Two new studies from the Indian Institute of Bombay (IIT Bombay), Mumbai, show the importance of defects in the arrangement of atoms in a crystal, called dislocations, in shaping the physical properties of metallic alloys.

Ants

Bengaluru
14 Jul 2020

For what would a butterfly depend on ants? A recent study explores a complex relationship between an ant and a butterfly.

Bengaluru
8 May 2020

In a recent study, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science and Education Research, Kolkata, have investigated the nest architecture of a species of Indian ant, called Diacamma indicum.

Bengaluru
9 Dec 2019

Study shows how a species of Indian ants choose the shortest path when they relocate their nest.