Explained: The discovery that led to organocatalysis gold rush
What is catalysis? Catalysis is Catalysis is a term used to describe a process in the presence of a substance (the catalyst) controls and influences the rate and/or the outcome…
Category: Chemistry
Nobel Prize for simple but brilliant discovery of asymmetric organocatalysis
The duo developed “a truly elegant tool for making molecules — simpler than one could ever imagine”. Since then, the process developed by the two laureates has led to a…
CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology: In a first, an all-women team wins the Nobel Prize
That scientists who pioneered the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology, the biggest game-changer in biology in recent years, will win the Nobel Prize was never in doubt; it was only a question of when and who would get recognised for the work done to develop the tool.
IIT Bombay team removes heavy metals from water with greater efficiency
IIT Bombay researchers have fabricated a carbon-based nanostructure that is capable of simultaneously adsorbing with very high efficiency four heavy metals — arsenic, chromium, cadmium and mercury — from wastewater.…
IIT Madras designs room temperature sodium sulphur battery
IIT Madras researchers have fabricated a new sodium sulphur battery that can be operated at room temperature and not at 300 degree C as is the case now. They achieved…
IISER Pune synthesises a photocatalyst to degrade organic pollutants
IISER Pune researchers have converted the highly unstable perovskite into a ultra-stable photocatalyst that can decompose toxic organic pollutants commonly present in water. The photocatalyst was synthesised by encapsulating nanocrystals…
IIT Madras finds an eco-friendly way to degrade plastics
IIT Madras researchers have demonstrated an eco-friendly way to degrade a few types of plastics. All that is required to degrade the plastics into molecules is continuous stirring of the…
IIT Madras registers initial success with iron ion battery
Researchers from IIT Madras have for the first time fabricated a rechargeable iron ion battery using mild steel as the anode. The iron ion battery is cost-effective and has 54%…
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