Physics Nobel 2026 goes to Francis Halzen for discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”. Image courtesy: @NobelPrize / Illustration: Niklas Elmehed The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2026 has been awarded to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube […]
Telangana to Attract International Universities with New Education Policy, ETEducation
Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju has directed officials to formulate a comprehensive policy designed to attract renowned international educational institutions to the state. At a review meeting, he asked officials to take steps towards establishing campuses of prominent foreign universities in ‘Future City’ to transform Telangana into an international […]
West Bengal Government Announces 14,454 Job Vacancies and Rs 50,000 Aid for Women in Higher Education, ETEducation
Bengal Education Minister has earlier stated that primary teacher recruitment to be completed soon. Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced recruitment to 14,454 government posts within six to eight months, and approved the Bhagini Nibedita Scheme to provide Rs 50,000 assistance to unmarried women pursuing higher education in three years. The government […]
New discovery comes ‘close’ to challenging biology’s central dogma
The field of molecular biology began when scientists attempted to answer a simple question: what molecule makes up the genetic material of an organism? In the early 1900s, when the field was still in its infancy, there were two plausible candidates: nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) and proteins. At the time, proteins were the preferred […]
Nazis and the bomb: nuclear archaeology finds Werner Heisenberg mistook how close he was
Hans Bethe. Felix Bloch. Niels Bohr. Albert Einstein. Enrico Fermi. James Franck. Otto Frisch. Samuel Goudsmit. Lilli Hornig. Rolf Landshoff. Maria Goeppert Mayer. Rudolf Peierls. George Placzek. Eugene Rabinowitch. Joseph Rotblat. Leo Szilard. Edward Teller. Stanislaw Ulam. John von Neumann. Victor Weisskopf. Eugene Wigner. These are just some of the scientists who had emigrated from […]
The Nobel-winning science of optogenetics: Explained
Optogenetics has fundamentally changed human perception of the incredible human brain and its functions Source link
Explained | What is relative humidity and why does it matter on a hot day?
Relative humidity is a simple concept as weather phenomena go – but it has significant, far-reaching consequences for how we must take care of ourselves on a hot or wet day. Letting the wind flow freely is the secret to cooling our cities Humidity is the amount of moisture in the air around us, and […]
Cities warming due to combined effect of urbanisation, climate change
Recently, for two consecutive days, Delhi reported daytime temperature above 50 degree C, the highest ever recorded in the city. There is a reason why cities are experiencing higher temperatures than non-urban and rural areas. The ongoing climate change and rapid urbanisation are now defining the Anthropocene, with the cities experiencing both thereby making the […]
Anna Mani: a star from the hills
In the high ranges of Peermade, Travancore (the current Peermade of Idukki district in Kerala), in 1918, a young girl was born to Modayil Pothen Mani, a well-known civil engineer cum plantation owner and his wife. Little did anyone in the misty hills of Idukki know that one day the place would be known by […]
Skill Development and Private University Regulations Amended, ETEducation
U’khand Cabinet clears 24 proposals, approves Rs 200 crore skill scheme, major rule changes. Champawat, Several important decisions were taken after the Uttarakhand Cabinet discussed and approved 24 proposals during its meeting held in Champawat’s Banbasa. The measures covered employment, education, employee accountability, land revenue and regulations governing private universities, according to the officials. The […]