Podcast: Increasing Li-ion battery’s capacity, charging speed
Kingshuk Roy of IISER Pune explains how the novel anode made of silicon-phosphorene mixture for use in Li-ion batteries has
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IISER Pune’s novel anode increases Li-ion capacity, quickens battery charging
IISER Pune researchers have fabricated a novel anode made of silicon-phosphorene mixture for use in Li-ion batteries. The anode has
Read MorePodcast: Removing oil from water using aloe vera
Uttam Manna of IIT Guwahati explains how his team synthesised an extremely oil-repelling (super oleophobic) membrane using an aloe vera
Read MoreIIT Guwahati uses aloe vera to remove oil from water
IIT Guwahati researchers have synthesised an extremely oil-repelling (super oleophobic) membrane using an aloe vera gel-based coating modified with some
Read MoreIISc team uses iodine to increase cellular uptake of fluorescent probe
IISc researchers have drastically improved (up to 98%) the cellular uptake of fluorescent probe naphthalimide by substituting two of its hydrogen atoms
Read MoreIIT Madras’ novel technique helps detect paraffin oil contamination in coconut oil
IIT Madras researchers have used a novel approach to analyse various saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons directly from solutions. Using the
Read MoreIIT Guwahati develops superhydrophobic coating that mimics lotus leaves, rose petals
IIT Guwahati researchers have developed a superhydrophobic coating that can make the surface behave like a lotus leaf where water droplets roll
Read MoreIIT Guwahati uses superhydrophobic cotton to remove oil-spill
Using superhydrophobic cotton Dr. Uttam Manna and his team were able to remove 95% of oil-spills, both light and heavy oils. The
Read MoreIIT Guwahati team mimics nature to keep surfaces oil-free in water
By tweaking the composition, the researchers were able to make the coating highly oil-absorbing as well. Inspired by fish scales
Read MoreIIT Madras: Now, silver ‘grows’ in paddy fields
A rice variety originally from West Bengal is able to accumulate high concentration of the metal in its grain. It
Read MoreIISER Kolkata team develops corrosion-resistant, fire-retardant material
The multipurpose hybrid material prevents E. coli growth and is hydrophobic. Now, paper or other materials coated with a hydrophobic
Read MoreIIT Madras team produces white light using pomegranate, turmeric extract
Dr. Vikram Singh, former research scholar in the Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras won the BIRAC Gandhian Young Technological Innovation
Read MoreIISER Pune researchers turn insulating MOFs into semiconductors
After four years of intensive screening, researchers at Pune’s Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) have transformed insulating metal-organic
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