Tag: DST
Cellulose nanofibres from bagasse can help in controlled release of pesticides
The system has been developed by blending sugarcane bagasse with gelatinized maize starch and urea formaldehyde to form nanocomposite granules...………….
Science festival opens in Lucknow
The four-day festival being held at Lucknow with focal theme “Science for Transformation” features 23 special events, and is being attended by about 10000 delegates...………...
Tell a good science story and get chance to win a...
The nationwide campaign named AWSAR or ‘Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research launched by Department of Science and Technology is aimed at harnessing the potential of PhD scholars and post-doctoral fellows for popular science writing...…………….
IISER-Bhopal scientists develop new method to synthesize bio-conjugates
The researchers at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, have now demonstrated that it was possible to synthesize an effective conjugate with lysine without much of a problem....................
IIT Delhi researchers innovate a low cost prosthetic knee joint, to...
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi have designed and fabricated a low-cost, and light-weight polymeric polycentric prosthetic knee joint with energy-efficient gait option...………….
A peek into gut of Indians throws up surprises
The new study carried out to understand the nature and composition of gut microbiome of healthy Indians has shown some interesting trends.....................
New option emerges for treatment of inflammatory diseases
During the study, researchers found that both the full length Fbln7 protein and its C-terminal fragment inhibited the infiltration of macrophage and neutrophil into inflamed tissues and organs such as peritoneal cavity and lungs...………..
Vitamin D deficiency may be linked to diabetes risk in pre-diabetic...
The findings of the study are important as they show that pre-diabetic women may have a tendency to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus....................
Scientists figure out why HIV-1C subtype replicates faster
Researchers have found that HIV-1C can efficiently duplicate an important region of its genome to replicate faster unlike other subtypes............
New route to synthesize bioplastics developed
While preparing oligoesters as part of regular experiments, researchers observed formation of a viscous solution which was behaving very similar to molecular self-assembly: disordered molecules were adopting a defined structure on their own............