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July 18, 2012 (Vol. 1, ISSUE 16)

1. Banana Genome Sequence Discovered

    Source:  The Hindu, S&T, July 12, 2012 issue

   2. Tiniest Pluto Moon Discovered By Hubble

    Source:  The Hindu, S&T, July 12, 2012 issue

   3.  New Sensors and Detectors

    

      Source:  Physics Today, Vol 65, Issue 6, June 2012

   4. Water-resistant surface-temperature sensors

     Source:  Physics Today, Vol 65, Issue 6, June 2012

                                                

                                                           CSIO NEWS 

Proud Moment in the history of CSIR-CSIO

The CSIR Young Scientist Award for the year 2012 in Physical Sciences (including instrumentation)  is awarded to Mr. Umesh Tiwari of CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organization, Chandigarh in recognition of his & demonstration of novel fiber grating sensors for the communication and sensing applications having outstanding contributions in the area of Photonics particularly in developing Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA), various configurations of Raman/EDFA hybrid amplifiers and various other fields.

Science Samiksha congratulates Mr. Tiwari on this joyous occasion on behalf of the entire CSIR-CSIO family. This award is a laurel for the organization and a great motivation indeed for all the upcoming young scientists.