A new way to accurately predict how materials respond to pulsed laser heating, even when the laser's behavior is a bit unpredictable, allowing engineers to  optimise laser parameters for applications, such as cutting, welding, drilling, and surface treatment.

Scientists from Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram have possibly designed the first sustainable molecular keypad lock, which can also be used as a sensor of a poisonous pesticide.