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Serge Haroche, David J Wineland win Nobel Physics Prize

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2012 toSerge Haroche, College de France and Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France, and David J Wineland, National......

India may win a Physics Nobel Prize in the next decade?

Country's scientific community may be at the cusp of securing a Nobel in the physical sciences, says Devijyot Ghoshal After decades of losing out some of its finest minds to the West, India's......

Top honour for Indian solar physicist

Dibyendu Nandi of Kolkata has been named as the first space scientist from Asia-Pacific region to be honoured by the prominent American Astronomical Society. Nandi, from the Indian Institute of......

3 US-born scientists share 2011 Physics Nobel

United States-born scientists Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess were on Tuesday named for the Nobel Prize in Physics for their studies of exploding stars that revealed that the......

Western science is frozen: Deepak Chopra

"The essential nature of the material world is not material; the essential nature of the physical world is not physical; the essential stuff of the universe is non-stuff."With these words,......

A smart card-based solution to hunger and poverty

It promises to make the system corruption-free, writes Sreelatha Menon.A physics professor has applied science to suggest ways to help the country get rid of its ills and the result is a......

A few tax saving plans other than 80C

It’s that time of the year again when one needs tobegin calculating their tax liabilities.However, before you do so, remember to analyse the various sections of tax deductions under the......

Indian manufacturing world's fourth-most competitive

Even as manufacturing dragged down India's GDP growth to 5.4 per cent in the first half of this financial year, a global index compiled by consultancy Deloitte offers a ray of hope for factory......

COLUMN: Will BP's punishment teach any lesson?

The billion dollar penalty of the kind imposed on BP will not deter risky operations but it will hopefully create an incentive for stricter safety measures writes Rajni Bakshi. British Petroleum......

Good things from bad motives?

Today we use statistical methods for purposes as computing GDP & planning healthcare & education, but statistical methods originated with much darker motives, says Ajit BalakrishnanIf you ever......

Review: Maattraan is not up to the mark

Pavithra Srinivasan says Maattraan is about conjoined twins,but the story is never centred on them.Director K V Anand has excelled, so far, in combining masala ingredients with a fairly serious......

'Which parent would want to cremate their child?'

Four years, one trial, an irreparable tragedy and several tribulations later, Bedabrata Pain is ready with his first film Chittagong, releasing this Friday. As a PhD student of applied physics at......

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man is a lot of fun!

Once Spider-Man has found his calling and, most importantly, superhero suit, The Amazing Spider-Man goes all out to entertain bolstered by its spectacular 3D, writes Sukanya VermaIt's not easy to......

Baljit feels dejected at govt apathy

Former India hockey goalkeeper Baljit Singh, whose career came to a sudden halt after a critical eye injury during a training camp in Pune in 2009, has blamed government apathy for his growing......

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Q. How to reduce blood pressure naturally
Narendra Sharma: A. more

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Q. Why do precipitates form?
Prajakta Buktar: A. By eating healthy foods, take less salt in a diet, maintain a healthy weight with physical activities, no alcohol or smoke more

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Q. How to reduce blood pressure naturally --- the home remedies for hypetension....?
Jafar: A. due to physical and chemical reactions like crystallisation more

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Q. what are the newton laws of motion
Naval Gupta: A. Lifestyle changes can help you control and prevent high blood pressure even if you're taking blood pressure medication. Here's what you can do:...... more

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Q. Where is switch of the Earth? I want to stop its rotation.
Ghost Singh: A. Newton's laws of motion are three physical laws that together laid the foundation for classical mechanics. They describe the relationship between a...... more

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Web results for Physical Sciences

Centurion's plan for Odisha

GTET, a partner of National Skill Development Corporation, aims to provide inclusive training and employment opportunities to some of the most... ...

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Want a long, healthy life? Dont plan to retire early

Retirement has a drastic impact on mental and physical health, a groundbreaking study has found. ...

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Portland revisits issue of public fluoridation

While soaking up the rays in what's been an unusually sunny season, Portlanders have broken away from their polite chatter about food, wine and... ...

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MS Tûranor PlanetSolar Sets World Speed Record for Transatlantic Crossing by Solar Electric Vessel

An initiative from Switzerland brings the world's largest solar boat to the united states in June. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 Switzerland's... ...

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SUICIDE, THEY WROTE ~ BUT MURDER IT WAS

Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki ~ the earliest and brightest icons of the revolutionary movement against colonial rule ~ continue to evoke... ...

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