How Researchers Are Optimising Indian Railways—Without Touching Train or Track
… Railway researchers are making Indian railways more efficient by grouping non-daily trains together for the … system, India boasts the fourth largest railway network worldwide, a technological marvel whose function propels a … two broad categories: daily trains — trains that run on all days of the week — and non-daily trains that run a few times …
Hidden blood markers may explain diabetes risks in India
… Hidden blood markers may explain diabetes risks in India … India is often called the diabetes capital of the world. With an estimated 101 million adults currently living … facilitating the early use of therapies which prevent progression of kidney disease,” says Dr. Manisha …
Sunlight-charged, wearable “Thermal Battery”
… body-heat and thereby minimizes its loss to the cold environment outside. Turns out that there might be another … rooms, dramatically reducing energy consumption. In a world striving to decarbonize energy use, sometimes the most …
National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01)
… through ICT (NMEICT), Ministry of Education, Government of India. The key objectives of the 'National Geospatial Awards 2024' are to honor the enablers of Geospatial Technology in India, cutting across … on September 15, 2024, as a part of the 'Open Source GIS Day' celebrations. Nomination must be submitted only …
S. S. Bhatnagar Award 2018
… The Gigabit Networking laboratory at IIT Bombay has been instrumental in two key technology developments in the … built in the CESR family – a small box for your home/office environment that has 8 Ethernet copper ports a 2 or 4 … protection routes that are edge and node disjoint. In the event of a failure the traffic on the main working path is …
Green roofs can effectively reduce floods in dense urban areas, finds study
… Planting small trees on roofs of buildings in dense urban areas can reduce flood volume and runoff In the … urban areas. The study was published in the Journal of Environmental Management . The project received funding from … flood volume assuming different scenarios of heavy rainfall events and various percentage values of green roof …
325 students receive degrees during the Interim Session of 62nd Convocation Ceremony at IIT Bombay
… Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) awarded degrees to 325 students at the interim session of its 62 nd Convocation held at … and enhancing quality of life for people around the world. However, In the wrong hands, they can give rise to … attended by the families and friends of the students. The event was broadcast live on: …
A Novel Spatially Aware AI Model Makes Hurricane Damage Assessment More Accurate
Strain-Resistant ‘Buckled Xenes’ Show Promise in Flexible Electronics
… Scientists theoretically probe the atomic properties of the 2D materials under strain Graphene, a 2-dimensional (2D) sheet made of a single layer of … Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay). As a new entrant into the world of material science, the properties of buckled Xenes …
Searching for bangs from cosmic whispers
… for bangs from cosmic whispers Researchers look for high-energy light from gravitational-wave candidates in … and black holes, rapidly accelerate towards each other and eventually merge into a single entity. Today, the global GW … are as good as those from any other X-ray telescope in the world. These limits are essential to decide on the EM …