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.

Technology

Bengaluru

In the early hours of Thursday, ISRO finally confirmed the success of the space-docking experiment SpaDex

Thiruvananthapuram

A new study finds that machine learning models can identify behavioural cues in zebrafish to correctly predict when the fish is anxious.

Mumbai

Researchers have devised a method for identifying fingerprints based on photos of fingers, negating the need to physically touch a scanner.

Indore

A smartphone based safe, secure and robust digital payments system that can work even without the internet.

Mumbai

Researchers at IIT Bombay develop a shockwave-based needle-free syringe that ensures painless and safe drug delivery with lesser damage to skin and lower risk of infection

Chennai

Scientists have developed a multi-path routing algorithm and an encryption scheme that can offer a secure and reliable means of underwater communication.

Pune

In a quest to address the global challenge of depleting natural gold mines and e-waste, scientists from the Indian Institute of Science and Education and Research, Pune (IISER Pune), Advanced Bio-Agro Tech Pvt. Ltd and CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory have engineered a novel material that promises to significantly improve how we recover gold from old electronics. They have designed a zirconium-based aerogel that is capable of capturing gold ions from solutions, even when present in ultra-trace amounts.

Mumbai

IIT Bombay’s new web application, IMPART, allows researchers to track changing water surface temperatures and can help to track climate change

Mumbai

TARA App launches reading assessments in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools across India involving 7 lakh students

Mumbai

The device uses a protein based biosensor to detect harmful pollutants like phenol and benzene from water samples

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