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Nanoscientists bag Descartes-Huygens Prize

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This years Descartes-Huygens Prize has been awarded to two physicists, Ludwik Leibler and Willem Vos, for their research in polymer science and nanophotonics. The prize was set up by the French and Dutch governments in 1995 to reward scientists from the two countries for their research and for their contribution to collaboration between France and the Netherlands.

Ludwik Leibler is a French physicist who has developed a revolutionary new technique that uses a nanoparticle solution made from polymers to connect human tissue. His share of the prize money (23 000 in all) will allow him to take part in Radboud Universitys Nanomedicine Alliance research programme, where he hopes to study how cells and soft materials, like hydrogels, interact.

Willem Vos is a nanophotonics expert and works for the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente. His team recently discovered that a photonics bandgap can completely stop light being emitted from a material. His share of the prize will allow him to forge a partnership between the Institute of Nanosciences and Cryogenics in Grenoble and the University of Twente. During his time in Grenoble, he plans to study ultrafast methods for controlling how light and other particles interact with each other a discipline called cavity quantum electrodynamics.

Photonic materials are nanostructured crystals in which periodic variation of the refractive index on the length scale of visible light produces a photonic "band gap". This gap affects how photons propagate through the material and is similar to the way in which a periodic potential in semiconductors affects the flow of electrons by defining allowed and forbidden energy bands. In the case of photonic crystals, light of certain wavelength ranges can pass through the photonic band gap while light in other ranges is reflected.

The Descartes-Huygens Prize is named after the French philosopher Ren Descartes (1596-1650) and Dutch mathematician Christian Huygens (1629-1695). Each year, it is awarded to scientists from a different discipline (the humanities and social sciences, the natural sciences and the life sciences). It is presented by the French Acadmie des Sciences and The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

The Prizewinners will receive their awards on the 26th January 2015 at The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in Amsterdam.

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PM Modi Calls for Revival of 'Romance of Science' in Society

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Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a more broad based approach to funding research in the country, and asked scientists to focus more on research than on various procedures to get government grants. Mr Modi's made these remarks after inaugurating the 102nd Indian Science Congress at the Mumbai University on Saturday.

The Prime Minister started off his address to the gathering of scientists, students and nobel laureates by paying tribute to eminent research scientist Vasant R Gowariker, who died in Pune on Friday.

Laying stress on the importance of science and technology, Mr Modi linked the rise of China as second largest economy in the world to it's rise as a scientific power. He also sought to make science and technology a theme of the Republic Day Parade in near future.

Speaking to the 12,000 delegates from across the country, Prime Minister Modi said, "Science and technology is an invaluable ally in governance and the development of our country. I feel humbled by the work that scientists do."

2001 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine Paul Nurse from London, 2002 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner Kurt Wuthrich from Switzerland, 2009 Chemistry Nobel laureate Ada E Yonath from Israel, 2013 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine Randy Schekman of the University of California, Berkeley, were notable among the celebrity guests present at the inauguration ceremony. 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh was also present.

Mr Yunus told NDTV, "The fact that this Congress is taking place at this time is because we know that science and technology is leading the way. The Prime Minister emphasized how we can use this technology to solve the problems of the poor in his speech today. It's not about the progress and development of science and technology but about how this can be made available to the people, remote people, poor people."

The Indian Science Congress will consist of fourteen sections namely Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences, Anthropological and Behavioral Sciences (including Archaeology and Psychology and Educational Sciences), Chemical Sciences, Earth System Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Information and Communication Science and Technology (including Computer Sciences), Material Sciences, Mathematical Sciences (including Statistics), Medical Sciences (including Physiology), New Biology (including Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology), Physical Sciences, Plant Sciences and one Committee Science and Society.

The Prime Minister ended his speech by saying, "Children must see as many role models in science as they see in sports. We need to revive the romance of science in society, rekindle the love of science in our children and allow our scientists dream."

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