IIT Guwahati in Collaboration with Workspace Metal Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Develops a First-of-its-kind Self-Check Kiosk
GUWAHATI : Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in collaboration with Workspace Metal Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Udaipur, has developed a first-of-its-kind self-check kiosk. The small structure helps by streamlining the flow of people through the kiosk. The Kiosk only takes about 30 seconds to check whether the person safe to enter the premises or not. It is […]
Read More →IIT Mandi researchers design gold nanoclusters for super resolution optical imaging of one of the tiniest cell organelle, lysosome
Mandi : Indian Institute of Technology Mandi researchers have designed gold nanoclusters as an efficient fluorescent nanoprobe for lysosome imaging. Out of multiple organelles present in an animal cell, lysosomes play a significant role in cellular processes. A lysosome is a membrane-bound cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes. Lysosomes act as a waste disposal system […]
Read More →IIT Madras coordinates National Campaign to create Crash Courses for Rural Learners affected by COVID-19 Lockdown
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras is coordinating a national effort to create crash courses for rural learners which will be telecast on educational television channels. Around 300 hours of video lectures have already been created under this initiative. The first broadcast is scheduled for 28th August 2020. This new content will broadcast on NPTEL […]
Read More →IIT Guwahati and RIKEN-Japan collaborates to find a new way to separate chiral molecules
GUWAHATI : Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and RIKEN, Wakoshi Campus, Japan, have developed a simple method to separate chiral enantiomers – chemicals that have the same molecular formula but different three-dimensional arrangement of the constituent molecular segments. The separation of enantiomers is important in the biomedical field because many biochemically active chemicals […]
Read More →IIT Madras and German Researchers develop ‘Co-composting’ to safely dispose Toxic Pharmaceutical Wastewater Sludge
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras and German Researchers have developed ‘co-composting’ methods that can be used to safely dispose toxic pharmaceutical wastewater sludge. They have already established composting facilities in various villages across India based on their studies through which stabilized compost that meets international quality standards can be obtained within 20 days. The […]
Read More →IIT Madras Researchers discover new component to effectively split Water into Hydrogen and Oxygen using Solar Power
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers have discovered a new material to effectively split Water into Hydrogen and Oxygen using Solar Power. This research is expected to create a renewed interest in solar fuels domain, which can potentially bring the conversion and storage part in a single system, thereby reducing the cost per kWh of […]
Read More →IIT Mandi Catalyst kicks off another batch of Start-up Exploration Programme despite uncertainties due to COVID
MANDI, : Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Catalyst has launched its second batch of Start Exploration Programme of the year 2020 from 21st August 2020. Overall, this is the 7th batch of startups that Catalyst will host. With this startup batch, Catalyst has now supported over 100 startups since its inception. Launched in 2016, the […]
Read More →IIT Hyderabad-Incubated Startup PURE EV Launches New Electric Scooter Model ‘ETRANCE+’
HYDERABAD : Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad-incubated startup PURE EV has launched its latest electric scooter model ‘ETrance+’ at an ex-showroom price of INR 56,999/-, which comes with 1.25 KWH portable battery providing 65 kilometers on-road range. The company has an in-house battery manufacturing facility and a research setup based out of IIT Hyderabad campus […]
Read More →IIT Delhi, OUAT Bhubaneswar Sign MoU for Strengthening Research & Education in Cutting Edge Areas of Agriculture and Allied Subjects
New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to generate frontier technologies and produce quality human resources in the field of agricultural research and education for addressing the challenges faced by the rural communities and improving their quality of […]
Read More →IIT Mandi team elucidates and compares the disordered proteins in COVID-19 virus and other coronaviruses through computational studies
MANDI : Indian Institute of Technology Mandi research team, in collaboration with researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of South Florida, USA, has used computational tools to understand an important part of the viral proteome called Intrinsically Disordered Protein Regions (IDPRs). Numerous research groups are racing against time to decode the COVID-19 virus, […]
Read More →IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with Imperial College London, develops nanoparticle ‘meta-grid’ to boost the overall performance of LEDs
GUWAHATI : Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, and Imperial College London, UK, have developed a tailored ‘meta-grid’ of nanoparticles that could make light-emitting diodes (LEDs) brighter, energy-efficient and durable. ‘Meta-grid’ or ‘metamaterial grid’ is a specifically patterned array (grid) of nanoparticles acting as metamaterials, capable of exhibiting extraordinary optical properties. In […]
Read More →IIT Delhi Alumnus awarded Neilom Prize 2019 for his contribution to development of Assistive Technology
New Delhi: Dr Piyush Chanana, who recently completed his PhD from IIT Delhi, has been awarded Neilom Prize for the year 2019. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 1 Lakh and is given every year to the best outgoing student of IIT Delhi, who has contributed in the space of assistive technology to […]
Read More →IIT Gandhinagar to host the third edition of ACM-W Grad Cohort – a pan-India virtual workshop for women in computing
Gandhinagar: Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) is going to host the third edition of the ACM India Grad Cohort, a pan-India virtual workshop for women in computing from July 24 to 26, 2020. The fully online event is being co-organised by the ACM-W India Council (the Association for Computing Machinery’s India Council on Women in Computing) and […]
Read More →IIT Madras & University of Nairobi Researchers Use Metamaterials to enhance Detection Resolution of Defects by Guided Wave Ultrasound
CHENNAI : Many engineering structures including buildings, pipelines and rails, among others, require periodic testing to prevent catastrophic failures that can occur due to corrosion, impact, and strain. High-frequency sound waves that travel in the bulk (bulk ultrasound) are widely used for non-invasive and non-destructive testing of structural materials. However, conventional bulk ultrasonic inspection is tedious […]
Read More →IIT Madras and Great Learning introduce an Advanced Certification Program in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain & IOT
New Delhi : Great Learning, India’s leading EdTech company for professional and higher education and Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), India’s top ranked educational institution, today announced the launch of the Advanced Certification Program in Software Engineering for IoT, Cloud and Blockchain. This 9-month long online program will be co-developed and co-delivered by top-notch […]
Read More →IIT Mandi to host a UKIERI-DST virtual workshop on Adversarial Cyber Security in collaboration with London Metropolitan University and Centre for Multidisciplinary Research, Innovation and Collaboration
MANDI : Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is hosting a virtual workshop on Adversarial Cyber Security on 23rd and 24th September 2020. The workshop will have invited talks from a number of leading academicians and industry experts. The workshop is a part of the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) to enhance educational linkages between […]
Read More →Union HRD Minister Launches World’s Most Affordable COVID-19 Diagnostic Kit Corosure Developed by IIT Delhi
New Delhi: Union Human Resource Development Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ e-launched the World’s most affordable RT-PCR based COVID-19 diagnostic kit developed by IIT Delhi and approved by the ICMR and DCGI in New Delhi today. MoS for HRD Shri Sanjay Dhotre was also present on the occasion. Secretary, Higher Education, Shri Amit Khare and […]
Read More →IIT Madras Researchers show ‘Active Principle’ from Turmeric can potentially improve outcomes of Cancer Therapies
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology Madras researchers have shown that the active principle from turmeric and curcumin can enhance cancer cell death caused by a protein called ‘TRAIL.’ There have been considerable efforts in developing therapeutic agents that trigger apoptotic death of cancer cells. One such agent that has been found promising is a […]
Read More →IIIT Hyderabad successfully conducts Quantum Talks 2020, the first of its kind webinar on quantum information and computation in India
Hyderabad : International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) successfully conducted Quantum Talks 2020, the first of its kind webinar on quantum information and computation in India. IIITH’s robust quantum computing group with experts from the field and allied areas created an online platform that brought together the best minds from across the country and […]
Read More →IIIT Hyderabad successfully conducts Quantum Talks 2020, the first of its kind webinar on quantum information and computation in India
Hyderabad : International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) successfully conducted Quantum Talks 2020, the first of its kind webinar on quantum information and computation in India. IIITH’s robust quantum computing group with experts from the field and allied areas created an online platform that brought together the best minds from across the country and […]
Read More →