New Delhi, February 27, 2022: Indian Scientists have developed a method to produce hydrogen with high purity (99.99%) from methanol-water mixture at ambient pressure and temperature that uses only one-third of the electrical energy required in water electrolysis. With near-zero or zero end-use emissions and continually replenished fossil fuel resources, this can be an ideal […]
Category: Technology
Study suggests increase in warming in high altitude Himalayas due to water vapor
New Delhi, February 25, 2022: A recent study has shown that water vapour exhibits a positive radiative effect at the top of the atmosphere (TOA), suggesting an increase in overall warming in the High Altitude Himalayas due to it. The precipitable water vapor (PWV) is one of the most rapidly varying components in the atmosphere and […]
New artificial Intelligence-based tools can help finding habitable planets
New Delhi, February 24, 2022: Utilising an Artificial Intelligence-based algorithm, Indian Astronomers have devised a new approach for identifying potentially habitable planets with a high probability. Since time immemorial, humanity has been looking at the cosmos and believing that other inhabited worlds are out there. Current estimates are that the number of planets in our […]
Scientists develop self-disinfecting, biodegradable face mask to combat COVID19
New Delhi, February 16, 2022: A team of Indian Scientists in collaboration with an industry partner have developed a self-disinfecting ‘Copper-based Nanoparticle-coated Antiviral Face Mask to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The mask exhibits high performance against the COVID 19 virus as well as several other viral and bacterial infections, is biodegradable, highly breathable and […]
Applications invited for financial support to Indian companies with indigenous technologies in semiconductor and sensors sector for commercialization
New Delhi, February 14, 2022: Indian companies having innovative technologies at commercialization stage in semiconductor & sensor domain now have an opportunity of been supported financially for commercialisation and of financial assistance in the form of loans, equity, and grants. Aligning with the national requirement and focus in the electronic/semiconductor sector, proposals have been invited from […]
New method can efficiently transform phenol to a key ingredient for manufacturing food preservatives, pharmaceuticals, and polymers
New Delhi, February 12, 2022: Indian researchers have found that electrolysis using surface-modified electrodes for efficient large-scale transformation of phenol to 1,4 hydroquinone used as intermediate in the manufacturing of food preservatives, pharmaceuticals, dyes, polymers. India currently imports 1,4 hydroquinone at a heavy cost due to lack of efficient processes for conversion of phenol to 1,4 […]
Developing strategies to treat attention disorders
New Delhi, February 11, 2022: Prof. Sridharan Devarajan, currently an Associate Professor in the Centre for Neuroscience & Associate faculty in Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, is a recipient of the Swarnajayanti fellowship for the year 2021. He seeks to identify brain regions and neural mechanisms that mediate human attention, […]
Government support for the development of indigenous tech for batteries
New Delhi, February 10, 2022: Department of Science & Technology (DST) is supporting development of indigenous technology for batteries, especially in the field of graphene-based batteries. DST has also supported a project on Graphene Protected Si Nano-Spheres (interconnected) for Developing High Energy Density Li-Ion Battery. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Statutory Body under the […]
GAIL starts India’s maiden project of blending hydrogen into CGD network
New Delhi, February 09, 2022: Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has commenced India’s first-of-it’s-kind project of mixing hydrogen into natural gas system at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The hydrogen blended natural gas will be supplied to Avantika Gas Limited, one of GAIL’s Joint Venture (JV) Company with HPCL, operating in Indore. In line with the […]
Swarnajayanti awardee working on materials that can make computers more efficient
New Delhi, February 08, 2022: Prof. Mayank Shrivastava from IISc Bangalore, a recipient of Swarnajayanti fellowship 2020-21, is working on applications of emerging materials that can help computers mimic functions that the brain can perform rapidly. It can help computers perform cognitive functions, identify people from a crowd, distinguish smell as well as learn and […]