight to efforts in determining survival of lifeforms beyond Earth.
IITs & IISc lead in research output & academic influence, while remaining institutions, though large in number, contribute significantly smaller share of highly cited work.
Study can help design efficient artificial leaves, fuel cells, and other systems that mimic photosynthesis. Findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
She doesn’t chase credit, says a retired colleague of Latha, who days ago put up a post crediting Indian Railways & ‘unsung heroes’ for success of Chenab Rail Bridge.
IISc’s Aloke Kumar has led groundbreaking research around space habitation. In 2020, his lab developed ‘space bricks’ using lunar and Martian soil, bacteria and urea.
Rajeswari Chatterjee wanted to pursue a PhD in the US, no small dream at the time. Every time she met a hurdle in the path, she merely shifted course, never straying from her goal.
Genome India project was launched in 2020, completed in February last year. A total of 10,000 genome samples across diverse sections of Indian society were collected.
Once mentor to Oppenheimer, Born, who fled Nazi Germany, came to India on CV Raman's invitation. The bungalow he lived in when he taught at IISc now houses the university's registrar.
After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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