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 The novel coronavirus — termed SARS-CoV-2 — belongs to a family of viruses that target and infect the upper respiratory tract of mammals. At least six types of coronaviruses are known to infect humans that cause common cold. Scientists have reported the existence of coronaviruses in bats and birds dating back to millions of years ago.

In a recent effort, researchers at IIT - Kanpur have worked on answering about the approaches to flatten the epidemic curve.

New design in thermoelectric devices can increase both output power and efficiency

A ventilator can be a life-saver for patients whose lungs are damaged by the COVID-19 infection. But India, like all countries grappling with this pandemic, is likely to face a large shortage of ventilators. Manufacturers are unable to source key components such as sensors and flow controllers from abroad due to the current disruptions in global supply chains.To address this shortage, a team of engineers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is currently building a prototype of an electro-mechanical ventilator from scratch, using only components found or made in India, based on guidelines issued by the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. It is expected to be ready within the next couple of weeks.

In an earlier episode of The Joy of Science Shambhavi Chidambaram spoke to Professor Shravan Vasishth about, among other things, the joy of psycholinguistics. In this interview, Professor Vasishth talks in detail about teaching statistics and the need to understand uncertainty both to students and the general public. He is the author of “Shravan Vasishth’s Slog”, a blog about statistics. This interview has been edited for clarity and conciseness and has been run past Prof Vasishth for accuracy before publication.

ವರ್ಚಸ್ವಿ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾದ ಭಾರತದ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ ಹುಲಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಾದ್ಯಂತ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಸಂರಕ್ಷಣೆಯ ಮುಖವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. 2019 ರಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತದ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿಯವರು ಅಂತರ್ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಹುಲಿ ದಿನವಾದ ಜುಲೈ 29 ರಂದು 2018 ರ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಹುಲಿ ಗಣತಿ (ಎನ್‌ಟಿಇ) ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆಯ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದರು.

As COVID-19 pandemic marches on in India with over 800 positive cases and 19 deaths at the time of this article, there is an urgent need for deploying out-of-the-box innovations that can help curb this menace.

A computer based model of neurons in the urinary bladder

What is the importance of Social Distancing in these times of global crisis?

 टाटा मूलभूत संशोधन संस्था, मुंबई येथील संशोधकांनी 'आहार आणि उपास' यादरम्यान घडणाऱ्या उलथापालथीमध्ये ऊर्जा निर्मितीचे संतुलन राखण्यासाठी सूक्ष्मआरएनए पेशींना कशी मदत करतात ते शोधून काढले आहे.