Podcast – Sniffing out lung cancer
IIT Bombay researchers explain how the platform that they developed will help sniff out volatile organic compounds in a gas phase at single molecular levels. Since certain organic compounds in exhaled…
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IIT Bombay’s platform sniffs out lung cancer, explosives
IIT Bombay researchers have developed a platform that will help sniff out volatile organic compounds in a gas phase at single molecular levels. Detecting certain organic compounds in exhaled breath will…
IISc researchers observe superconductivity at ambient temperature, pressure
IISc researchers have for the first time been able to achieve superconductivity at ambient temperature and pressure. The resistance observed is very low (10-4 ohms) but not zero. Though they didn’t observe…
Easy way to tell if the foil used in Thanjavur painting is gold or fake
By turning to Raman spectroscopy, a non-destructive tool, a researcher at Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi has found an easy way to check if the gold foil used in…
UoH team makes harpin biopesticide more potent by increasing its bioavailability
University of Hyderabad researchers encapsulated harpin biopesticide in chitosan nanoparticles and achieved 80-90% reduction in severity of fungal infection in tomato plants. The chitosan nanoparticles containing harpin pass through the cell wall and…
Tamil Nadu networks all CT, MRI machines in public hospitals for better healthcare delivery
Tamil Nadu will become the first State in the country to virtually connect all 58 CT and 18 MRI machines located in different government hospitals in the State. The fully…
Football World Cup: VAR technology is transforming the beautiful game
Olatunbosun Olaniyan, University of Huddersfield You may have noticed something different in the 2018 World Cup. For the first time ever, the Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR) system is being used…
IIT Hyderabad’s novel composite keeps tomatoes fresh for 30 days
IIT Hyderabad researchers have developed a novel composite using bacterial cellulose impregnated with silver nanoparticles. The food packaging material has antimicrobial activity and allows appropriate exchange of gases and moisture.…
