Retrospective: The Wire Science in 2019
At the start of 2019, The Wire Science decided to focus more on issues of science and society, and this is reflected in the year-end list of our best stories (in terms of traffic and engagement; liste…
R&D
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The 'could've, should've, would've' of R&D
ISRO's Moon rover, which will move around the lunar surface come September (if all goes well), will live and and die in a span of 14 days because that's how long the lithium-ion cells it's…
TIFR's superconductor discovery: Where are the reports?
Most news publications in India didn't report on an exciting and significant discovery made by physicists from TIFR, Mumbai. Why not?…
On the need for the India-based Neutrino Observatory
"I bet @1amnerd disagrees with this" was how Kapil Subramanian's piece in The Hindu today was pointed out to me on Twitter. Titled 'India must look beyond neutrinos', the piece e…
R&D in China and India
"A great deal of the debate over globalization of knowledge economies has focused on China and India. One reason has been their rapid, sustained economic growth. The Chinese economy has averaged…