IIT Bombay

Amoeba-attacking Giant Viruses Found in Mumbai's Lakes

Researchers report numerous giant viruses in water bodies of Mumbai and identify a unique protein that these viruses make.

Viruses, the minutest and the most primitive beings, live almos...

Indigenous Technology for Affordable Cancer Cure

Newly-patented indigenous CAR-T cell technology puts cancer treatment within reach for patients in India

An emerging way to treat cancer is immunotherapy, where the patient’s immune syst...

Cars, trains, buses or foot—How does Mumbai choose to go to a mall?

Study analyses what drives the choice of transport to shopping malls in Mumbai

If you live in Mumbai, the humidity in the air is quick to make you all sweaty and sti...

Better Soil Moisture Sensors using Graphene Oxide

Researchers develop a stable low-cost microsensor from graphene oxide to measure soil moisture on field

Agriculture...

Prof Subimal Ghosh of IIT Bombay awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2019

Prof Subimal Ghosh, Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), has been awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2019 by...

New Possibilities for Nano-sized Optical Filters

Tailoring two-dimensional nano-materials into optical filters and thermoelectric devices possible, suggest theoretical studies.

Graphene is a form of carbon with a single laye...

Fighting floods the 'expert' way

Research, led by IIT Bombay, design a system to forecast floods in Chennai

During the fag end of 2015, Chennai experienced severe floods resulting in the death of about 500 people and economi...

Bacterial remedy for the toxic pesticide Carbaryl

Researchers explore how soil-improving Pseudomonas bacteria digest carbaryl

The memories of the Bhopal gas tragedy that claimed thousands of lives and injured a few lakhs of people, haunts us...