IIT Bombay’s microfluidic device that rapidly measures stiffness of human cells can help investigate relation between stiffness and disease condition

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Mumbai
16 Nov 2021

Alkali and enzyme usage need improvement to make lactic acid cost effective and environmentally friendly.

Mumbai
8 Jan 2021

Researchers have used mathematical analysis of thermodynamics of small scale systems for effectively cooling down IC chips, photovoltaic cells, and gas turbine blades of aero-engines.

Mumbai
17 Nov 2021

A porous liquid composite can convert adsorbed carbon dioxide from industrial effluents to calcium carbonate.

Mumbai
23 Feb 2021

Study finds an increase in the rate of soil erosion post the extreme floods in August 2018.

Hyderabad
27 Jul 2021

Researchers point out that growing millets can eliminate over-reliance on major staples like rice and wheat, and help address global food and nutritional security.

Bengaluru
3 Nov 2021

The detailed analysis of the stomach contents of two frogs provide evidence that frogs do play an important role in protecting crops against insects. 

Mumbai
2 Nov 2021

Scientists say you can now use Osimertinib -a cancer drug- just once a week instead of daily and still be safe from tumour regrowths.

Mumbai
8 Mar 2021

Researchers discuss the challenges in studying human-wildlife coexistence and the way forward. 

Kanpur
25 Oct 2021

Researchers have shown that two receptors previously known as ‘silent receptors’ are not truly silent and that they signal via a different mechanism than was expected.

Kanpur
8 Sep 2021

Study identifies the role of DLX1 gene in prostate cancer demonstrating how its elimination leads to reduced carcinogenesis in mice models