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Material Science
Bone-inspired steel
Load cycling of metal components leads to fatigue and ultimately failure through the propagation of cracks. Taking inspiration from bone structure, an
Plant biology
Explaining plant growth
Several questions in plant biology are answered with just a single trait called “leaf mass per area (LMA)”, which is dry leaf mass divided by its orig
Space
Giant magnetic fields in the universe
Using the 100-m radio telescope at Effelsberg, Germany, astronomers from Bonn and Tautenburg in Thuringia observed several galaxy clusters. At the edg
Radiation
Radiation from power
For members of the public, annual exposure to radiation resulting from various electricity-generating technologies is small and typically much less th
Interview: Samuel F. Berkovic
Finding genetic answers for epilepsy
Interview with Professor Samuel F. Berkovic, laureate professor and director, Epilepsy Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia.
K. JAYANTHI
Physics
In search of dark matter
About 85 per cent of the mass of the universe consists of dark matter. But particle physicists are still in the dark about what it is and what its pro
R. RAMACHANDRAN
Science & Technology
Studying thunderstorms from space
WHEN a thunderstorm strikes, one sees a spectacle of bright white flashes accompanied by loud cracks. From laboratories on the earth, it is difficult
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Cryogenic gains for GSLV
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Scramjet success
THE air-breathing propulsion experiment on August 28 was a success beyond expectations. A.S. Kiran Kumar, Chairman, ISRO, said India was only the four
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