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As part of the second Indo-German collaboration in 1966, an electron microscope was to be installed in the Department of Metallurgy at IIT Madras. In 1968, the laboratory received a transmission electron microscope, most likely of the Elmiskop 1A model made by Siemens in 1964. This microscope was the upgraded version of Elmiskop 1, the first high-resolution electron microscope with a ‘double condenser’- magnetic lenses used to focus the electron beams onto the object using magnetic fields – which was manufactured in series production in 1954. The features of the Elmiskop 1A…

A baby monkey sleeping on the tree near Raman Block

The image of the two monkeys hugging was captured near the Campus Cafe garden while we were heading for lunch it was such a beautiful moment that felt worth freezing in time. The sunset photograph was taken from our hostel corridor during that golden hour when everything looks magical. The cat resting under the bicycle was spotted in the Sabarmati parking area, quietly enjoying its peaceful corner. The soft sunlight filtering through the green canopy of leaves was photographed near the Central Library, creating a calm and refreshing scene. The deer resting so peacefully was seen in front…

Sitting (L–R): 2. P. A. Aswathanarayana 3. V. Ramjee 4. T. M. Srinivasan 5. M. Balakrishnan 6. K. M. Patil 7. D. N. Ghista 8. N. V. C. Swamy 9. B. V. A. Rao 10. R. S. Alwar 11. V. Ramamurti 12. R. S. Srinivasan 13. C. R. Subramanian Standing, 1st Row (L–R): 3. P. Krishnaiyer 4. S. Radhakrishnan 5. Venkatrao 8. N. Ganesan 9. B. S. Prabhu 10. J. Pattabhiraman 16. J. Lakshminarasimhan 18. B. H. L. Gowda