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Opposites align, save resources — News in Brief

Opposites align, save resources

PALLAB ROYGUPTA

Quantum physics, Quantum communication, Quantum computing, Physics

Free to read — News in Brief

Opposites align, save resources

PALLAB ROYGUPTA

Quantum physics, Quantum communication, Quantum computing, Physics

Moves like light, acts like matter — News in Brief

Moves like light, acts like matter

T.V. JAYAN

Photonics, Polarisation, Physics, Raman scattering

Free to read — News in Brief

Moves like light, acts like matter

T.V. JAYAN

Photonics, Polarisation, Physics, Raman scattering

How the mosquito got a taste of human blood — News in Brief

How the mosquito got a taste of human blood

REKHA DIXIT

Photonics, Polarisation, Physics, Raman scattering

Free to read — News in Brief

How the mosquito got a taste of human blood

REKHA DIXIT

Photonics, Polarisation, Physics, Raman scattering

Heat of the matter — Special Feature

Heat of the matter
Researchers pave the way for new applications of chromium nitride.

SHUBASHREE DESIKAN

Materials science, Therman conductivity, Physics

Free to read — Special Feature

Heat of the matter
Researchers pave the way for new applications of chromium nitride.

SHUBASHREE DESIKAN

Materials science, Therman conductivity, Physics

Symphony of science — Special Feature

Symphony of science
Researchers find a connection between math legend Ramanujan's pi series and black hole physics.

SHUBASHREE DESIKAN

Srinivasa Ramanujan, Mathematics, String theory, Physics

Free to read — Special Feature

Symphony of science
Researchers find a connection between math legend Ramanujan's pi series and black hole physics.

SHUBASHREE DESIKAN

Srinivasa Ramanujan, Mathematics, String theory, Physics

Up in the air — Essays

Up in the air
From the albatross to the featherwing beetle to the dandelion, the physics of flight is the outcome of evolution over millions of years.

K. VIJAYRAGHAVAN

Evolution, Physics, Aerodynamics

Free to read — Essays

Up in the air
From the albatross to the featherwing beetle to the dandelion, the physics of flight is the outcome of evolution over millions of years.

K. VIJAYRAGHAVAN

Evolution, Physics, Aerodynamics

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