IIT Bombay’s new web application, IMPART, allows researchers to track changing water surface temperatures and can help to track climate change
The device uses a protein based biosensor to detect harmful pollutants like phenol and benzene from water samples
Silver nanoparticles are nanoparticles of silver whose size varies from 1 nm to 100 nm. They are commonly used in the manufacture of about 200 consumer products, including clothing and cosmetics. While their antibacterial properties are hailed, reckless dumping of these nanoparticles is reported to pollute water and soil due to formation of toxins like silver sulfide.