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Vaiko has a problem with the unmanned, fully automated neutrino observatory
Imagine a vast research facility situated below a hill – fully underground – hosting a massive particle detector made up of the world’s largest electromagnet and some 30,000 metal plates. Embracing this device is a magnetic field 35,000 times as strong as Earth’s, not … Continue reading
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Cabinet approves India-based Neutrino Observatory
On Monday, the Prime Minister’s Office gave the go ahead for the India-based Neutrino Observatory, an underground physics experiment that will study particles called atmospheric neutrinos. The project is based out of Theni in Tamil Nadu, and the Tamil Nadu … Continue reading
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Curious Bends – Indian Luddites, an academic career, the great forgetting and more
Curious Bends is a weekly newsletter about science, tech., data and India. Akshat Rathi and I curate it. You can subscribe to it here. If have feedback, suggestions, or would just generally like to get in touch, just email us. 1. … Continue reading
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An elusive detector for an elusive particle
The delay of a go-ahead from the Cabinet for an indigenously designed neutrino detector is demoralizing for scientists because it could turn investors away. Continue reading
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Tagged India-based Neutrino Observatory, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Kolar Gold Fields, Masatoshi Koshiba, neutrino physics, particle physics
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