Comments on: P.M. Ajayan: Science Hero from Loyola

By: Ashok

Ashok — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:45:38 +0000

Deepak, here's that story, in The Economist, Aug 14th 2007 'Storing electricity: It looks good on paper' http://economist.com/science/tq/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9642197

ELECTRICITY-storage devices are getting more flexible, in a literal sense as well as in their design. This week sees the unveiling of the most robust but flexible battery ever. Pulickel Ajayan and his colleagues at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York made it by mixing carbon nanotubes... The delightful thing about Dr Ajayan’s device is...

By: Deepak Madhusoodanan

Deepak Madhusoodanan — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:18:31 +0000

Big News I just read this article from The Hindu's August 19 edition:

Researchers — most of them Indians — at the oldest technological university in the United States, have announced a breakthrough that might see ultra-thin batteries, made up of cellulose, the main component of paper... The findings are being reported in the August 21 issue of the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,” in the United States. The three department heads who joined hands on the project are Pulickel M. Ajayan, Professor of Materials Science and team leader of the carbon nanotechnology research centre at Rensselaer; Robert Linhardt, Professor of Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering; and Omkaram Nalamasu, Director of the Centre for Integrated Engineering.

This is a significant achievement. Rensselaer has put this as the main story on their home page. Read more about this from the web site of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2280&setappvar=page(1)

By: Ashok

Ashok — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:35:10 +0000

Deepak, thanks for posting the YouTube link here.

By: Deepak Madhusoodanan

Deepak Madhusoodanan — Thu, 31 May 2007 17:58:46 +0000

A video of Prof. Ajayan speaking about nanotechnology can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inLm0BeuYPw

By: Aju

Aju — Sun, 27 May 2007 15:32:38 +0000

Great! Hopefully, more Loyolites will look to become R&D trendsetters, rather than footsoldiers in the IT (r)evolution.

By: Ashok

Ashok — Sun, 13 May 2007 01:56:50 +0000

Varun, does Ajayan figure in BHU folklore already? And best of luck on your journey.

By: Varun Murali

Varun Murali — Sat, 12 May 2007 14:40:18 +0000

Never knew that there existed a Loyolite in IT-BHU until one of my mates pointed out to Dr. Ajayan. Hope to carry on the humble tradition.

By: Bimal John

Bimal John — Sat, 05 May 2007 19:00:03 +0000

Thanks Ashok for not including that I hope I can continue to be Blakeneyish and wont get a blackeye for what I do

By: Tojo Eapen

Tojo Eapen — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:58:04 +0000

For those who may not have seen this – There is a really interesting documentary/DVD from Thomas Friedman – ‘The Other Side of Outsourcing’. He got the idea for his book, ‘The World is Flat’ while working on this project. It has interesting perspectives, including interviews with Narayana Murthy and Azim Premji. Some of us might remember first-hand experiences from work while seeing this.

Ashok, look forward to more of your notes..

By: Ashok

Ashok — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:50:49 +0000

Bimal, yours is already a beehive in the blogosphere. I’ve not included it in the Loyola blogroll because you are Percy Blakeney-ish in cyberspace Am impressed by your sustaining power over there. Hope to emulate you here.

By: Bimal John

Bimal John — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:25:27 +0000

Ashok, great job! I am sure this initiative will be a hit too! And great reading as well. I particularly liked the ARChive idea..I should think of a Beehive perhaps

By: Ashok

Ashok — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:04:36 +0000

Tojo, months ago, I read Thomas Friedman asking Bush to invest in science research. Wonder who the US is losing the edge to, or will soon lose the edge to.

Thanks for the encouragement, guys! The only way I can do more write-ups of this kind is if you folks too do an Ajayan. I merely store the honey.

By: Sandeep Kurur

Sandeep Kurur — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:05:35 +0000

This is a good one! Thrilled to see your blog. Must say it was long-awaited. Carry on Blogging!!

By: Tojo Eapen

Tojo Eapen — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:01:34 +0000

Really great to see this write-up, Ashok. This is definitely a huge distinction. Currently, a lot of debate is taking place in the U.S. regarding losing the edge in science & technology.

Will look forward to more of your notes in the future. Hope you’ll be able to find more on our big-time achievers.

By: Deepak Madhusoodanan

Deepak Madhusoodanan — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:08:46 +0000

Oh yeah, those anecdotes were really funny.

By: Ashok

Ashok — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:28:24 +0000

Jiby, I enjoyed reading the anecdotes you compiled. Am hoping that a teacher will put a similar list here. Like Fr Pulickal’s list on the noticeboard.

By: Jiby

Jiby — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:41:17 +0000

i see you have linked up the school anecdotes here…that was initially meant for my classmates…i would dread some of the teachers whose names find mention there reading this…lol!

By: jiby

jiby — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:34:01 +0000

Thats fine, Deepak…thanks for bringing it to Ashok’s notice.

Ashok, all the very best with this initiative. Hope to see a lot of quality writeups about the school and the alumni.

By: Deepak Madhusoodanan

Deepak Madhusoodanan — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:42:37 +0000

Ashok,

Thanks for your mention of my name as the source, but it was Jiby(http://jiby216.blogspot.com/) who alerted the Orkut community about the rediff.com news item.

Regards,

Deepak