American scientist Margaret Hamilton, who led the development of the computer system used by NASA’s Apollo lunar programme, has died at the age of 90, her former employer said Wednesday. In a statement, the Massachussetts Institute of Technology called Hamilton, who taught at the prestigious university from 1959 to the mid-1970s, a “computing pioneer” and...
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October 8, 2026October 8, 2026Science & Tech
The people this year’s Nobel Prizes left out
Winning a Nobel Prize is a matter of great prestige. Winning a Nobel Prize also means the award going to a small number of people while a large number are left out, even if they really deserved to win. This is partly because of the prizes’ rules. Alfred Nobel’s will said nothing about the number...
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October 7, 2026October 7, 2026Science & Tech
Tap space-tech start-ups’ capabilities for major projects of Indian space programme: G. Madhavan Nair
The talents and resources of space-tech start-ups should be tapped for flagship initiatives such as landing an Indian astronaut on the moon and building the Bharat Antariksh Station rather than encouraging unhealthy competition with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), former Chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) G. Madhavan Nair has said. Inaugurating...
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October 7, 2026October 7, 2026Science & Tech
ISRO scientists lead space awareness rally in Rajamahendravaram
Students, academicians, bureaucrats led by Scientists of the ISRO’s Satish Dhavan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota, on Wednesday took out a space awareness rally in in Rajamahendravaram on Wednesday to highlight India’s achievements in space science . The rally was held ahead of the two-day International Space Week celebrations scheduled to be celebrated in Anam Kalakendram in Rajamahendravaram...
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October 7, 2026October 7, 2026Science & Tech
Chemistry Nobel 2026 honours the science of mirrored molecules
French chemist Henri Kagan and Japanese chemist Kenso Soai have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2026 for their work showing how chemical reactions can amplify small asymmetries in molecules. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said they have been feted “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis”. Nobel...
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October 7, 2026October 7, 2026Science & Tech
Students should be encouraged to develop scientific temperament, says Deputy Director of U. R. Rao Satellite Centre
Deputy Director of U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru, C.S. Madhusudhan said on Wednesday that students should be encouraged to develop a scientific temperament by cultivating the habit of questioning, examining and thinking based on evidence. Speaking after inaugurating the two-day World Space Week – 2026 programme at Pilikula Regional Science Centre he said that...
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October 7, 2026October 7, 2026Science & Tech
Gradiant bets big on India, secures five contracts, including semiconductor fab
Water technology company Gradiant is expanding its India operations with five new design-and-build contracts across the semiconductor, printed circuit board (PCB) and solar manufacturing sectors, while planning to increase its India workforce by more than 40% this year. The Woburn, Massachusetts-based company — which designs, builds and operates water treatment systems for industries including semiconductors,...
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October 7, 2026October 7, 2026Science & Tech
Chemistry Nobel 2026 awarded to French-Japanese duo Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for solving molecular ‘mystery’
This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for the discovery of “non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday (October 7, 2026). The statement by the Academy said that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 recognises discoveries...
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October 7, 2026October 7, 2026Science & Tech
Chemistry Nobel 2026 awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for the discovery of “non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday (October 7, 2026). The statement by the Academy said that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 recognises discoveries...
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October 7, 2026October 7, 2026Science & Tech
Starlink’s India struggle: spectrum, surveillance, and connectivity
The vast rural expanses of India are often overshadowed by the country’s urban-centric digital growth; digital isolation has long stifled progress. Starlink’s ambitious satellite network now promises to turn night into day, literally and figuratively, by beaming high-speed internet across terrains where cables don’t reach and towers don’t exist. But as this technological advance prepared...
