Princeton University

Life as a Researcher at MIT and Princeton

MIT is dead set on making magnetic fusion work soon. As exciting as that prospect may seem, it is also anxiety-inducing. 
4 September 2024, 13:55 PM

Jhumpa Lahiri’s first short story collection in 15 years

The latest bent in Jhumpa Lahiri's decades-long foray into Italian life and literature
28 March 2023, 07:42 AM

Bangladeshi scientist leads discovery of novel quantum state of matter

A Bangladeshi physicist of Princeton University has led an international research team in discovering a novel quantum state of matter that can be 'tuned' at will - and it's 10 times more tunable than existing theories can explain.
18 September 2018, 06:59 AM

Scientists split over Ramakrishnan’s attack on Indian Science Congress

The scientists in India engage in a debate over Indian-born Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan’s remark that the Indian Science Congress (ISC) is a circus and serves little purpose.
7 January 2016, 12:45 PM

What the universe looks like in one image

A musician combines the logarithmic maps of the universe from Princeton and images from NASA to create an image showing the observable universe in one disc.
3 January 2016, 11:07 AM

Angus Deaton wins Nobel Prize in Economics

Scotland-born Angus Deaton wins the Nobel memorial prize in economics.
12 October 2015, 11:42 AM

Bangladeshi physicist leads discovery of massless particle with promise for next-gen electronics

A Bangladeshi physicist of Princeton University leads an international team to the discovery of an elusive massless particle theorised 85 years ago.
21 July 2015, 05:33 AM