The study from IISc found a previously unidentified yeast-like symbiont inside the lac insect Kerria lacca, which gives the insect its distinctive red colour and, may also provide other nutrients in return for shelter.

Engineering

Mumbai

The SSB Prize 2022 to Prof. Debabrata Maiti of IIT Bombay is in recognition of his work on valorisation.

Mumbai

The reaction simplifies the production of pharmaceutically important molecules called lactones and other complex compounds.

Bengaluru

A consortium of astronomers from across the world, including from India, have detected the signature for the background hum of the universe. Called the gravitational wave background (GWB), these are ripples in the fabric of spacetime pervading all of the space around us. The Global collaboration of radio astronomers called the International Pulsar Timing Array (IPTA) made the announcement of the detection on June 29, 2023.

Mumbai

First experimental demonstration of a 4T- silicon-perovskite tandem solarcell from India, with efficiency greater than 26%.

Mumbai

Researchers have come up with an innovative approach for measuring the coating performance.

mumbai

When molecules form from many atoms, the atoms can combine in different ways. Two forms of the same molecule can have the same composition but have different arrangements of atoms, giving rise to isomers. Some isomers may have structures that are mirror images of each other. Such molecules are called chiral molecules. Scientists are interested in studying such molecules, for example, penicillin, because one arrangement can be a lifesaver while the other could be fatal!

Mumbai

 

 Picture shown here for representation purpose only. The retina cannot be depicted in a picture as above. 

 

Mumbai

Researchers make a new cost-effective, multi-use laparoscopic instrument with inputs from doctors

Kanpur

A new microfluidic chip holder from IIT Kanpur is flexible and reliable and allows microscopy imaging.

Mumbai

Exploiting quantum defects in diamond to image fast-changing weak magnetic fields 

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