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Category: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkatta

Posted on July 27, 2019July 29, 2019

IISER Mohali finds zebrafish use landmarks for navigation

IISER Mohali researchers have found that zebrafish did overcome the challenges posed by reduced visibility in turbid waters after a month of acclimatisation. They show zebrafish use visual cues to…

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Posted on May 26, 2018May 26, 2018

IISER Kolkata: Paper-based electrodes show superior water-splitting efficiency

Researchers at IISER Kolkata have used a paper coated with nickel nanoparticles and model catalysts to split water to produce hydrogen gas. The flexible electrodes recorded 98% water-splitting efficiency and…

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Posted on March 1, 2018March 1, 2018

Why gulping water quenches thirst

The neural mechanism that signals thirst and the thirst inhibitory neurons which signal to stop drinking have been deciphered. The research unravels how the thirst inhibitory neurons signal to stop…

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Posted on December 23, 2017December 28, 2017

Diagnosing early-stage cervical cancer using artificial intelligence

Using an artificial intelligence-based algorithm that uses scattered light data from tissues, researchers from IISER Kolkata and IIT Kanpur have been able to differentiate normal and precancerous tissue, and even…

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Posted on November 28, 2017November 28, 2017

IISER Kolkata’s compound makes drinking water nearly free of fluoride, metal ions

The compound synthesised by IISER Kolkata researchers can reduce copper, mercury, cadmium and iron content in drinking water to below 2 ppb, which is far below the WHO limit for…

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Posted on July 15, 2017July 16, 2017

IISER Kolkata team develops corrosion-resistant, fire-retardant material

The multipurpose hybrid material prevents E. coli growth and is hydrophobic.  Now, paper or other materials coated with a hydrophobic hybrid molecular material synthesised by researchers at the Indian Institute…

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Posted on January 8, 2017January 9, 2017

Indian researchers’ novel approach to early diagnosis of retinal diseases

Early diagnosis of certain eye diseases and studying the early progression of the diseases has now become possible, thanks to the work carried out by a team of researchers from…

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Posted on October 23, 2016October 23, 2016

IISER Kolkata makes targeted delivery of cancer drug possible

Targeted delivery of anticancer drugs exclusively to cancer cells and controlled release of the drugs in a sustained manner inside cancer cells has been achieved by a group of researchers…

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