Physicists Answer Why Entanglement Evolves Slowly
Disordered systems are common, and how entanglement evolves in them can inform quantum computations. Continue reading Physicists Answer Why Entanglement Evolves Slowly
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Theoretical Physicists Chip Away at Quantum Gravity
A general approach to a quantum theory of gravity has found a surprising relationship between the quantum fields of massive particles. Continue reading Theoretical Physicists Chip Away at Quantum Gravity
Egg Cells Are a Factory of Storms: Here’s How
Physicists investigate egg cells to study the properties of flows interacting with cellular matter. Continue reading Egg Cells Are a Factory of Storms: Here’s How
Intelligence From Bits: What Does a Machine Learn?
An explanation of how ‘intelligence’ emerges from the statistical physics of networks. Continue reading Intelligence From Bits: What Does a Machine Learn?
Blackboards: A Meditation
ICTS-TIFR’s Centre Director writes about its blackboards. Continue reading Blackboards: A Meditation
Detecting Aliens Might Require Digging
Theoretical ecologists have proposed a likely way of probing extraterrestrial life. Continue reading Detecting Aliens Might Require Digging
Relativity Spells Its Doom, Quantum Gravity To Rescue?
An infant universe may tell us how to resolve the issues with the General Theory of Relativity. Continue reading Relativity Spells Its Doom, Quantum Gravity To Rescue?
Unveiling Information Hidden in Glassy Liquids
Physicists have devised a method to capture information that glassy liquids try to hide. Continue reading Unveiling Information Hidden in Glassy Liquids
Turbulence Across Length Scales
Easy to witness but hard to understand, turbulence remains a challenge for modern physics. Continue reading Turbulence Across Length Scales
Arrow of Time: Researchers Demonstrate Boltzmann’s Explanation
Scientists are working out the maths of ideal gas expansion in unprecedented detail. Continue reading Arrow of Time: Researchers Demonstrate Boltzmann’s Explanation
Looking at Black Holes Using Gravitational Waves
Astrophysicists test Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity near black holes’ surfaces. Continue reading Looking at Black Holes Using Gravitational Waves
Researchers Discover a New Regime of Electricity Conduction
Theoretical physicists have stumbled upon a counterintuitive finding.
ಸಹಜ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾದ ಒಂದು ನಡುವಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನ ಸೈದ್ಧಾಂತಿಕ ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞರು ಪತ್ತೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. Continue reading Researchers Discover a New Regime of Electricity Conduction
Spelling Doom: Can Maths Help Predict Cyclone Paths?
A mathematician at ICTS is trying to answer this complex question.
ಐ.ಸಿ.ಟಿ.ಎಸ್.ನ ಗಣಿತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞರೊಬ್ಬರು ಈ ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣವಾದ ಲೆಕ್ಕ ಮಾಡಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
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How Do Raindrops Grow? We Don’t Yet Know.
As monsoon lashes the Indian peninsula, scientists at Bengaluru are trying to understand how raindrops form inside clouds.
ಒಂದೆಡೆ ಮಳೆಗಾಲದ ಭರಕ್ಕೆ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಉಪಖಂಡ ಉತ್ತರ ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೆ, ಇನ್ನೊಂದೆಡೆ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಕೆಲವು ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಿಗಳು ಮೋಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಳೆಹನಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟುತ್ತೆ ಅನ್ನೊ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗೆ ಉತ್ತರ ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
Droplets on a Walk
A summer school student writes about a phenomenon which some speculate to have connections with quantum mechanics.
ಕ್ವಾಂಟಮ್ ಮೆಕ್ಯಾನಿಕ್ಸ್ಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಬಹುದಾಗುವುದೆಂದು ಕೆಲವರು ಅಂದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಒಂದು ವಿದ್ಯಮಾನದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಬೇಸಿಗೆ ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಯೊಬ್ಬರು ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
Researchers Propose New Method To Measure Cosmic Expansion
Astrophysicists have demonstrated that by studying repeated gravitational waves from the same source, they might be able to measure the universe’s expansion accurately.
ಒಂದೇ ಮೂಲದಿಂದ ಹೊಮ್ಮುವ ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿಸುವ ಗುರುತ್ವದ ಅಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಮಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡದ ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆಯನ್ನು ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ಅಳೆಯಬಹುದು ಎಂದು ಖಗೋಳ ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞರು ತೋರಿಸಿಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
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Cellular Cyclones
How is a storm in a teacup different from motile bacteria?
ಬೆರೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕಾಫ಼ಿ ಹಾಗು ಓಡಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ಟೀರಿಯಾಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಏನು ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ?
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Emergence of Three-Dimensional Shape of an Organism
Insights from a recent study. Continue reading Emergence of Three-Dimensional Shape of an Organism
ICTS and Its Role in Indian Science
A summary of a talk delivered by Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar, Centre-Director, ICTS-TIFR. Continue reading ICTS and Its Role in Indian Science
Remembering Maryam Mirzakhani
A mathematician from Iran, Mirzakhani was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal in 2014. Continue reading Remembering Maryam Mirzakhani