Have you ever wondered how do we perceive the space around us? Like how do we know where we need to be in order to […]
Month: October 2020
New age anti-malarial: Tu Youyou
Malaria has been a debilitating disease for millions all over the world and during the mid 20th century, it was even worse. At the time, […]
Tardigrades: Definition of survival of the fittest?
We’ve all heard about tardigrades at least once in our lives and recently, maybe a little too much. We have also seen the cute frumpy […]
Artificial Radioactivity: Irene Curie
Prof. Irene Curie is no stranger to the world of Nobel prizes as both her parents are awardees! She is the second woman to win […]
Demystifying structures: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Professor Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was a researcher and pioneer of the use of X-ray crystallography, a technique that is used to image crystal structures. She […]
Structure of Ribosomes: Ada Yonath
Prof. Ada Yonath is the first Israeli woman to win a Nobel Prize which is a result of her achievements over a lifetime! She won […]
Creation of modified enzymes: Frances Arnold
Professor Frances Arnold is a chemical engineer who managed to create proteins that literally change the way we can control our environment. We’re all aware […]
Pioneer of Radiology: Marie Sklodowska Curie
Pioneer of Radiology Any aspiring female scientist or any scientist for that matter is very well versed with the works of Prof. Marie Sklodowska Curie. […]
Nuclear shell model: Maria Goeppert Mayer
Prof. Maria Goeppert Mayer was only the second woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics! The award was given for her work on the […]
Chirped Laser Amplification: Donna Strickland
Professor Donna Strickland is one of the most Nobel Prize awardees in the field of science. She is the only woman who won the prize […]