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‘India’s digital public infra needs prompt attention for quantum-safe future’: IBM's Amith Singhee

May 27, 2026 12:30 pm

In an interview, Dr Amith Singhee, the director of IBM Research in India, said quantum advantage in at least one problem area is expected this year while warning that India’s digital public infrastructure must transition toward a quantum-safe future.

Death doulas are changing how the world and India approach dying: Why this end-of-life care is gaining attention

May 02, 2026 8:54 am

Recently, Hollywood actor Nicole Kidman revealed that she is learning and training to become a death doula after losing her mother, Janelle Ann Kidman in September 2024

Knowledge Nugget: India’s first quantum facility in Andhra Pradesh's Amravati — what UPSC aspirants must know

April 20, 2026 9:35 am

With India launching its first indigenous quantum computing testing facility on World Quantum Day, here’s why it matters. What is the National Quantum Mission? In ‘Beyond the Nugget’, explore ultracold atoms.

Every time you use GPS, you rely on Einstein’s relativity laws — here's how

April 18, 2026 9:14 am

What if the technology you use every day depends on a subtle distortion of time itself? The answer lies in a century-old idea that still shapes the modern world.

Ultracold atoms: From the world’s best clocks to future quantum computers

January 23, 2026 3:56 pm

Ultracold atoms sit at the heart of the quantum-technology revolution. India has built a strong and steadily growing presence in cold and ultracold-atom research.

For semiconductors and GPS, thank C V Raman, Satyendra Nath Bose, Einstein — and hay fever in 1925

December 31, 2025 11:41 am

One century after the Helgoland breakthrough, quantum principles have entered popular culture through the mythical Schrödinger cat. So profound was this work that every reigning doctrine — from communism and Buddhism to Vedanta — took positions on what quantum science means for its worldview

Superconductors: Floating trains, perfect electricity and a quantum leap

December 12, 2025 2:28 pm

From floating trains to powerful MRI coils and particle accelerators, superconductors drive some of the most advanced machines.

IBM unveils new ‘Nighthawk’ quantum chip, aims for quantum advantage next year

November 15, 2025 10:03 am

IBM also said it is on track to deliver large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing systems by 2029.

This year, Physics Nobel prize reflects a broader transformation in the field

October 08, 2025 12:50 pm

The boundaries between pure and applied physics have become porous. Today’s fundamental research is often motivated by technological possibilities, while technological breakthroughs frequently emerge from deep theoretical insights

How the Physics Nobel-winning experiment shaped quantum computing

October 22, 2025 12:51 pm

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to three scientists who made electrical circuits act like atoms - an experiment which lies at the heart of our quantum future.

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