I (Alpana Saha) am presenting a part of an interactive intellectual discussion with Professor Pawan Kumar Dhar. Professor Dhar is the Dean, School of Biotechnology in Jawaharlal Nehru University. His team has developed a disruptive novel drug discovery platform from the dark matter of the genome. Currently, he is working on the application of AI in speeding up the drug discovery pipeline. Why does biotechnology need AI ? In Science reproducibility of results is an absolute must. The time and costs involved in performing experiments and confirming the observations…
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Science for society: through output for the country from its citizen & by its technocrats
Dr. Debapriya Dutta, Scientist & Head of Equity, Empowerment & Development Division of Department of Science and Technology had a serious and detailed conversation with Alpana Saha and unveiled the work the Department is doing to provide scientific awareness and facilities to all section of the society. Dr. Debapriya Dutta completed his Ph.D from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and joined the National Agricultural Research Service of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). He served as Scientist in the Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training…
Read MoreIndia is the most sought after country globally in the area of Information Technology
Welcome to Future Tech Interview Series. It is a series of delightful & interactive sessions with eminent scientists, scholars and leaders, who all make a difference in the area of their work. Below is the presentation of a part of an interesting interaction of Alpana Saha with Dr Rashmi Sharma, Scientist-E, Department of Science and Technology (DST). Dr Rashmi Sharma is steering Scheme for Young Scientists and Technologists (SYST), for nurturing and mentoring young researchers willing to provide Science and Technology (S&T) driven solutions to challenges pertaining to society, apart…
Read MoreScribit – Robot with an artistic touch
Turn your wall into artistic canvas Graffiti has always been a way of showing the outburst of rebellion in human nature, with paints and an artistic approach, rather than going all-in with guns and swords. With the introduction of Scribit, rebellion can be taken to a new independency, as one can just be fearless of getting caught creating master piece, but can also create a wonderwall over the boring usual walls surrounding us in our home sweet home. Boring walls are no fun, as from my own personal experience, and…
Read MoreVUE: everyday smart glasses we always wanted
Glasses were always seen as the thing, which is used to make fun off, but that’s not the thing anymore as it has been modernized as the eyewear to be one of the coolest gadgets, like those in the Mission Impossible movies which are awesomely flaunted by Tom cruise in various scenes. Choose from a variety of different colors, textures, and shapes to help you express your own unique style. No need to worry about losing the spectacles, as one can be just found using the app, find my glasses,…
Read MoreNew Delhi witnessed More Than 800 Innovations under One Roof
On 14th February 2019, New Delhi witnessed the inauguration of the 7thNational Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC) of the INSPIRE Awards – MANAK programme, which was inaugurated by Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India at IIT Delhi. The National Capital witnessed more than 800 innovations under one roof as students from almost all States and Union Territories across the country had marched to the city so as to participate in a two – day 7th National Level Exhibition and Project Competition under INSPIRE…
Read MoreJourney of a Student to Mentor
Kevin Woller after receiving his Science Doctoral degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) marched forward in his research work in great speed. During his study time he was supported by a long list of scientists, teachers and mentors in his work and studies. In the similar way also supported a lot of young scientists and researchers who were junior to him. Woller says that to encourage him to come to the research work of fusion science was done by Physics professor Daniel Marble at Tarleton. During those days Professor…
Read MoreNISCAIR joins the International Year of the Periodic Table celebrations
The year 2019, the 150th year of the invention of the periodic table by Dmitri Mendeleev has been proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. Year-long celebrations are planned across the world to celebrate the invention of the periodic table. CSIR-NISCAIR joined the celebrations by organizing a science film screening-cum-interactive session on the periodic table on 25 January 2019. Dr. D.K. Aswal, Director, National Physical Laboratory who was the Chief Guest of the function explained the science behind the…
Read MoreEthical framework and standards needed for AI systems: experts
India Science Wire If India wants to catch up with China and other countries in the emerging field of Artificial Intelligence it will have to make huge investments in developing all enabling technologies and necessary eco-system, and also develop a framework for ethics and standards in AI. This was stated by experts participating in a two-day international colloquium on ‘Ethics and Governance of Autonomous Al Systems for a Better World,’ which was inaugurated by commerce minister Suresh Prabhu and Prof K Vijaya Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to the government on…
Read MoreJenga in Robo World
Making the machine win over humans has always been a wild dream in human beings fantasy, since there will be extinction threats; we are limiting ourselves to lose in games for now. Early times, machines were capable of winning us over chess, rubix cube, now there is an all new addition to these blood shedding battle ground (not really), MIT researchers have successfully tested a machine capable of playing the balancing tower game, Jenga. “Playing the game of Jenga also requires mastery of physical skills such as probing, pushing, pulling,…
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