New model to assess heavy rainfall-induced road damages
New Delhi, 26 Oct.: Incessant monsoon rains, floods, landslides, and associated debris flows on highways in different parts of the country cause severe infrastructural...
Researchers develop new machine for road cleaning with sewage water
New Delhi, Oct. 22: Littering on the roads/streets is a major problem in India. The debris (generated by vehicles and pedestrian), biomass (leaves, twigs,...
Researchers Design White Light Emitters for LED Applications
New Delhi, 18th Oct.: Conventional LED materials cannot emit white light and specialized techniques such as coating blue LED with yellow phosphor and combining blue, green,...
Study gains new insights into a cosmic puzzle
New Delhi: Blazars are one of the brightest sources in the Universe. A special class of these objects is called BL Lacs. They show...
Study finds high level of pharma contaminants in Cauvery
New Delhi: A new study has found that the waters of River Cauvery in south India are polluted by a range of emerging contaminants...
Facility to help MedTech startups
New Delhi: The Department of Biotechnology’s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has set up a national facility to specifically address the commercialization...
A new water repellent material for improved wearable motion sensors
New Delhi: Physiological monitoring of human movement for applications such as gait analysis, and monitoring of patients during rehabilitation processes could soon become better...
Scientists develop device to grow microorganisms in outer space
New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have developed a special modular, self-contained device...
New mechanized scavenging system to tackle diverse sewerage chokages
New Delhi: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)’s Durgapur-based constituent laboratory CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) has developed a mechanized scavenging system,...
A new technique to help avoid sudden power shutdowns
New Delhi, Sept. 02: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras researchers have developed a new technique that promises to help avoid sudden power shutdowns by...