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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IIT Madras develops breath humidity sensor for wearable electronics
IIT Madras researchers have fabricated a sensor that can measure minute variations in relative humidity levels in the exhaled breath. It can detect ethanol and acetone in the oral breath…
IIT Madras converts petroleum waste toluene into useful product
IIT Madras researchers have used a green oxidant and water (instead of organic acid) for converting petroleum waste toluene into benzoic acid. Benzoic acid is used as a food preservative and…
IIT Madras identifies unique biochemical pathways of retinoblastoma
Researchers from IIT Madras and Sankara Nethralaya have identified biochemical pathways that retinoblastoma (eye cancer) preferentially chooses for growth and survival. They found amino acids are a major source of…
IIT Madras produces gas hydrates by mimicking interstellar conditions
IIT Madras researchers have produced in the lab methane and carbon dioxide hydrates by simulating the low temperature and pressure conditions seen in deep space. The work raises the possibility…
Silver atoms of nanoparticles are mobile, IIT Madras team finds
IIT Madras researchers have discovered that atoms of nanoparticles made of two silver isotopes having just 25 atoms each rapidly exchanged their positions when the isotopes are mixed in solution.…
IIT Madras’ novel technique helps detect paraffin oil contamination in coconut oil
IIT Madras researchers have used a novel approach to analyse various saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons directly from solutions. Using the novel technique, the researchers could detect paraffin oil in coconut oil.…
Cancer conference sponsored by IIT Madras mired in controversy
The International Conference on Translational Cancer Research sponsored by IIT Madras, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas and the Society for Translational Cancer Research and to be held in Chennai…
