News on Science, Technology and Research in India
A group of scientists from the National Institute of Technology Calicut developed eight distinct sensor architectures and a sensitive, low-cost, portable device for detecting endotoxins rapidly and accurately, which in the future can be used at the bedside of the patient.
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a vital oxidizing agent with broad applications in chemical synthesis, sterilization, wastewater treatment, and fuel cells. Known for its eco-friendly nature of degrading or breaking down into only water and oxygen – H2O2 is a key component in sustainable chemical processes. However, its conventional production methods are energy-intensive, environmentally hazardous, and costly.
In a study performed by the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), an autonomous research institute under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, Scientists from the Institute collected data over five years at a high-altitude research site in Nainital.
In a breakthrough that could redefine how we store and use energy, Scientists from Bengaluru,
Green hydrogen is one of the cleanest fuels known, capable of decarbonizing industries, powering vehicles, and storing renewable energy. Yet, until now, scalable and affordable production methods remained elusive.
Scientists of Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institute of Department of Science and Technology have shown that a combination therapy consisting of combination strategy that uses 17-DMAG, an inhibitor of Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90), in conjunction with magnetic hyperthermia-based cancer therapy (MHCT) can improve the effectiveness of heat-based cancer treatments.
Mr. Soham Sen and Prof. Sunandan Gangopadhyay of the Department of Astrophysics (IIA) and High Energy Physics at S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, have been engaged in finding signatures of quantum gravity in terrestrial systems which would lead towards a better understanding of a complete quantum theory of gravity, a fundamental problem which is unsolved from the time of Albert Einstein.
IGEIC, first of its kind not for profit, section 8 company is exclusively incorporated to create a hub of excellence in graphene technology commercialization focusing on a range of applications from electronics and energy storage to healthcare to material coating and conveyance systems and sustainable material development.
Addressing the limitations of existing sensing materials, researchers from Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), an autonomous institute of DST have developed a gas sensor based on mixed spinel zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4) nanostructures. This sensor detects nitrogen oxides (NOx) at ultra-low concentrations of parts-per-billion (ppb) levels, even at room temperature marking a significant breakthrough in gas sensing technology.
Dr. Asis Bala and his team of researchers at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) in Guwahati, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, have been working in this field of drug repurposing to develop improved therapeutic strategies for cancer management.
