Butterfly wings to the aid of glaucoma patients
INSPIRED by tiny structures on transparent butterfly wings, scientists have developed a light-manipulating surface for more effective and longer-lasting eye implants for glaucoma patients. Researchers
Frontline (Chennai)
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At home in the lunar orbit
AN unambiguous message that India sent out when Chandrayaan-1 safely entered the moon
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The earth is sick
An informative book on climate change. Unfortunately, it has some serious drawbacks.
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Beijing consensus
It was a real-life drama of political leaders seeking to make sense of a gathering storm that threatened to swamp or hurt many
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Shining protein
One Japanese and two American scientists share the Chemistry Nobel for the discovery and development of green fluorescent protein.
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An entirely Indian listening device
Interview with S.K. Shivakumar, ISTRAC Director. S.K. Shivakumar:
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Ready for missions to other planets
Interview with M. Annadurai, project director, Chandrayaan-1 . M. Annadurai:
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Gruelling tests
The spacecraft, integrated with its payloads, was tested for three months for communication between instruments and with the ground. ISRO
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International cooperation will be the norm
Interview with G. Madhavan Nair, ISRO Chairman.
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Search for water-ice
An important task for four of the 11 instruments on board Chandrayaan-1 is to look for confirmation of the presence of water-ice in the permanently shadowed regions of the south and north poles of the moon, according to Dr. M.Y.S. Prasad, Associate Director, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
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Orbital challenges
Sending a spacecraft on a lunar mission involves navigating it, controlling it and communicating with it as it travels deep into space towards the moon. The moon