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Sandipan Talukdar
Archaic Human Species Denisovans’ Face Recreated Using DNA
21 Sep 2019
This research, published in Cell, is the first of its type to have recreated the face of Denisovans with the help of the meagre amount of its DNA buried in the limited fossils recovered so far.
Sandipan Talukdar
United States Observatory Detects Biggest Neutron Star
20 Sep 2019
The neutron star has been measured to have packed a mass 2.17 times the mass of the sun into a sphere only 30 kilometers across.
Sandipan Talukdar
Organic Solar Cells as A New Renewable Energy Source
19 Sep 2019
These solar cells have multitude of advantages, such as its low cost nature, durability, flexibility and light weight character in comparison to the conventional silicon-based solar cells.
Sandipan Talukdar
Nature Minimises Damage to Earth’s Ocean Circulation System Caused by Climate Change
18 Sep 2019
Anthropogenic greenhouse warming has slowed down the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation and accelerated the tropical Indian ocean, carrying potential effects for both regional and global…
Sandipan Talukdar
Hair and Balloon Magic Trick Explained After 2,500 Years
14 Sep 2019
The study carried out by a team from the Northwestern University shows that at the nanoscale, surfaces of all materials are rough with tiny protrusions in countless numbers. When two materials come…
Sandipan Talukdar
How Does the Brain Control Animal Behaviour?
13 Sep 2019
A recent study has challenged the assumption that when the brain has to decide between two competing signals, it chooses the one with more information.
Sandipan Talukdar
Organic Material That Will Bolster Electricity Generation from Solar Energy
11 Sep 2019
Scientists from the Columbia University have designed organic molecules that are capable of producing two excitons per photon of light absorbed, in a process called singlet fission.
Sandipan Talukdar
How Does a Brain Remember Motor Sequence
10 Sep 2019
In memorising how to perform a difficult sequential finger movement, for example in a piano piece, the brain resorts to hierarchical organisation of task, a new research has revealed.
Sandipan Talukdar
Century Old Mathematical Theory Helps Scientists Discover New Type of Light Wave
06 Sep 2019
The phenomena, named as Dyakonov-Voigt waves, could also have wide-ranged applications, for example improving biosensors used to screen blood samples or developing fiber optic circuits for more…
Sandipan Talukdar
Hurricane Dorian and Wrath of Climate Change
05 Sep 2019
There is no sign of decreasing the release of carbon into the atmosphere and hence there seems no immediate indication of getting rid of the devastating storms.