Scientists develop curd-based wound healing gel

The gel not only retards the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria but also enhances wound healing

An app that can detect distress speech and trigger SOS

The innovation won the first prize in a national contest organized in India by the US-based Marconi Society under its Celestini Programme

Yamuna highly polluted in many stretches beyond Delhi too

Scientists monitored the river’s pollution load at 12 points from Poanta in Himachal Pradesh to Pratappur in Uttar Pradesh

A new roll-on to relieve period pain

Based on essential oils including eucalyptus oil, menthol and wintergreen oil, it can also help improve the mood of users

Sweet Victory For Diabetics

Carbohydrate-based sweeteners available in the market are not good for diabetics. Recently, 15 students from IIT Madras tweaked lactobacilli used …

How drug resistance spreads in urban environment

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

This new photonic chip may power 5G

It can also find applications in satellite communication, RADARs, sensing and medical imaging equipment

फसलों की सेहत बताएगा ऐप

यह ऐप पत्तियों की इमेज प्रोसेसिंग करके फसलों में पोषक त�…

A friendly graphene

It can widen the use of nanotechnology in healthcare

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परियोजना का मकसद ग्रामीण और शहरी भारत दोनों में अपशिष्ट…

More nitrogen may help offset effect of climate change on wheat: study

IIT-Kharagpur scientists find wheat yield improves with increasing levels of nitrogen application despite elevated CO2 conditions

Silk route to healthy joints

Scientists grow cartilage tissue from silkworm protein

This gelatin-based tissue patch may heal wounds faster

Collagen-based adhesive gels are commonly used, but these patches are expensive and may cause an immune reaction as collagen is derived from …

Promises kept and not kept

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Smart, traceable drug delivery can make cancer therapy more effective

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology-Mandi have developed multifunctional gold nanostructure that can be used in cancer imaging and therapy

This biosensor attached to your phone can sniff bacteria

IIT-Delhi researchers have developed a biosensor and an app that can be used for bacterial detection

Surprise discovery for Indian scientists: nanosheets can also act as chemical reagents

Team from IIT Gandhinagar discovers that boron-rich nanosheets are chemical reagents too, with potential applications in energy storage devices …

Poor air quality a major cause of premature deaths

A study conducted 11 north Indian cities says that annual premature mortality rate linked to air pollution ranges from 150-300 people per 1 lakh …

Energy in news on April 11

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

Day 2 of Indian Science Congress: Investment needed for converting prototypes to products

India not only puts very little money in research, it has also not invested enough in product manufacturing facilities

Bone again

यहां देखने को मिलेगा आईआईटी छात्रों की नई खोज और सोच का नजारा

आईआईटी-दिल्ली में 21 सितम्बर से शुरू हो रहे उद्योग दिवस क�…

A nano cure for cancer

Early detection made possible

Know as it pains

iSens diagnoses heart attack in less than 10 minutes

Ganga in IITs’ care

Ramesh dumps international consultants for a basin conservation plan