Ronak Gupta

Ronak Gupta is pursuing a PhD in fluid mechanics at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

An image of the Perseus cluster obtained by Chandra, with X-ray information enhanced. The frame's breadth can fit ten Milky Way galaxies. The cold front is visible at the 7 o'clock position relative to the centre. Credit: NASA, CXC, GSFC, Stephen Walker, et al.

How the Forces That Create Beautiful Clouds on Earth Also Sculpt Galaxy-Wide Bays

Ronak Gupta 23/06/2017

Both the kilometre-long billow clouds in Earth's atmosphere and...

Researchers modelled a somewhat similarly shaped active particle using a computer to understand its mechanical properties better. Credit: Zappys Technology Solutions/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Scientists in Chennai Uncover Insights Into Tiny, Self-Propelling ‘Active Particles’

Ronak Gupta 13/02/2017

The active particle design can be used to model...

A blue whirl over water in a swirl generator. Credit: University of Maryland

The ‘Blue Whirl’ is a New Kind of Flame That Always Burns Cleanly

Ronak Gupta 17/08/2016

Researchers have already proposed using such a whirl to...

An artist's illustration of the LISA Pathfinder mission in space. Credit: ESA

Pathfinder Mission Eases Our Way to Exploring the Gravitational Universe

Ronak Gupta 16/06/2016

The news of its success is heartening as it...

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What Wiped Out the Dinosaurs?

Ronak Gupta 10/05/2016

In the brimming potpourri of factors that encouraged the...

A photograph showing light reflected from a piece of space junk going from NE to SW. Credit: lonetown/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Space Junk Didn’t Knock Out Japan’s New Satellite – But it Could Have

Ronak Gupta 31/03/2016

The Kessler syndrome has moved on from its humble...

The Wendelstein 7-X device. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Why the Road to Nuclear Fusion is Necessarily Bumpy

Ronak Gupta 15/02/2016

The takeaway is that despite its steep costs, we...