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Quote of the day by Democritus: 'Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his...' Ancient Greek philosopher's timeless wisdom behind taking responsibility for your choices, mistakes, passions and weaknesses instead of blaming circumstances for the direction your life takesQuote of the day by Democritus: Democritus, a celebrated Greek philosopher, theorized that all matter is composed of indivisible atoms. He ...- Bengaluru startup takes the first step to fusionThe two-and-a-half-year-old deeptech energy startup started building Pragya as a testbed reactor in June 2025 after developing software to ...
- 'Dark Matter' finally spotted? Scientists find mysterious particle signal in South Dakota's LZ detector; could be the biggest breakthrough yet in the century-long search for the universe's invisible matterIn a groundbreaking discovery, scientists involved in the LZ Dark Matter Experiment have observed an unprecedented particle interaction ben...
- Science says space smells different after astronauts return inside, Here’s the chemistry behind the strange odorAstronauts have described the smell as resembling spent gunpowder, ozone, burning metal and welding fumes. NASA even worked with fragrance ...
- Public-private collaboration can accelerate India's civil nuclear programme: TCE MDTata Consulting Engineers advocates for the Department of Atomic Energy to focus on strategic objectives. The company suggests greater priv...
- 50,000 people lived here. Then a 1986 nuclear disaster turned the town into a ghost place overnight. The reason still haunts the worldPripyat was a modern Soviet city of nearly 50,000 people before the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 forced its residents to leave. About...
- Astronauts returning from spacewalks say space leaves a smell on their suits; NASA crews have compared it with metal, gunpowder, and ozoneAfter returning from spacewalks, astronauts frequently describe an odd aroma, reminiscent of burnt gunpowder or charred meat. This mysterio...
- In 1949, Soviet Union detonated its first atom bomb, ending U.S. monopoly on atomic weapons, more than seven decades later United States and Russia together hold over 80 per cent of world's nuclear arms stockpileSoviet Union’s first atomic bomb test transformed the international security landscape. On August 29, 1949, the world entered a new stage i...
- At 10, he solved complex math problems. Unlocked the atom's true power. But his 3-word question about aliens changed how scientists see the universeEnrico Fermi was a child maths prodigy who went on to become one of the most important physicists of the 20th century, helping advance nucl...
- In 1994, the space shuttle Discovery held a Wake Shield disk behind it while still attached to its robot arm; the facility produced 5 good semiconductor filmsIn 1994, the space shuttle Discovery transported the Wake Shield Facility, designed to establish an ultra-clean vacuum environment. This gr...
- IIT Bombay-led consortium with Plaksha University to develop indigenous 2D quantum technologiesIIT Bombay professor Saurabh Lodha told ET that the project will establish three complementary material-growth facilities: a molecular beam...
- Companies may get a consult for nuclear power entryDepartment of Atomic Energy is proposing a new consulting subsidiary for NPCIL. This unit will guide private companies entering the nation'...
- In 2018, a laboratory was launched to the International Space Station to study ultra-cold quantum gases in the microgravity environmentIn 2018, a laboratory was launched to the International Space Station to study ultra-cold quantum gases in the microgravity environment. NA...
- Meghalaya Assembly passes resolution against uranium mining, processingMeghalaya's Assembly adopted a resolution opposing uranium mining and processing facilities. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma tabled the resolu...
- India, US discuss ways to strengthen civil nuclear cooperationIndian and US officials met to discuss strengthening bilateral civil nuclear cooperation. They explored ways to enhance partnerships for mu...
- In 1953, Britain detonated an atomic bomb in Australia, sending a mysterious black mist across the desert before a secret programme began testing children’s bones for radiationDuring the Cold War, Britain undertook covert nuclear tests in Australia, leading to hazardous radioactive fallout termed the Black Mist th...
- Can divorced central govt woman employee add parents to health scheme? DAE clarifies CHSS ruleThe central government has clarified that married female employees can now list their parents or parents-in-law as beneficiaries in the CHS...
- Iran security chief says Trump's 'recklessness' is fuelling a nuclear arms raceIran's Mohsen Rezaei claims Donald Trump's actions increase global nuclear weapon desire. He stated international treaties proved ineffecti...
- Japanese scientists capture previously invisible material transformation in 30 femtosecondsScientists recorded an elusive physical transformation in solid matter. This occurred in a mere thirty femtoseconds after light impact. The...
- In 1945, Hiroshima’s atomic blast vaporized metal, glass, soil and water; 81 years later, scientists studying the cooled material found strange glass spheres that may preserve a never-before-seen alloyAfter decades of 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing, scientists studying tiny glass particles found around Hiroshima Bay have identified evidenc...
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