Nobel Prize Pioneering work in cancer researchR. RamachandranThe 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to James Allison and Tasuku Honjo, whose work has laid the foundation for a new clinic
Astronomy Exomoon spotted outside solar systemCompiled by R. RamachandranEvidence suggests that it is as big as Neptune, orbiting a gas-giant planet roughly the size of Jupiter (called Kepler-1625b), which, in turn, orbits
Neutrino detector First particle tracks at neutrino detector Compiled by R. RamachandranThe giant cube-shaped neutrino detector of the size of a three-storey building and the largest liquid-argon neutrino detector in the world, called Pro
Alzheimer's drug trials Why Alzheimer’s drug trials fail Compiled by R. RamachandranA new discovery by researchers at King's College London could be a major step in understanding Alzheimer’s disease and the basis of a new early therap
Nuclear pasta 'Nuclear Pasta', the ultimate in strengthCompiled by R. RamachandranA team of scientists has calculated the strength of material deep inside the crust of neutron stars and found it to be the strongest known material in
Wood-metal material blend Wood foam with metal muscleR RamachandranIn a project titled “HoMe Foam”—HoMe being a German acronym for wood-metal—the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research (FIWR), Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institu
Ocean wave energy Harvesting ocean wave energyR RamachandranSystems that harvest energy from ocean waves can be important renewable energy sources, especially if methods for energy extraction can be improved. S
Nuclear Energy Monju reactor decommissioning beginsR RamachandranFollowing the Japanese government’s decision in December 2016 to scrap the infamous Monju prototype fast breeder reactor (FBR) in Tsuruga City, Fukui
Meteorological factors Unkind windsR. RamachandranOver the last decade, Kerala has actually been showing a decreasing trend in rainfall. Somewhat unusual meteorological factors caused this year’s rain
HECI Bill Higher education in perilR. Ramachandran The move to establish a Higher Education Commission of India, which seeks to supplant the 62-year-old University Grants Commission, is the culminatio
Physics Muon conundrum R. RamachandranAn experiment being carried out at Fermilab to measure the magnetic property of the muon has the potential to show the way to new physics.
Astronomy A “sausage” in the Milky Way R. RamachandranThe cosmic crash was a defining event as it reshaped the structure of our galaxy in its early history, creating both its inner bulge and its outer hal
Behemoth studios in the era of pan-Indian films Yash Raj Films used to set trends, not follow them. Can it turn the tide?
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.
