News on Science, Technology and Research in India
Researchers from the Delhi-based Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research have now developed a novel translucent nail lacquer fortified with an antifungal drug to treat onychomycosis. The drug-infused, quick-drying polymer can be easily applied like nail polish.
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore was ranked second in the University Rankings, globally for its research facilities. This makes IISc the first Indian institution to get nearly 100,000 citations in research papers in a span of five years.
Ceramic filters and membranes are commonly used in several sectors like food and beverage, drug and chemicals, waste recovery and recycling industries.
Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, have now found that gelatin-based patches loaded with silver nanoparticles perform better than collagen ones
Researchers from Wildlife Conservation Society India and the Forest Department, Assam, used systematically documented photographic identities of individual elephants to estimate Asian elephant populations in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam.
Dye sensitized solar cells hold a lot of promise because of possible cost and environmental benefits. But they have low light-to-power conversion efficiency. The new process promises to enhance the efficiency.
Researchers at the Advanced Polymer and Nanomaterial Laboratory (APNL) of Tezpur University have developed a novel, light-emitting nanocomposite-based ink that is barely detectable under visible light but glows when kept under ultra violet light. The ink has shown potential to be used as an anti-counterfeiting material on paper and plastic.
Studies have, however, shown that when inactivated spores are injected in addition to vaccine, the protection towards bacillus is enhanced. Researchers from the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Mysore and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) decided to develop a single vaccine which is effective against both the toxin and its spores so as to provide complete protection.
AI and machine learning are driving growth in medical imaging, with deep-learning applications being integrated with radiology for faster and higher-precision diagnosis.
The research work was undertaken by a team lead by Dr. Amit Jaiswal, Assistant Professor, School of Basic Sciences, IIT Mandi and was recently published in the Journal of ChemNanoMat.
