The Telegram (India’s oldest communication) services in Indian to be closed….

Dear Colleagues, IOP Publishing congratulates scientists Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura on becoming the latest Nobel prize laureates for their invention of “efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources.     ” In recognition of Akasaki, Amano and Nakamura’s landmark achievements, we are making a collection of breakthrough…

Wiley announced that starting from January 2013, they will publish the following journals on behalf of the American Geophysical Union (AGU):   ·  Eos ·  Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems ·  Geophysical Research Letters ·  Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·  Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems ·  Journal of Geophysical Research ·  Paleoceanography ·  Radio Science · …

Cambridge University Press has announced that it will become the new home of PASA (Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia) from January 2013. PASA publishes new and significant research in astronomy and astrophysics. PASA covers a wide range of topics within astronomy, including multi-wavelength observations, theoretical modelling, computational astronomy and visualisation. PASA also maintains…

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Did ‘Solar Storms’ Cause India’s Massive Blackout? by HEATHER TIMMONS No, we’re not wearing tinfoil hats over here at India Ink — so-called “solar storms,” or magnetic eruptions on the sun’s surface……  Read More…….

Dear Colleagues, All research papers from Nature will be made free to read in a proprietary screen-view format that can be annotated but not copied, printed or downloaded, the journal’s publisher Macmillan announced on 2 December. Nature makes all articles free to view Investigations launched into artificial tracheas Bullet-proof armour and hydrogen sieve add to graphene’s promise   The…