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Must Read – A Costly Quest for the Dark Heart of the Cosmos

The experiment, if it succeeds, could help NASA take a giant step toward answering the question of what the universe is made of. It could also confer scientific glory on both the International Space Station and a celebrated physicist reaching one last time, literally, for the stars. If it fails, it will validate critics who think it a scandal the experiment was ever approved.

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Antimatter atoms have been trapped for the first time ?!

Researchers at Cern, home of the Large Hadron Collider, have held 38 antihydrogen atoms in place, each for a fraction of a second.

Antihydrogen has been produced before but it was instantly destroyed when it encountered normal matter.

The team, reporting in Nature, says the ability to study such antimatter atoms will allow previously impossible tests of fundamental tenets of physics.

The current "standard model" of physics holds that each particle – protons, electrons, neutrons and a zoo of more exotic particles – has its mirror image antiparticle.

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Nobel error?!

Nobel prize committee under fire

A high-profile graphene researcher has written to the Nobel prize committee for physics, objecting to errors in its explanation of this year’s prize. The award was given to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov of Manchester University, UK, for their work on graphene, a two-dimensional carbon structure that has huge potential in the field of electronics.

Due to the Nobels’ prominence, it is not unheard of for disgruntled researchers to criticize a prize committee’s decision. But this complaint focuses instead on the quality of the scientific background document issued by the committee to explain why it awarded the prize. "The Nobel Prize committee did not do its homework," says Walt de Heer of Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

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National Standard Examinations in PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, ASTRONOMY

National Standard Examinations in PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY,ASTRONOMY(NSEP, NSEC, NSEB, NSEA at Std XII level) and National Standard Examinations in JUNIOR SCIENCE NSEJS at Std X level

Prof. At IISER Has Been Appointed As India’s Research Ambassador

Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD), popularly known as German Academic Exchange Service, has appointed Prof. A.A. Natu, IISER, as India’s research ambassador at a function held in New Delhi on August 19, 2010. Mr. Christiane Schlotmann, Head DAAD, New Delhi, conferred the honor on him for his exemplary dedication, leadership and commitment in encouraging Indo-German relations in the area of education and research. "DAAD promotes Indo-German co-operation in the area of education and research awarding scholarships at graduate, post graduate and doctoral level for studies in Germany. It has recently introduced a programme called working internships in science and engineering,’ wherein undergraduate students from 63 institutes across India can get scholarships for three months for practical training to carry out research projects," said Prof. A.A. Natu.

APPLY NOW for KVPY 2010 Fellowships

The "Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana" is an ongoing program started by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to encourage students of Basic Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to take up research careers in these areas. The aim of the program is to identify and encourage talented students with aptitude for research.

This program strives to assist the students to realise their potential and to ensure that the best scientific talent is tapped for research and development in the country. Generous scholarships will be provided (up to the pre-Ph.D. level) to the selected students.

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