Forty Minutes With a Fields Medallist
After the talk about “Poetry, Drumming and Mathematics”, we arrived at the appointed time at the Bose–Einstein Guest House to find our man, with his…
Singing Flames and the Sound of Chaos
Can we predict the onset of instability and prevent damage to engines and gas turbines? And is there a way to study these instabilities appropriately in a laboratory environment and apply the knowledge to engine and gas turbine design?
From the Ruins
How do you reconstruct the ruins at Hampi to create a virtual 3D interactive walkthrough? A research group at IIT-M is doing just that. Read on to find out.
Science Diet: What Drives Scientists?
In this week’s edition of Science diet, Arjun Bhagoji tells us about what drives some famous scientists, looks into a new development that could change our understanding of the origins of the Universe, before ending on a cautionary note about development and pollution.
Rise to Help
A large balloon, floating over the football field (it has since been taken down), had IITM’s residents wondering what it was doing there. It turned out the balloon was a floating cellphone tower, and is part of a joint project to create a complete disaster management system, including a post-disaster communication set-up.
Internet Usage Survey: Results and Analysis
The results and analysis of the survey conducted by T5E on the usage of the Institute provided internet by the student body.
Know Your Poison
Prof. Nitin Chandrachoodan is the main faculty member in charge of the institute computer networks. In this interview, he speaks to Arjun Bhagoji about the state of the institute’s internet, changes to the network, usage policies, piracy, and other issues.
How (not) to Lose Opportunities and Alienate Professors
Emailing professors all over the world asking for research internships is not always a bad thing. However, there are many instances in which professors find this an unnecessary intrusion.