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IISER Pune Physicist Deepak Dhar
Physicist Deepak Dhar First Indian To Be Conferred With Boltzmann Medal

Stalwart Indian physicist and Emeritus Professor at the Department of Physics, IISER, Pune, Prof Deepak Dhar will be conferred the prestigious Boltzmann Medal for his contribution in the field of statistical physics.

  • Friday, 25 February 2022
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Nobel Prize for Physics goes to scientists from US, Canada

Stockholm: Arthur Ashkin and Gerard Mourou from the US and Donna Strickland from Canada were awarded Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday “for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics”. “The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the #NobelPrize in Physics 2018 for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Learning-physics
Learning physics may activate new brain areas

New York: Brain areas that are traditionally not associated with learning science can become active when people are confronted with solving physics problems, finds a study. This shows that the brain’s activity can be modified by different forms of instruction. “The neurobiological processes that underpin learning are complex and not always directly connected to what […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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AI can spur production of safe, clean fusion energy

New York: Artificial Intelligence (AI) can speed up the development of safe, clean and virtually limitless fusion energy for generating electricity, claim researchers. A team of scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University are applying deep learning to forecast sudden disruptions that can halt fusion reactions […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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