Robots Mimic Animal Homing: Scientists uncover how animals find their way back home
… IIT Bombay researchers use a robot that mimics animal movements to study how homing animals efficiently return home without getting lost or being late. Many members of the animal … a skill known as homing. Whether it's birds flying thousands of miles during migration or ants finding their way …
Institute Colloquium on "Indian Cultural Values, Inclusive Development and Realizing the Vision of Viksit Bharat"
… Bombay is organising an Institute Colloquium on Thursday, February 27, 2025. The details of the lecture are … Title: "Indian Cultural Values, Inclusive Development and Realizing the Vision of Viksit Bharat" Speaker: Shri … in the colonial period, but entrepreneurship did not get shattered. Swadeshi and indigenous industrialization …
A living nano-assembly to tackle pollution from stubborn textile dyes in wastewater
… bacteria with graphene oxide sheets, IIT Bombay researchers show how dyes in wastewater can be trapped and fully broken down. Brightly coloured clothes often come … to solve a practical problem. Free-floating bacteria can get washed away in polluted water. Anchoring them onto a …
Lotus leaf-like solar evaporators for saltwater treatment
… Lotus leaf-like solar evaporators for saltwater treatment A new hydrophobic graphene based … is a significant issue in various parts of the world and is expected to intensify in the coming years. While … explains, “If only PES were used, the final surface would get wet on both sides. However, using PVDF resulted in …
Swachhata Hi Sewa
… 2025 campaign was carried out using the following five pillars as mandated by the government:- Transformation of Cleanliness Target Units (CTUs) Clean Public Spaces Safai-Mitra Suraksha … to raise awareness about hygiene and cleanliness. QR codes installation for feedback/ complaint regarding …
IIT Bombay’s new study shows the mucus paradox in our lungs
… new study shows the mucus paradox in our lungs Researchers at IIT Bombay reveal how excessive mucus creates gaps in … lungs have a naturally engineered defence mechanism that gets activated when any foreign material, even microscopic, … of people living in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and other metros, the rising levels of air pollution have …
New study shows how the ancient Martian climate changed with time in the Thaumasian Highlands region on Mars
… Martian climate changed with time in the Thaumasian Highlands region on Mars New evidence from Martian valley networks confirms a … same cosmic dust cloud, beginning their planetary lives together approximately 4.5 billion years ago, their …
Unravelling the Sands of Time: Exploring the Mesozoic Sands of Saurashtra Basin
… found in the sediments, revealing the paths of ancient rivers and the geological history of the Indian subcontinent. In … Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram is helping us piece together the region’s paleogeography—a historical study that …