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.

Nanotechnology

Vellore

Researchers have developed a mathematical tool to model the complex interactions between a power-law nanofluid and a thin, moving needle.

Bengaluru

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science design a compact and fast piezoelectric crash sensor.

Mumbai

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), the Tata Memorial Centre and the Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Navi Mumbai, use such metallic implants coated with nanofibres that enhances the formation and growth of new bone tissue on the surface compared to implants without the coating.  

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