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Of rain and rivers

Climate researchers are using diverse sources of data and data-driven techniques to build faster and more accurate models for forecasting weather, helping communities better prepare for extreme events in a changing climate.

The case for resilient scientific databases

Scientists are advocating for alternative models of open scientific databases that are resilient to technical disruptions and funding cuts.

A quantum system that you can see

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics went to scientists who built a macroscopic system, an electrical circuit a few millimetres in size, that could exhibit quantum behaviour. This is the foundation for superconducting quantum computers.s

Protecting the body from itself

Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system goes rogue and attacks the body from within. The discovery of a crucial protection mechanism against such self-attack won the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine 2025.

Materials of the future

Metal-organic frameworks act like highly selective molecular sieves, which can revolutionise separation processes. Their discovery won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Making space for student innovation

When Vivek Yadav was in school, he was fascinated with rockets and outer space. “I wanted to launch a startup because I love working on engines, and I wanted to work on what I want,” he says. That is how he found his way to IIT Hyderabad.

Democratising artificial intelligence and imagining the future of work

As the new year began, the campus was abuzz with conversations about AI inclusivity, societal adoption, and the future of work.