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The physics that lets you forget your glasses are on your face | Explained

Explore the mysteries of glass and its transparency with an assistant professor at IIT Kanpur.

The Hindu · Jan 5, 2024

IIT Kanpur Professor suffers cardiac arrest, dies on stage while addressing students

In a shocking incident, IIT Kanpur Professor Sameer Khandekar collapsed on stage due to cardiac arrest while addressing his students and died. He was 55 years old. He was delivering a lecture during an alumni meeting, as per reports.

The Times of India · Dec 24, 2023

Next time you have kulhad chai, don’t miss the bubbly physics

Relaxing after a hectic semester, Kanpur's kulhads offer a perfect setting to share conversations over a hot cup of tea. The secret bubbles that appear on the surface are due to air packets trapped in tiny holes in the clay pot. This is caused by buoyancy, the same force that…

The Hindu · Dec 13, 2023

A story of a convocation, an iron press, my kurta, and its polymers

The iron press has a heavy metal base and heats up, rearranging the long molecules of the fabric into neat, straight patterns. Heat provides energy to the molecules, allowing their atoms to vibrate and shift position. With pressure, the fabric is straightened and cools, leaving it wrinkle-free.

The Hindu · Jul 16, 2023

There was lightning in your kitchen today. Did you see?

A teacher at IIT Kanpur explains how a gas stove lighter works and what the piezoelectric effect is.

The Hindu · Jun 28, 2023

Explained | How are universities assessed under the National Institutional Ranking Framework?

The Hindu explains the takeaways from this year’s NIRF rankings, the methodology used to rank Indian universities, colleges and other higher education institutes, and why it faces criticism from some quarters

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

Can you spot the quantum physics around your house?

The electrons in metallic objects have an effective temperature of tens of thousands of degrees celsius because of the Fermi energy, a concept that illustrates how much quantum physics controls the properties of everyday objects in our homes.

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

Stress, dropouts, suicides: Unravelling IIT’s casteism problem

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Newslaundry · Mar 28, 2023

Air pollution sources will be identified on real-time basis in Delhi now: Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal — while reviewing the progress of the 'Real-time Source Apportionment Project' — announced on Friday that real-time identification of sources of air pollution in the city has begun.

The Times of India · Dec 23, 2022

IIT Kanpur condoles death of PhD student

The IIT Kanpur on Wednesday condoled the death of a student, here, who was found hanging from his room's ceiling on Tuesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 7, 2022