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Discovering Cellular Networks for Biological Adaptation
Underlying all living organisms are fascinating complex biological networks. A pervasive phenomenon across organisms is adaptation, which is […]
Microwave Imaging Using Total Electric Field
Microwave imaging is a technique that is an advanced version of radar technology. It is used to image […]
Primordial Black Holes
The beginning of the universe is shrouded in mystery. The most common theory as to how the observable […]
Magic Bacteria
Industrial enzymes such as alpha-amylase and cellulase are in high demand in various industries that deal with textiles, […]
A Cost Effective Method to Treat Pollutants
Clothing is one of the basic necessities of human life. Thus, it comes as no surprise that the […]
A Better Engine
Diesel engines are preferred over gasoline engines due to their high thermal efficiency and better fuel economy benefits. […]
The Ideal Test
Testing for infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV, dengue, etc., and non-communicable diseases such as heart problems and […]
The Hidden Drivers: A Lens into Cancer
A lot of research is happening with regard to cancer, and thankfully, a lot of progress has been […]
Bio-inspired Structures
Lightweight materials are in high demand in a variety of industries from automotive to aerospace. To gain inspiration […]
Affordable Super-Resolved Thermal Cameras
It is easy to take the cameras we find today for granted. We take countless selfies with our […]
Accurate Delivery
Highly efficient intracellular delivery strategies are essential for developing therapeutic, diagnostic, biological, and biomedical applications. These strategies can […]
Active and Passive
Active systems are commonly found in Nature, such as in bacterial colonies and in flocks of birds. Usually […]
DRS That’s Not Cricket!
Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS) is a useful tool to study tissues of the body. It is also biologically […]
A Clearer Image
Ultrasound imaging techniques are widely used in clinical applications. The main component of an ultrasound machine is a […]
Environment-Friendly Cement From Bacteria
Recently, in the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, around 140 countries pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emission […]
The Turning Curve
Designing roads for heavy vehicles may seem like a straightforward task. But there is more at stake, especially […]
Grasping the Concept
Grasping an object is one of the most common everyday activities we do with our hands. Object stabilization […]
Roll With It
Leukocytes, which are cells of the body’s immune system, have a tendency to roll on the endothelial cells […]
A Touching Display
Displays are an integral part of modern electronic devices and represent an important form of machine-user interaction. There […]
Brand New Artificial Feet
How much would you give for your feet? How much would you give for your legs, or any […]
Grid Power
Power distribution systems receive bulk electrical power from transmission systems and supply them to consumers. Over the last […]
The Right Price
Economic profit maximization is one of the main objectives of any industry or firm. But with global climate […]
Semiconductor Power
Environmental issues have gotten to a point where clean energy technologies can no longer be ignored. The production […]
Go With the Flow
Understanding the flow at the point of contact of a liquid and a solid interface has many practical […]
Waves of Water and Math
The scattering of water waves at an angle on vertical porous barriers is of interest in the fields […]
Salsa and ChaCha! This is no Dance!
Security for computers and other smart devices is very important as such systems are susceptible to attacks. To […]
Believe it or Not, Origami is a Science!
Origami, the Japanese art of folding paper, has gained significant uses in various technological fields such as space […]
A Cognitive Model Well Thought Out
Understanding dynamic brain circuit mechanisms associated with human cognition is gaining lot of attention now a days. Cognition […]
Strong yet light: A new steel for future automobiles
If you have ever watched Formula 1 racing, you would agree that watching those high speed moving cars […]
ARISE: An affordable standing wheelchair
The ability to move freely is indeed one of the simple pleasures of life which we seldom realize. […]
Empowering Women
Gandhiji has said that when a woman is educated, the entire family is educated. Similarly, when a woman […]
Hydrogen Storage
Hydrogen is a valuable fuel. However, due to its volatile nature, the storage of hydrogen is of vital […]
Speak Up!
There are many languages in the world, some of which are not well known. Thus the use of […]
Why do villagers prefer farming over non farming jobs?
Once considered a noble profession, farming has lost its charm over the years. Strange as it may sound, […]
How do particles fall into the liquid? And why does it matter?
As the world gets warmer day-by-day, many nations have turned towards nuclear energy to provide them with a […]
It’s Just a Phase
In physics, there are two common approaches to model discontinuous surfaces, especially fractures. These methods include the smeared/diffused […]
Deep Learning Method to Detect Cancer
One of the best diagnosis tools available today for detecting cancer is histopathology. Histopathology essentially involves examining under […]
Equal employment opportunities for persons with varied disabilities
More than a quarter century after the enactment of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, the employment situation […]
Medicines for All
Medicine, medicine, who’s got the medicine? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 68 percent of the world’s […]
The Quantum Way
Studies in quantum physics are gaining in popularity, as there is a rush to introduce the next level […]
A Solid Solution
Emulsions have various uses in fields such as drug delivery, catalysis, and in the development of porous materials. […]
Soft Metal
Large strain extrusion machining (LSEM) is a constrained machining process to overcome the lack of geometric control in […]
Utilizing the language of DNA to decipher the driving force behind cancer
Cancer, the disease known as ‘Big C’, is a disease of the genome. It is the second leading […]
Desalinating Water: Nature shows the way
The famous American poet, W.H. Auden, once said “Thousands have lived without love, not one without water”. As […]
Exploring Double Perovskite Materials for an enlightening and sustainable future
A brighter future for the human race relies heavily on energy efficient electronics and renewable energy systems. With […]
So, How’s the Weather?
Predicting the weather is a big task, especially in a country like India with a sub-tropical climate condition. […]
Safety First
Working in process industries is a risky job. Operators have to be alert at all times so that […]
A Game of Hide-and-Seek
The stock market is a place that attracts the attention of a lot of people. Everyone wants to […]
Reducing the lead load: How can policy lead?
While the world was wading through the COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2020, a report by UNICEF entitled […]
Innovative Approach for Generation of Borosilicate Nanoparticles
Borosilicate glass nanoparticles have a wide variety of uses. This is because borosilicate glass has a wide range […]
The Heart of the Matter
Heart disease is a rising concern in the contemporary times. Unhealthy food habits, which have become the norm, […]
Give Me a Brake!
In India, heavy commercial road vehicles (includes buses, trucks etc.) contributed 28.8% of total road accidents and 32.6% […]
When the Saviour becomes the Enemy – Autoimmune conditions in COVID 19 patients
Ever wondered, your immune system can harm your own body and damage organs and nervous system, instead of […]
AI, IoT, and the art of frugal communication
The Internet of Things (IoT) is going to be the next big technological revolution after the discovery of […]
Hydrogen per Oxygen
Hydrogen peroxide is an important signaling molecule in the human body. It is a stable molecule which diffuses […]
IITs and Cold War Politics
IITs in India are synonymous with the excellence in teaching and research in science and technology. This premier […]
Computers with Vision and Language Understanding
Vision and Language are two significant abilities of Human intelligence where the former is a large portion of […]
COVID-19 & Elderly: Lessons from the current pandemic
In the year 2020, the coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a grinding halt. Various nations imposed strict […]
Clean-up: Neural Networks show the way to preserve photographs
We all know photographs mean us a lot. They keep our memories alive for life time. Therefore, when […]
Cosmological Constant: From Large scale structures of Space-time to its local approximations
Are you also a travel bug who loves to visit uncharted territories? If yes, you would whole-heartedly agree […]
Erosion and Accretion across the Chennai Shoreline
Would you get to enjoy the same serenity, the same beautiful beach or shoreline in the future, let’s […]
Light in the Dark
Selfies are a quite a ‘thing’ now-a-days. Often times your selfie put as your profile picture becomes the […]
Ionic Liquid-based Aqueous Two Phase Systems: The Magic Wands of Sustainable Separations & Extractions
Liquids are everywhere in our everyday life. From the many colourful ones like juice syrups, shampoos, liquid detergents, […]
The Way to Perfection
Lasers are used in manufacturing industries as a tool to produce complex intricate shapes in materials. Some of […]
Miniature cameras: Now a reality!
They say small is beautiful. It indeed is. Our story here is the story of small cameras that […]
Super Cool
Super cooling of liquids is a phenomenon that has fascinated scientists for years. But what exactly is supercooling? […]
Silicon Carbide Charge-Sheet Super Junction: A Futuristic Device for Power Electronics
Ever wondered why your mobile and laptop adaptors heat up while charging? It is due to Joule heating […]
Why does SARS-CoV-2 have more transmission potential and severity than other coronaviruses?
Viruses are all around us and you believe it or not they outnumber the stars in the sky. […]
The Smallest Way
The cell is the building block of our living systems. Being the basis of all living systems, the […]
Two Drops of Water on an Oily Surface
Can you believe that a phenomenon as simple as interaction between drops of water in oil could actually […]
More Efficient Robots
Teleoperated robots are those robots that are controlled at a far distance from the user. There is usually […]
Don’t hold your breath!
Holding breath in a crowded location can increase risk of COVID-19 infection! No matter how strange this statement […]
Faster Detection Saves More Lives
The current device used for detection of the COVID-19 virus in humanbeings is based on a method called […]
Coherent Flows in Living Systems
Most of the technologies, that has made our lives easier, can be attributed to studying Nature. We learnt […]
Is economic growth a cause or cure for environmental degradation?
Green environment, clear skies, clean water! For most of the cities, which followed the path of rapid growth […]
A Revolutionary Breakthrough in AIDS Research
AIDS is one of the major causes of death among youth in the world. The battle against this […]
Can robust economic globalization boost renewable energy for future generation ?
The heartbeat of a nation is its economy. No matter whatever you say about it, we must be […]
Decoding the Link between Karnatic Music and Devotion
Music! They say it is the shorthand of emotion. It can make you happy, it can make you […]
Real-Time Monitoring of Smart Power Grids: Lighting Lives and Dreams
You are in the middle of your favourite movie or about to have dinner and suddenly there is […]
Is it profitable for industries to go for pollution abatement?
When you think of industries, the image that automatically pops up into your mind is a huge amount […]
Increasing the Magnetoresistance to miniaturize data storage devices
They say small is beautiful. In the present context of data storage in personal computers, small hard disks […]
A More Effective Battle Plan
National defence is fundamental to the security of any country. To keep its citizens safe and run a […]
Towards faster charging and long-life Lithium-ion batteries
As the world has now started to embrace the sustainable way of living, electric devices and vehicles have […]
Membraneless Particle Separation via Electric Fields: Towards on-site Disease Detection
Can we detect cancer and other malignant cells using a handheld device like the ones being used for […]
Productivity vs Pollution: How energy efficient is the Indian manufacturing sector?
Development versus environmental sustainability has remained as a topic of debate for many decades. The 18th and 19th […]
Predicting the extremes to minimize the damage – Lessons from Chennai flood in 2015
“When it rains, it pours”, this idiom has become more relevant for India as the nation is facing […]
Efficient and Stable Solar Water Splitting for Greener and Cleaner Future
Energy and economic development are long known to be interlinked as high energy demand is the hallmark of […]
Repairing the bone defects Nano-coating shows the way
Reba McEntire says,“To thrive in life you need three bones; a wishbone, a back bone and a funny […]
Assembling Nanogold for Wider Applications
Bigger is not always better, and small things can be beautiful too. Hence, many times, we desire small […]
Rescuing the Autonomous Delivery Agents for better defence applications
The 2020’s will be the decade when technology will be truly autonomous. The trend has already started and […]
Quantum codes for a Quantum leap
From performing difficult calculations to online shopping, computers have undoubtedly revolutionized each aspect of our lives with its […]
Cleaning the environment of toxic chemicals Co-composting shows the way
During the good old days, the personal grooming and medications were mostly done in a natural way using […]
Smart Flexible Biomaterials for a Smarter World
Imagine a world where the machine repairs itself, the clothes clean themselves and medicines release themselves in the […]
An innovative trip planner to make travel cheaper, quicker and stress-free
Zillions of us step out of home every day for work or other errands. Apart from the few […]
Stress-Strain-Brain: A new model to understand brain injury
Among many of our achievements as a race, we humans have set foot on other planets, invented machines […]
Carbon nanotubes for a smoother car ride
They say music feeds the souls. And musical instruments such as guitar, piano, trumpet and violin etc. when […]
Shaping the young brains: How assessment and feedback can benefit both students and teachers in engineering education?
While some are born geniuses, most need to be guided to bring out their true potential, a work […]
Getting Clarity by Removing Haze Towards Better Surveillance
We no more live in a safe world! Unlawful activities like terrorism, kidnapping, theft, rapes have increased significantly […]
Quenching Thirst with the Sun and the Sea: A Sustainable Approach
“Water Water everywhere, not a drop to drink” are the words written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his […]