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Thiruvananthapuram · ThiruvananthapuramResearch Matters Staff Writer(s) Thiruvananthapuram 16 Aug 2025 Lasers are incredibly powerful tools used in everything from manufacturing to surgery. Today, lasers have been employed even to make observations of the quantum behaviour of fundamental particles, which requires an incredible amount of precision. Apart from the engineering of such a laser, to correctly predict the outcomes, our theories also need to be sufficiently accurate to under…Read Article
A new theoretical framework to model interactions between lasers and materials

Mumbai · MumbaiDivyapriya Chandrasekaran (திவ்யப்ரியா சந்திரசேகரன்) Mumbai 15 Aug 2025 In a parallel universe sci-fi plot, a change of one choice leads to endless possibilities. Taking a train to a destination instead of the usual bus unfolds a series of different experiences, but culminates in a logical and predictable ending. Does nature have similar ways? For example, a change in food led to Darwin's finches adapting their beaks differently. How different d…Read Article
Predicting the Plot: Microbes Hint at Evolution’s Unsolved Question

Science · BengaluruGuest Author Bengaluru 12 Aug 2025 By Srinath Srinivasa, Professor & Dean (R&D) IIIT Bangalore. First published in his personal blog Random Graphs In an episode of Young Sheldon, young Sheldon who is supposedly a genius and a budding scientist, is listening to the live broadcast of the Nobel prize ceremony live from Stockholm. He had invited several of his friends to listen to this live broadcast, even tried to engage in debates with them …Read Article