Making solar cells efficient, cheaper, recyclable: IIT-Guwahati finds a way

Perovskite-based devices are considered heavily used semiconductor materials as they are affordable and easy to manufacture  

IIT-Madras researchers design white light emitters for LED applications

The innovation has been patented by the researchers and was recently granted the Government of India’s ‘SERB-Technology Translation …

Researchers develop super-hydrophobic cotton for oil-spill cleanup

Both heavy and light oils can be effectively absorbed by a super-hydrophobic Cotton, developed by IIT-Guwahati, which is easy to prepare, cost-…

IIT Delhi to start bachelor of design from session 2022-23

The four-year programme will have 20 seats to start with, and will be open to students of all specialisations 

IIT-Madras researchers develop new technique to help avoid sudden power shutdowns

The new technique works by making it easier to monitor levels of pollution deposits in power transmission networks

Prime numbers, cicadas, online classes: How a lecturer brought them together in IIT-Bombay

Some cicada species mass-reproduce only at a prime-numbered gap

IIT scientists devise new method for accelerated evaporation of droplets

The novel method can control the overall lifetime of droplet

High fluoride content in Khordha, Nayagarh groundwater

Children are at higher risk from contaminated drinking water

ICMR certifies ‘economical’ COVID-19 test COVIRAP

The cost of the machine is around Rs 5,000 and one test will cost between Rs 500 and Rs 600

Exclusive: Did a minister cite a non-existent study in her Parliament reply

Renuka Singh Saruta had attributed a study to IIT-Delhi on COVID-19 in tribal areas; but the institution does not have it

IIT-Guwahati develops self-check kiosk to detect, prevent COVID-19

The kiosk raises an alarm if a person’s temperature and oxygen levels are not correct

IIT Mandi researchers use mathematical modelling to sharpen images

Active imagign techniques, like flash modes, often introduce noise in photographs

IICT Scientist to be awarded CRSI Bronze Medal

Srihari Pabbaraja has been awarded for his contributions on the total synthesis of natural products and method development for new chemical entities

Researchers use metamaterials to enhance detection of defects in large structures

Metamaterials are artificially crafted materials with unique internal microstructures that give them properties not found in nature

COVID-19 pandemic unlikely to end before October in India: IIT-Kharagpur study

Modelling study predicts Delhi to overtake Maharashtra

Lethal toxicity vs quantum of pollution in Delhi’s air

Not just quantum of pollution but also toxicity of emissions must be assessed to prioritise action on pollution sources

IIT Madras scientist to improve algorithms in lattice cryptography

Lattice cryptography is an emerging technology for secret keeping

Irrigation does more than deplete groundwater, it changes climate too

More measured irrigation can help conserve water, suggests author of new study

IIT to propose 20 metre-tall air purifiers for Delhi

The Rs 12-cr units will have a range of a km

Climate change pushed Indus Valley migrants west to east: Study

The research found new evidence at two sites in the Great Rann of Kutch and Thar desert to come to this conclusion

How drug resistance spreads in urban environment

Pharmaceutical and personal care product residues were directly associated with raw sewage

IIT-Madras to increase intake in data science course

The programme was introduced in 2017 as part of an exercise to provide undergraduate students an opportunity to do courses across disciplines 

This bio-brick can help cut pollution

Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and KIIT School of Architecture, Bhubaneshwar, have developed bricks from agricultural …

Researchers produce power from wet clothes

IIT Kharagpur researchers generated power in natural ambience using the intrinsic surface energy of the fabric

Nano-chip made from laboratory waste can help in diagnosis of diseases

Scientists from IIT Guwahati have fabricated a nano-chip from laboratory waste that can sense hydrogen peroxide, and thus may find use in …