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Category: 2019

Posted onOctober 15, 2020August 24, 20212019

Astrophotography

by Anusheela

Dr. Vinita Navalkar walked us through the basics of astrophotography, carefully explaining the following: ideal sky conditions to look out for, how to play with…

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Posted onOctober 15, 2020August 24, 20212019

News views of the Moon from Chandrayaan-2

by Anusheela

At the time when everyone was glued to their television screens, eagerly following India’s second lunar mission, Dr. P. Sreekumar (ISRO) gave a fascinating talk…

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Posted onOctober 15, 2020August 24, 20212019

Why engineers need Greek philosophy

by Anusheela

Surajit and his graduate students have come up with simulations at very tiny length scales that can predict the yield point of solids almost 12…

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Posted onOctober 15, 2020August 24, 20212019

Black Holes: Heard three years ago and seen three months ago

by Anusheela

Earlier this year, in the month of April, the world finally could ‘visualise’ a black hole. This Sawaal-Jawaab session saw an engaging discussion about black…

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Posted onOctober 15, 2020August 24, 20212019

Superbreakfast for superheroes and other stories

by Anusheela

Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya spoke about the science behind superhero comics/films. Also, the calculations showed that Flash needs to eat one and a half kilos of…

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Posted onSeptember 27, 2020August 24, 20212019

The evolution of living matter

by Anusheela

Prof. Vidyanand Nanjundiah spoke about how living matter appeared on earth and has evolved over time. Date: March 9, 2019 Speaker: Prof. Vidyanand Nanjundiah (Centre…

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Posted onSeptember 26, 2020August 24, 20212019

Microscopy: The quest for infinite resolution

by Anusheela

Dr. Aprotim Mazumder spoke about two interesting topics in microscopy: the resolving power of a microscope and the ushering of Green Fluorescent Proteins (GFP). Date:…

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In Conversation with Prof. Govind Swarup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ur4hbFWdQ

Art and Science Dialogue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD3SjJ5c64c

National Science Day, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DettYIorKHM

Conferences

  • CACEE 2020: Conference on Advances in Catalysis, Energy, and Environmental Research
    Highlights of the event: Twitter thread
  • ICONS 2020: Intercontinental NMR Conference on Methods and Applications
  • SILAI 2020: Symposium on Intense Laser Application and Innovation
    Highlights of the event: Twitter thread
  • FCS 2019: National Workshop on Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy
    Highlights of the event: Twitter thread
  • Structural Biology Meeting, 2019
    Highlights of the event: Twitter thread

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