The back up man
BOOK>> MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION, THE LONG JOURNEY HOME FROM THE MOON • by Buzz Aldrin and Ken Abraham • Bloomsbury • Rs 750
Chemistry Nobel 2023 goes to 3 scientists for discovery of quantum dots used in LED lamps, surgery
Quantum dots are nanoparticles of different colours depending on their size, primarily used to create coloured light
Does Science Congress provide direction to research?
If the science congress is a reflection of the best research in the country, then we surely need to worry
'ISRO's nanosatellites can become a global system for navigation'
ISRO's navigation system can prove to be more accurate and economical than current ones
Day 2 of Indian Science Congress: Investment needed for converting prototypes to products
India not only puts very little money in research, it has also not invested enough in product manufacturing facilities
Heavy metal out there: Researchers detect barium in atmospheres of 2 exoplanets
Discovery of barium is surprising because heavy elements like barium are expected to quickly fall into the lower layers of the atmosphere
Ancient humans may have paused in Arabia for 30,000 years on their way out of Africa
These humans may have slowly adapted to life in the region’s colder climate before venturing to Eurasia and beyond
ChatGPT-powered Wall Street: The benefits and perils of using artificial intelligence to trade stocks
Even a small change in market conditions can trigger a large number of trades, leading to sudden price swings and increased volatility
Stephen Hawking and I created his final theory of the cosmos — here’s what it reveals about the origins of time and life
The enigma at the centre of our research throughout this period was how the Big Bang could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life
We are pirates all
Film>> Partners in Crime • Directed by Paromita Vohra • Produced by Magic Lantern Foundation
Warning signal
Telecom service providers’ study shows mobile phone towers are safe. But are they?
Life beyond Earth
Book>> Five Hundred Billion Years Of Solitude • by Lee Billings • Penguin • Rs 799
Baltic Sea low on oxygen
Anthropogenic activities are reducing oxygen in the Baltic Sea, harming the marine ecosystem
Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo gets Medicine Nobel for his contributions to paleogenomics
Pääbo sequenced of the entire genome of Neanderthals; he also discovered the previously unknown hominin, Denisova
‘Ocean thermal energy conversion plant coming up in Lakshadweep’
The plant will power the one lakh litre per day low temperature thermal desalination plant, which converts seawater into potable water
Scepticism to clarity: Dormant black hole found in Milky Way’s satellite galaxy
The discovery is also a vindication of the possibility of an abundance of black holes in our universe
‘Weather modifications by China need more discussions on its ethics’
Down To Earth speaks to Shiuh-Shen Chien, author of review paper on weather modification in the country, on need for social research on the topic
D Srinivasa Reddy takes over as Director CSIR-IICT
Reddy will also hold the additional charge of the post of director of CSIR-IIIM, Jammu and director, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow
Analysis of tooth found in Laos proves that the Denisovans did exist beyond Siberia
Denisovans were first identified in a Siberian cave; but their genes existed in several Asian and Oceanic groups, thus intriguing scientists
How we captured first image of the supermassive black hole at centre of the Milky Way
The team observed Sagittarius A* on multiple nights, collecting data for many hours in a row
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says AI is a new form of intelligence unlike our own. Have we been getting it wrong this whole time?
A new intelligence will require a paradigm shift in the way we talk about and manage AI systems
Outer space: Rwanda & Nigeria sign an accord for more responsible exploration — why this matters
It also enables the countries to participate in events where decisions on outer space are made
AI for drug development: How trustworthy is the tech?
Pharma companies today deploy artificial intelligence with a potential to reduce the drug development cycle by half
Climate change is the architect of new human species
Fossil records tell us that physical changes typically take 500,000 years to appear
Climate Crisis: ‘Massive investment in CCS is a cover for the expansion of the fossil fuel industry’
Lili Fuhr, deputy director of Center for International Environmental Law, on investments in CCS & what to expect from COP28