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Intrauterine Fetal Surgery – Where Do We Stand

Gautam Sengupta · February 27, 2026

Intra-uterine fetal surgery is relatively new and a costly procedure. It requires a large, collaborative team in which each member is aware of their co-worker's role. Though considered a unique speciality, intra-uterine fetal surgery…

Artificial Intelligence

Thinking Machine II

Kunal Sen · February 24, 2026

Most intelligent tasks we perform in our lives, we learn those skills through examples rather than being told step-by-step how to do them. For example, no one told us how to recognize the numbers,…

The Universe is Filled with an Ancient Radiation

Arunabha Guha · February 18, 2026

This article is an overview of the oldest electromagnetic radiation in the Universe, known as the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), representing a snapshot of the cosmos approximately 380,000 years after the Big Bang. The…

Astronomers as Sleuths

Biman Nath · February 10, 2026

What if a painting were a hidden map of the heavens? In recent years, scientists have begun to treat famous canvases as puzzles to be solved with telescopes and software. Consider Vincent van Gogh’s…

⁠Beyond Horizon

An Interview with Sir AnthonyLeggett

Anindya De · February 4, 2026

Meet Professor Anthony James Leggett, Nobel laureate in Physics (2003) and titan of low-temperature physics, whose groundbreaking Leggett-Garg inequality — born from his 1985 collaboration with Anupam Garg — unlocks laboratory tests of Schrödinger’s…

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Heisenberg’s Sketchbook

Editorial Board · February 2, 2026

The Physicist Who Drew to Think Werner Heisenberg took up artistic pursuits as a young man, aligning with the broad cultural education expected of Germans from academic families in the early 20th century. During…

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Heisenberg in the Himalayas

Editorial Board · February 2, 2026

Werner Heisenberg’s 1929 world tour offered a rare glimpse into the personal experiences of the physicist just three years after his groundbreaking work in quantum mechanics...

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Heisenberg in Copenhagen

Editorial Board · February 2, 2026

This article examines a famous letter that Werner Heisenberg wrote to his wife, Elisabeth, in 1941, at the height of the Second World War.

Bridging the Divide

Science as a Culture – Its Implications

Shyamal Sengupta · January 28, 2026

This article explores the concept of science as a culture, positing that it functions as a significant psychological and social framework alongside its technological and methodological dimensions. The late Professor Shymal Sengupta emphasizes that…

Medical Sciences

The Invisible Conductor of the Human Symphony

Pei Liang · January 30, 2026

While the common perception is that taste resides on the tongue, modern neuroscience reveals that flavour is actually a multi-sensory construction assembled by the brain. Acting as an "invisible conductor," the brain orchestrates a…

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Heisenberg and 100 Years of Quantum

Editorial Board · January 26, 2026

The Heisenberg Corner: Archival Discoveries in 2025 The Heisenberg Corner: Archival Discoveries in 2025 Werner Heisenberg (1901–1976), the German physicist, stands as one of the most influential figures in modern science. He spearheaded the…

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