Science Snapshots: October 25, 2026
Three recent important research developments, all readable in one minute
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Award-winning theoretical physicist Ashoke Sen has focused on string theory
Ashoke Sen becomes first Indian to win 2026 Oskar Klein Medal, awarded by Stockholm University and Nobel Committee for Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences