What a time we live in. People in the cities, particularly those with desk jobs, are becoming deficient in Vitamin D and are having to take supplements for something that the sun gives us freely. Although it feels intuitive, it was not always known that sunlight was a major factor in the health...
"All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography," said Italian film-maker Frederico Fellini, observing no two pearls are precisely similar. Yet all oysters grow stunningly symmetrical, perfectly round pearls, which has remained an enigma for centuries. The work of Mexican...
Brazil nut effect Let's do a small experiment at home. Take a glass; place two or three unbroken whole cashew nuts at the bottom. Fill two-thirds of the cup with smaller nuts such as peanuts or roasted Bengal gram. Now shake the glass well. Lo behold, you can observe the cashew nut raising up...
Q) This project is a secret weapon project of Fermi Lab and India’s Atomic Energy agency. Why don’t they tell the truth? The powerful neutrino beams produced at Fermi Lab need to be received here in India. The Pottipuram site is 180 degrees away on same longitude as the lab in Chicago, USA....
The neutrino project is once again in the news. A delegation led by Lok Sabha MP TR Balu met Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal ahead of PRAGATI meeting chaired by the Prime Minister and conveyed the state government’s opposition to the project. Chief Minister MK Stalin had...
