New research reveals that a unique Indian skink species arrived on the subcontinent by rafting across the ocean from Southeast Asia millions of years ago, a journey made possible by fluctuating sea levels.

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Mumbai

Combining two electrochemical techniques, hydrogen permeation-based potentiometry (HPP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), the researchers efficiently measured the coating degradation rates on the industrially relevant metal.

Mumbai

Researchers use a Disaster Intensity Index (DII) to assess disaster impacts on state budgets, offering a roadmap for better disaster preparedness and economic protection.

Mumbai

Prof. Amartya Mukhopadhyay won the Tata Transformation Prize 2024 in December for his work.

Mumbai

IIT Bombay researchers have identified bacteria that can consume toxic pollutants in the soil and produce helpful nutrients as a byproduct.

Mumbai

IIT Bombay researchers use a robot that mimics animal movements to study how homing animals efficiently return home without getting lost or being late

Mumbai

A new study of the Saurashtra Basin dates the minerals found in the sediments, revealing the paths of ancient rivers and the geological history of the Indian subcontinent.

Mumbai

Researchers from IIT Bombay study heavy polluters on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and suggest the need for stringent policies to restrict vehicular pollution.

Mumbai

The proposed method optimises the weight, cost and range of FCEVs by determining the optimally required radiator size in the vehicles

Mumbai

Researchers have developed ceramic based cold plates that could replace copper cold plates used to cool computers and allow smaller and compact packing of circuit boards

Bengaluru

New study uses ideas from string theory and quantum field theory to simplify calculations of transcendental numbers, like pi and Euler’s Zeta function.

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