tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40966698713069827312024-08-30T21:46:54.721-04:00Brilliance ArdentAjinkya S Kamathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14032239572619985427noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096669871306982731.post-3184605708908343542014-10-11T20:38:00.000-04:002014-10-11T20:44:57.976-04:00Three minutes and your time starts now: every scientist should try it!
Recently, I participated in the "Three Minute Thesis" (3MT) competition at the University of Virginia. I did win the third prize, but I enjoyed participating in the competition for something more than just the prize. It was exciting to be able to explain my research to experts in other fields and public!
If you are a Ph.D. student, you might already know about 3MT. It started at the Ajinkya S Kamathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14032239572619985427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096669871306982731.post-70924033277405779652012-10-28T03:56:00.000-04:002012-10-28T03:56:14.064-04:00Jumping Dynamics of a Simple Robot
Robots fascinate all of us. While few robots are just fun toys many other robots can perform many complex tasks for us. In past decade the field of robotics has advanced by leaps and bounces making robots smarter and smarter. We have created robots, which can explore terrains- terrestrial as well as extra-terrestrial-, where even humans haven't reached. To traverse a terrain with obstaclesAjinkya S Kamathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14032239572619985427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096669871306982731.post-28071099229701869492012-09-26T18:38:00.000-04:002012-10-11T17:32:42.465-04:00Farthest Galaxy Ever Seen: 13.2 Billion Light Years* Away!
Recent observations using Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Spitzer space telescope of NASA, revealed a view of the farthest galaxy we have ever spotted. This discovery is an incredible example of how advanced telescopes like HST and Spitzer combined with advanced data analysis and modeling techniques in astrophysics can stretch our limits of observing farther and in distant past of Ajinkya S Kamathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14032239572619985427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096669871306982731.post-19006685004446279302012-08-06T16:55:00.001-04:002012-08-06T16:55:08.209-04:00Golden Boost: Nanoporous Gold Boosts Performance of Lithium-air-breathing Battery
Imagine a fully electric car running several hundred miles with a single charge and which does not require a new battery for several hundred recharges! It's still a dream, but scientists at University of St. Andrews in Scotland may have found just the thing, which can take us one step forward to achieving this. Here's an overview of their research that was recently published in Ajinkya S Kamathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14032239572619985427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096669871306982731.post-2230381273625971912012-07-05T21:54:00.001-04:002013-03-19T21:28:46.536-04:00Higgs Boson: An Introduction to the Particle That's Fascinating the World
"As a layman, I think we have it", said R. Heuer, the Director General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), on Wednesday during the seminar that was webcast live on internet for everyone. 'Higgs Boson' is one of the 10 'Hot Searches' in US on Google Trends right now. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it's the first time in the history, when the entire world, and notAjinkya S Kamathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14032239572619985427noreply@blogger.com0