The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2011 to Daniel Shechtman of Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel "for the discovery of quasicrystals". In quasicrystals, we find the fascinating mosaics of the Arabic world reproduced at the level of atoms: regular patterns that never repeat themselves. However, the configuration found in quasicrystals was considered impossible, and Daniel Shechtman had to fight...
03:46 PM, Oct 05, 2011
New Delhi: Milan Luthria says he wanted a fiery chemistry between Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi in 'Dirty Picture' and kept the duo apart before the shooting of the movie. "I think I played a bit of a game between Emraan and Vidya. I kept them apart for the longest time possible. There were no workshops to make them comfortable with each other. On the contrary, I wanted that sense...
06:07 PM, Sep 30, 2011
Mumbai: A young Indian scientist has been awarded the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Experienced Researcher Fellowship for his research in macromolecular chemistry, involving work on targeting cancer cells and in inflammation using ligands and hyper-branched polymers. Dr Jayant Khandare, who is currently working with Piramal Life Sciences Limited, has joined the galaxy of researchers 'Humboldtians', 44 of whom have so far received the Nobel Prize. The Germany-based Humboldt foundation promotes...
11:05 AM, May 25, 2011
Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry for 2009, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, interacted with children at the Indian Science Congress in Chennai. Here is an excerpt of the question-answer session: Question: Did you want a Nobel Prize when you were a teenager? Venkatraman Ramakrishnan: Not in any serious way. Question: Why did you shift from physics to chemistry to biology? Venkatraman Ramakrishnan: I was not happy with physics. I realised I was not...
01:41 PM, Jan 12, 2011
Shreyas Talpade and Soha Ali Khan were shooting for debutant director Sai Kabir's film, Chemistry at Aalim Hakim's studio in Versova two days back. As it was Sai's birthday, the stars threw a surprise bash for him. They celebrated the birthday at the shoot with the cast and crew singing Happy Birthday aloud. ...
04:26 PM, Dec 15, 2010
Kolkata: A major fire broke out at the Chemistry Department in the Baker Building of Presidency University at 4:30 am on Friday morning, fire brigade sources said. Eleven fire engines were fighting the blaze with water drawn from the nearby College Square tank, the sources said, adding that there was no casualty. Acting principal Amitava Chattopadhyay said the fire broke out on the third floor of Baker Building where chemicals...
07:58 AM, Oct 29, 2010
Tanishaa Mukerji does not believe in a Size 0...
06:50 PM, Oct 21, 2010
Stockholm: American Richard Heck and Japanese researchers Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki won the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing a chemical method that has allowed scientists to test cancer drugs and make thinner computer screens. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the award honors their development of palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic systems. The academy called that one of the most sophisticated tools available to...
04:28 PM, Oct 06, 2010
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Ramakrishnan was in Chennai to inaugurate a science centre. ...
03:54 PM, Dec 23, 2009
Venkatraman received the prize at a gala ceremony in Stockholm. ...
02:22 PM, Dec 11, 2009
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03:59 PM, Oct 07, 2009
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03:41 AM, Mar 27, 2009
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03:41 AM, Mar 27, 2009
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03:54 AM, Mar 26, 2009
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