Stockholm, Americans Eric Betzig and William Moerner and German scientist Stefan Hell have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for “the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy.” The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says the work of the three scientists “has brought optical microscopy into the nanodimension.”

New York, A young Indian has won a prestigious global citizen award and USD 100,000 cash prize for his work to build community sanitation facilities, an area that aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to ending open defecation, organisers of the award said. Anoop Jain was named recipient ofRead More

London,The first space weather forecast centre opened on Wednesday in Exeter, southwestern England. With a funding of 4.6 million pounds ($7.4 million) from the British government, the Met Office Space Weather Centre in Devon also houses the Met Office’s headquarters, Xinhua reported. It will provide space weather forecasts and developRead More

Beijing, Authorities in Hong Kong and student-led protesters, weakened by the dwindling crowds of their supporters on the streets, are set to begin talks on Friday, which are unlikely to make much headway. On Wednesday, only a couple of hundred protesters were camped out on in the main government andRead More

Kiev,At least 331 deaths have been reported in eastern Ukraine since last month’s ceasefire deal between Russian-backed separatists and government troops, the United Nations said Wednesday. Donetsk airport, the focus of much of the fighting, has no immediate tactical significance for separatist forces devoid of any air power. However, theRead More

Beijing, A strong, shallow earthquake that shook south-western China overnight killed at least one person, damaged buildings and prompted thousands to camp outside as aftershocks continued to strike the area, officials said Wednesday. The earthquake with a magnitude of at least 6.0 struck the Weiyuan city area of Yunnan provinceRead More

Washington, The World Bank’s finance chief said he would decline the remainder of his bonus in a move that appeared aimed at quelling discontent among staff who thought it out of line given planned layoffs and budget cuts. Bertrand Badre, the chief financial officer who has pushed much of theRead More

Washington, A top private US varsity has named its first business school after an Indian American real estate tycoon in the Midwest. Rockford University announced the creation of the Puri Business School in recognition of a USD 5 million contribution to the varsity by First Rockford Group Founder and President SunilRead More

London, A senior banker from a leading British lender has become the first person in the UK to admit criminal charges related to manipulating Libor. The banker appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, but his admission of guilt was only allowed to be reported yesterday (Tuesday). He was releasedRead More

Norfolk, Self-guided unmanned patrol boats that can leave warships they’re protecting and swarm and attack potential threats on the water could join the U.S. Navy’s fleet within a year, defense officials say, adding the new technology could one day help stop attacks like the deadly 2000 bombing of the USSRead More