Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Higgs Boson and Origin of Universe -Science Day Celebration


Report on Seminar on “Higgs Boson and Origin of Universe”
(Science Day Celebration)
Date: 28 February 2013
Time: 2-4pm
Venue: Mini Auditorium, Government Engineering College, Barton Hill

This year’s science day was celebrated in our college on behalf of Department of science on 28 February 2013 commemorating the discovery of Raman Effect on Feb 28, 1928. The talk was delivered by Dr. Sibi K S, Assistant Professor in Physics. During the talk, students were taken to a journey through the visions of great scientists who are figuring out the beginning of our universe. In particle colliders, the scientists are trying to create the very cause that lead to our creation. The task is accomplished by setting up an experiment similar to Big Bang that occurred 15 billion years ago. Large Hardon Collider focus on finding the small piece of energy that binds quarks and other fundamental particles. The tiresome hard work, enormous will power and the amazing facts about Large Hardon Collider made students more excited when they came to know about plasma containment of Higgs Bosons.
The concepts of Physics are ever-changing. The simple fundamental laws of Physics are giving shape to complex theories that argue with our common sense reasoning. The ideas put forward by Albert Einstein, Neil Bohr, S N Bose and Peter Higgs paved path for infinite research options in science. It is not too long wait till we recreate the charm once again. It is to be noted that Impossibilities can only be known if we move one step forward from possibilities to impossibilities.
The Seminar concluded by 4pm. To summarize, the seminar touched various field like Concepts in Physics, Higgs Boson and Origin of universe, Large Hardon Collider etc..Around 300 students from S1 S2 as well as S3S4 braches attended the function. Few snap of the function are also added herewith.







Science Day Celebration
(Seminar On Higgs Boson and Origin of Universe, Feb 28, 2013)

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Kidney cells successfully generated artificially


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Singapore: Scientists in Singapore have successfully produced kidney cells under laboratory conditions, without using animals or cells from other organs.

Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have successfully generated human kidney cells from human embryonic stem cells in vitro; the renal cells were produced under artificial conditions in the lab without using animals or organs, something that was not been possible until now.

IBN Executive Director Jackie Y. Ying said: 'This discovery has wide-reaching implications for in vitro toxicology, drug screening, disease models and regenerative medicine. In particular, we are interested in applying our technology to develop predictive in vitro drug testing and renal toxicity models as alternatives to animal testing.'

The scientists said that the kidney is a major target organ for drug-induced toxic effects. Therefore, it is important for pharmaceutical companies to find out early in the development phase whether their drugs would cause nephrotoxicity in humans.

However, animal models are of limited predictability, and there is currently no regulatory accepted in vitro assay based on renal cells to predict nephrotoxic effects, reports Science Daily.

'A major problem is the lack of suitable renal cells, which may now be resolved through our discovery,' said researcher Daniele Zink.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Thursday, January 03, 2013

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Text Symbols SMS Dictionary

@@@@@:-) Marge Simpson 

@:-) John Travolta in 'Grease' quiff 

:[ I am a vampire! 

((:-/ I am bald 

£$£:-) I am rich! 

#:-/ My hair's matted, arghhhh! 

:-))))))) A person with multiple chins 

D:-) Look I am wearing a sailor hat 

}:-(= Dracula 

:-& Tongue-tied 

( '}{' ) Boy and girl kissing 

:") Blush 

;) Cheeky wink 

;-) Flirty 

:* Kiss or :-x or :o* 

:x Secret's safe with me 

;o) Wink 

*^_^* A huge dazzling grin 

c|B-) Ali G 

o:-) Angel 

:*) ? Are you drunk? 

£:-) Bad hair day 

:-o zz zz ZZ Bored or tired 

:-E Bucktoothed vampire 

})i({ Butterfly 

>^,,^< Cat 

####@### Centipede in a sombrero 

C=:-) Chef 

C8<] Darth Vader 

>:-) Devil 

};-)> Devil 

A: ) Dick head 

5:-) Elvis Presley 

@:-) Elvis Presley 

9) Frog 

~B-) Geek 

:-% Get Lost 

:-]= Goofy 

:-) Happy 

:-) , I have an outie belly button 

:-) . have an innie belly button 

#;-) I have tangled hair 

:-s I'm not making sense 

(-.-)Zzz I'm sleepy 

:'-) I'm so happy I'm crying 

:***-) I'm wearing body glitter 

B-) I'm wearing glasses ( therefore 'cool!') 

:-{} I'm wearing lipstick 

(-: It's the left hand smiley! 

(_x_) Kiss my butt 

@(*o*)@ Koala 

%-) Like my new glasses 

8(:-) Mickey Mouse 

<:3 span="span"> Mouse

}:-( My toupee is at risk from a high wind

:-p Naughty

(:-( Noel Gallagher

:-O Oh no

:-* Oops

=^) Open-minded

:@) Pig

(:::[]:::) Plaster

:-$ Put your money where your mouth is

:-( Sad

:-O Shouting

(8-) Smiley (alternative!)

/\(oo)/\ Spider

:o) Sticking your tongue out

:-p Sticking your tongue out

:-D Sticking your tongue out

:-@! Swearing

@:-) Wearing a turban

:-" Whistling

¿8-| WWF superstar the Rock (people's eyebrow)

:-(*) You make me sick!

:------------) You're a big liar!

X-( You're mad!

Chat room symbols


Chat room symbols ...     Here's a list of chat room symbols that are used to express feelings, emotion and add flavor to those chat room discussions. Now you can be armed with the latest typing styles and appear to be "cool".

 Chat room symbols
+O:-)     Pope
<:>==     A turkey
<:-i br="br" dunce="dunce" nbsp="nbsp"><|-)     Chinese
=#:-)     Wizard
=|:-)=     Uncle Sam
- -:-(     Punk Rocker
!-(     Black Eye
##     waffles
#(     Lips are sealed
#-)     Dead / Partied ALL Night
#:-)     From a person with matted hair
#:-0     Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
#:o+=     Betty Boob
$-)     I'm a yuppie / Lotto fever
$_$     Ooh...money...
%-)     At keyboard 12 hours / Cross-eyed
%*@:-(     Hung Over
%-^)     Picasso
%+{     Lost A Fight
%+|     Beaten Up
%-6     Braindead
&&&&     Pretzels
&-(     Crying
&:-)     Curly hair
( o ) ( o )     Hooters
(( )):**     Hugs and Kisses
(((((name))))     Hug (cyber hug)
(-)     Needs a Haircut
(.)(.)     Ms. Dos
(: (=|     Wearing a Ghost Costume
(-:     I'm a lefty / User is left-handed
(:-$     Ill
(:-)     Bald Guy
(:)-)     Scuba Diving
(:-*     Kissing
(:-...     Broken Heart
(::()::)     Bandaide
(-::-)     Siamese Twins
(-:|:-)     We're Siamese twins
(:=)     Two Noses
(:>-<     Thief
(:-D     Blabber Mouth
(:-I     Egghead
(@@)     You're kidding
(_)     Mug (coffee, beer)
(-_-)     Secret smile
(00)     Pulling a Mooner
(8-)     Gorilla / Wearing (sun) glasses
(O--<     A fishy message...
-):.........     I'm dyslexic
):-P :-P     with a forehead
*!#*!^*&:-)     A Schizophrenic
*-(     A Cyclops Poked in the Eye
*-)     Shot Dead / Stoned
****:-)     I look like Marge Simpson
*:*     Fuzzy
*:o)     Bozo the Clown
*_*     Not well/dizzy
*<:- br="br" claus="claus" nbsp="nbsp" santa="santa">.-)     Keeping an eye out / One Eyed
...---...     SOS
.\/     Duck
.^)     Side View
/:-)     French
: };^)'     Lil devil
:'     Crying
:-!     Foot in Mouth / A smoker / Smoking
:-"     Pursed Lips
:-#     Fat Lip / Lips are Sealed
:-$     Ill as in sick / Money talks
:-&     Person is angry... / Tongue Tied
:&     Tongue tied
:-||    Angry
:(     A frown, something's sad
:( )     Can't Stop Talking
:-( )     You Just Backed Your Car Over My Toe
:'-(     Crying Sadly
:-(     I'm sad
-:-(     Punk rocker (real punk rockers don't smile)
:-(#)     Wearing Braces (teeth)
:-((     Very Sad
:-()     Big mouth (User has rambled on)
:-(=)     Person has big teeth
:-) )-:     Masking theatrical comments
:'-)     [Crying for Joy]
:)     A smile, don't take it seriously
:'''-)     Floods of Tears :- Male
:-')     Has a Cold
:-))     Very Happy / I have a double-chin
:-)))     Laughing or Double Chin
:)~     Drool
:-)=     Vampire
:-)>     Bearded
:-)-8     Big Girl
:*     Kiss
:-*     Kiss / Puckering for a kiss
:.-)     Laughing Tears
::-)     Wearing Glasses
:-?     Smokes a pipe
:-@     Confused, ill
:-@;     Screaming
:-\     Undecided
:-{)     Mustache
:-|K-     Formal message.
:-}     Wry smile
:~(     Weeping
:~/     Mixed Up
:+)     Large Nose
:-<     Sad / Vampire
:<)     Mustache
:->     Devilish Grin (heavy sarcasm)
:>     Smiling, happy faces
:-0     Shocked
:-3     Has Eaten a Lemon
:-6     Exhausted, Wiped Out / Sour Taste in Mouth
:-7     User just made a wry statement
:8)     Pig
:-9     Delicious, Yummy / Licking Lips / Tasty
:-B     I have buck teeth / Tongue stuck out
:-C     Bummed Out / Pout
:c)     Pig headed
:D     Laughing out loud / Licking mouth
:-d     Tasty
:-D     Wider happy face (or Mistrel singers)
:-e     Disappointment
:-E     Vampire
:-II     Angry
:-j     Smoker Smiling / :-J Tongue in cheek
:-o     "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
:O     Shocked
:-o     Shouting / :-O Shouting loudly
:O     Yell
:o)     Boxer's Nose
:-p     Tongue in Cheek / Tongue stuck out
:-Q     Smoking
:-r     Tongue stuck out
:-ss     drools or has a cold
:-t     Cross
:-V     Shouting
:-w     Speaks with Forked Tongue
:-x     kiss / No comment or User's lips are sealed
:-x}     Kissing
:-Z     Sleeping
;-(     A wink
@[_]~~     Mug of HOT Coffee or Tea
@->-->-->     A rose
12x--<--- a="a" br="br" dozen="dozen" nbsp="nbsp" roses="roses">[:-)     Wearing Headphones
[:-I]     Robot
\:-)     French Hat
\_/     Glass (drink)
\~/     Full Glass
\-o     Bored
]:-)     The Devil
-_-     Closed eyes ;(
_:^)     American Indian
_o-)     Aquanaut
{(:-)     Wearing a toupee
{:-)     Wig
{:V     Duck
{}     Hug or No comment
| -)     I'm sleeping
|-(     Late night messages
|-)     Beaming, or happy dreams / Sleeping
|:-)     Bushy/Heavy Eyebrows ) Cheshire Cat
|:['     Groucho Marx
|:-|     Excessively Rigid
|-]     Robocop
|^o     Snoring
|-{     Good Grief
|-0     Yawning
|-I     Asleep / sleeping
|-O     Yawning / Snoring / Birth
}-&     Angry
}:-(     Bull Headed
}:-)     Mean grin (with eyebrows)
}:-<     Cat
~ :-(     Particularly Angry
~~\8-O     Needs to Fix Frayed Cord on Computer
~~~~~8}     Snake
~~~c___     Beach
~=     Candle
~M`'~     Camel
+<||-)     Knight
>:-)     Evil Grin / I'm in a devilish mood
0:-)     Angel / Saint / Smile with Halo
3:-)     Cow
5:-)     Elvis
8(:-)     Walt Disney
C:-)     Big brain
C|:-)     Wearing a Bowler Hat
C=:-)     Chef
d:-)     Wearing a Cap

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Einstein equations


Einstein equations

of the gravitational field
Fundamental equations in the general theory of relativity. They connect the metric tensor of the
 space-time continuum, which describes the gravitational field, and the physical characteristics of 
different forms of matter, described by means of the energy-momentum tensor:
Here  is the Ricci tensor, which can be expressed in terms of the metric tensor 
 is the energy-momentum tensor,  is the speed of light in vacuum, and  is the gravitational constant.

-K A Solaman 

Saturday, November 24, 2012

NIIST scientist bags award for physical sciences



 
His work leads to the development of superior light harvesting devices

























A. Ajayaghosh, CSIR-Outstanding Scientist at the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) here, who bagged the Infosys Prize 2012 in Physical Sciences, announced in Bangalore on Friday, has been recognised for his work that has led to the design and synthesis of organogels (pi-gels), a new class of nanomaterials with great potential for photonic and electronic applications.

According to the jury citation, Prof. Ajayaghosh has demonstrated that these self-assembled nanomaterials can be used to control the electronic energy transfer processes, paving the way for the development of superior light harvesting devices. Prof. Ajayaghosh was the first investigator to make functional phenylenevinylene organogels from designed building blocks. He is a leader in this exciting new area of materials chemistry.

The prize includes a gold medallion, a citation certificate, and prize money of Rs.50 lakh.
When contacted, Prof. Ajayaghosh said, “As a Keralite, and as someone whose entire education has been within the home State, I feel proud to have been selected for this award. I owe this honour to my group of students and collaborators. I feel happy that science in India is getting due recognition.”
He hoped the award would encourage more youngsters in Kerala to take to science as a career.

His message to young scientists was, “If you are ready to work, there is nothing to stop you”. The secret of being a successful scientist, according to him, is a passion for science, the commitment to work and the patience to wait.

Prof. Ajayaghosh obtained his Master’s degree in Science (1984) from Kerala University and a Ph.D. (1988) from Calicut University. He joined the Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR (presently CSIR-NIIST), as a scientist in 1988. He was the Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Max Plank Institute for Strahlen Chemie, Germany (1994-96).

He has received several awards such as the Thomson Reuters Research Excellence Award (2009), the Outstanding Researcher Award of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) (2009), the Ramanna Fellowship of the Department of Science and Technology, India (DST) (2007) and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Chemical Sciences (2007).

He has published several articles, book chapters and filed patents in the areas of molecular self-assembly, molecular probes and fluorescent materials. He is a Fellow of all the three Science Academies of India, and is on the international advisory board of the journal, Chemistry-An Asian Journal .

-K A Solaman