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Is Tim Palmer right about a 400-qubit wall? New quantum physics debate challenges irrational numbers, entanglement, and modern quantum computingA new debate in quantum physics is shaking the foundations of modern science. Tim Palmerargues that nature may not follow continuous mathem...
Quote of the Day by Isaac Newton: Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is…’Isaac Newton, a pivotal figure in science, valued truth above all. His famous quote highlights this principle. Newton's work in physics and...
Quote of the day by Greek mathematician Archimedes: ‘There are things which seem incredible to most men who…’Ancient Greek genius Archimedes showed that many unbelievable truths are simply misunderstood. His work in mathematics and physics reveals ...
Pi day 2026: history, significance, fun activities, rituals, Einstein’s birthday, and MIT admission traditions explainedPi Day, celebrated annually on March 14, honors the mathematical constant Pi (π), the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Th...
Quote of the Day by British physicist Paul Dirac: ‘God is a mathematician of a very high order and he used…’Theoretical physicist Paul Dirac believed the universe is built using advanced mathematics. He saw this order as the work of a master mathe...
Computer advances and 'invisibility cloak' vie for physics NobelThe Nobel Prize in Physics is set to be announced, with potential honorees recognized for advancements in wavelet theory powering image com...
A burning questionA physicist, an engineer, and a mathematician each use their skills to solve the problem of escaping from burning buildings, with only the ...
IISc physicists find a new way to represent ‘pi’Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have unveiled a new series representation for the irrational number pi while researchi...
Billionaire quant investing pioneer and philanthropist James Simons dies at 86Sixty years ago Simons -- who preferred to be known as Jim -- shifted course from teaching mathematics and working in U.S. intelligence to ...
Google Doodle honours Satyendra Nath Bose, the Indian physicist who sent his quantum findings to Albert EinsteinGoogle Doodle: In honour of Bose’s legacy, any particle that conforms with his statistics today is known as a 'boson'.
11 chairs in names of women scientists to be established at institutes across country: Smriti IraniSmriti Irani said these 11 chairs will not only honour and recognise women scientists' contribution to the field of science but also inspir...
The Hawking Index: Hillary Clinton’s 'Hard Choices' tops the listMathematician Jordan Ellenberg proposed this index to measure bestselling books that people do not manage to finish.
More Indians should get star statusEspecially since celestial bodies in a trillion galaxies remain mostly nameless.
- Google Doodle honours German physicist Max Born
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Google Doodle on Monday celebrated the 135th birth anniversary of German physicist and mathematician Max Born ...
Massless particle for gen-next electronics foundAn international team led by Princeton University scientists has discovered Weyl fermions theorised 85 years ago.
Why not enough people are working on climate change in IndiaThe Divecha Centre for Climate Change, at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, is organising a national conference on climate chan...
Benjamin Netanyahu lauds India's science prowess"My uncle, who was a mathematician, always used to tell me that the best mathematicians came from India", Netanyahu told Rajnath Singh.
How many of us know about Breakthrough Prize winner, Ashoke Sen?Sen might have won a Nobel Prize if string theorists were allowed to. In 1998, when he won the fellowship of the Royal Society.
What if the Universe suddenly puts on weight and collapses?Mathematicians and physicists have been quibbling for years about whether the universe is expanding or contracting.
The effect of short supply of world-class mathematicians felt in Indian R&D workWorld-class mathematicians are in short supply, and the effect is felt in Indian R&D work. Hope now rests on newish institutes that are att...