Society / Science and Technology
User-friendly Braille maps for visually impaired students brought by NATMO
AI is used for 3D embossing to get the final Braille Maps
The boy from Nadia who decides who is awarded the Nobel for Medicine
But here’s a lot more to Dr Asim K. Dutta Roy
Bengali scientists nail down antibiotic-resistant ‘Superbugs’
Seven scientists including three Bengali researchers identified the superbug
First 3D Planetarium of India coming up in Howrah this December
This planetarium will be a booster to stargazers
Biresh Chandra Guha took India’s biochemistry research to new heights
He focused more on applying, than on just studying
By TTW
Bengali scientists discover shark fossil in Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer becomes witness to the discovery of a Hybodont shark fossil
Jadavpur University scientists, part of ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3
Could Chandrayaan 3 keep up with the expectations?
Dr Shantanu Bhowmik transforms plastic wastes into utility products
Shantanu is not only a gifted scientist but he is also a painter amd an accomplished singer
The first woman physicist to get a PhD from CU!
Dr Purnima Sinha and how she broke shackles of patriarchy
From bioplastic to NASA, this Durgapur prodigy has been there, done that
At 17, Aparup Roy is already a star scientist
Bibha Chowdhury: A life spent in chasing cosmic rays
Chowdhury was the first woman particle physicist in India and, the first Indian woman to earn a Ph.D. in Physics
Sabyasachi Haldar’s 'Free Electron Wire' receives US patent
Haldar had acquired patents for his inventions from the US, Britain and China
Kolkata’s Neena Gupta wins Ramanujan Prize
Gupta is the third woman to receive this prestigious award
Kalna Scientist Arindam Modak features in world’s top scientist list
Arindam Modak's field of research is energy and environment
Alipurduar’s scientist Souvik Basu gets call from NASA to probe sun parti...
Basu been invited to work as a Research Scientist at Lockheed Martin company
Bengali scientist Uttirna Mukherjee joins mission to save International Spa...
Mukherjee and her colleagues are continuously advising the astronauts on board the ISS on how to avert disaster
Bengali scientists shine bright in India’s highest Science Award – Bhat...
Four from Bengal bag the Bhatnagar Award 2021
Class VI student of East Midnapore builds a ‘Lightning resistant Umbrella...
The youngster's discovery has prompted him to enter a national competition, the theme of which is "Science for Sustainable Living 2021"
By TTW
Burdwan boy gets prestigious US scholarship for research on growing rice in...
Akash Dutta is preparing to travel to the US to conduct research on how to genetically modify plants to generate more sustainable species
Bengali scientist invents unique biodegradable plastic that can even be eat...
A group of young scientists have created a plastic bag made of potato starch
By TTW
Why we remember Franz Kafka on Safe Drive Save Life Day
The Safe Drive Save Life campaign was launched in 2016
RKM teacher and scientist Swapan Ghosh invents plastic degrading microbes
The most startling of his inventions is the permanent and radical solution to the menace of plastic waste
By TTW
Indumadhab Mallick revolutionized the kitchen with the invention of ‘Icmi...
The cooker that transformed the lives of Indian ladies
Bengali immunologist gets top honour in USA for original research
Dr Sankar Ghosh among 120 newly elected members announced by the National Academy of Sciences
Kolkata Physicist makes path breaking Solar Particle Detector to detect Sun...
Path breaking discovery to help explore the myriad mysteries of the Sun
Prof Suman Chakraborty from Bengal gets prestigious Science Award
Chakraborty's contribution towards affordable healthcare
West Bengal's Hasimara Airbase to house IAF Rafale squadron
Rafale fighter jets are expected to arrive by mid-April
Why did Satyen Bose not get the Nobel Prize despite his pathbreaking resear...
Remembering the genius on his death anniversary
Bengali scientists get highest Infosys Awards
Scientists recognised for their contribution to Mathematics and Physics
Father of Bengali sci-fi fiction Jagadananda Roy wrote in 1892, even before...
Travels to Venus was one of the earliest sci-fi book of Bengal
By TTW
India’s largest floating Solar Power Plant to be set up in Bengal
Sagardighi will have the solar power plant!
Six Bengali scientists win India’s Highest Science Award, Bhatnagar Puros...
Moment of pride for Bengal’s science community
Dr Sekhar Basu, leading nuclear scientist of India is no more!
Immense contribution to India’s nuclear submarine venture
New ‘Mesh’, developed by Dr Shantanu Sengupta and his team to ‘trap...
Infection detected in two-and-a-half minutes
Dr Kanak Saha and his team discovers one of the earliest galaxies in extrem...
Ending dark age of the Universe and finding light
Bengali architect Vidyadhar Bhattacharya who built Jaipur, India’s first ...
He was chief architect in Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh’s court
Bengali scientist Anindya Bagchi makes a breakthrough in treating deadly pa...
CU alumnus Bagchi now heads the team at Sanford Institute of USA
P.C. Mukherjee, the Bengali archaeologist who discovered Kapilavastu defeat...
He had no formal education in archaeology but had a hunger
P.N. Bose was first Indian geologist who found India’s vast iron-ore depo...
Leading to industrial revolution in the country
Biotechnologist from Kolkata part of NASA’s Mars Mission
The mission will investigate the ancient environment on Mars
25 years ago on 31st July, India’s first mobile call was made from Kolkat...
Chief Minister Jyoti Basu spoke on this call!
Bengali scientists of IIT Kgp develop portable low-cost COVID test kits
At only Rs 400, the results will be out in an hour!
Class X student of Bengal launches ‘Drishti App’ on google to counter C...
Drishti will help video calls and chat with 100 people at a time
Sumantra Chatterjee-- First Indian Neuroscientist to get prestigious EMBO h...
Global accolade for Bengali scientist’s path-breaking research
Dr Partha Pratim of Dooars has been fighting superstitions and teaching Sci...
Doctor who carries telescope to villages
By Bapi Ghosh
KUDOS! Students of Asansol Engineering college invent ‘touchless switches...
Will help in reducing spread of COVID-19 through surface touch
Samarendra Kumar Mitra – the man who built India’s first computer!
Tracing the life and times of Mitra
Meghnad Saha – the scientist with a vision was also a political activist
Other face of scientist Meghnad Saha
Blood tests at just Rs 10! IIT scientist Suman Chakraborty and team invents...
Hundreds of poor patients of rural India will be benefitted
Burdwan’s Shamima Khatoon chosen by ‘Nature’ journal for int’l scie...
One of 3 chosen from across the world
Why is a moon’s crater named after illustrious Bengali scientist Sisir Ku...
Mitra will always be remembered for his path-breaking ionosphere study