Choosing wall materials for cooler homes using computational methods
… Eco-efficient wall materials, such as aerated autoclaved concrete blocks, enhance indoor comfort by significantly reducing … that provide comfortable living at a reasonable cost,” says Prof. Albert Thomas of IIT Bombay, who led the study. …
Mimicking locust brains: scientists develop low-power artificial neurons capable of obstacle detection
… Researchers have built two-dimensional materials-based transistors and used them to design … for autonomous robots. In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), there are many exciting developments from … rationale behind choosing a 2D material for the transistor, Prof Saurabh Lodha, from the Department of Electrical …
Lecture on "Single-particle cryo-EM: Visualization of biological molecules in their native states"
… Friday, January 17, 2020. The details of the lecture are given below: Title: "Single-particle cryo-EM: Visualization of biological molecules in their native states" Speaker: Professor Joachim Frank, Nobel laureate in chemistry (2017), … involve more than two partners, and can run up to dozens. A full description will need to characterize all …
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 past decade, floods in big and densely populated cities have become more frequent. They are … Tushar Bose, faculty, CEPT University, Ahmedabad and Prof Pradip Kalbar and Prof Arpita Mondal at the Indian …
Super-emitters on the road- A need for a comprehensive review of vehicular regulations
… the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and suggest the need for stringent policies to restrict vehicular pollution. The year 2023 … year in recorded history. The last 12 months have experienced the highest monthly temperatures ever recorded, and it … researcher from the study who worked under the guidance of Prof Harish Phuleria and Prof Chandra Venkataraman. …
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 … Science and Technology Center (IKST), Bengaluru, led by Prof. Bhaskaran Muralidharan, a Professor at the Department …
Searching for bangs from cosmic whispers
… for bangs from cosmic whispers Researchers look for high-energy light from gravitational-wave candidates in … universe because our eyes can detect light in the form of energy quanta or packets of energy called photons or … GW signals from such extreme gravitational interactions. Prof Varun Bhalerao and his research team from the …
The Geometry of Surgery: Turning Flat Images into 3D Pathways
… of Technology have developed a computationally efficient method to track the three-dimensional movements of surgical instruments using only … for small healthcare centres. Dr Shubhangi Nema and Prof Leena Vachhani from the Indian Institute of Technology …
IIT Bombay’s TARA mobile app to help achieve nationwide oral reading fluency
… TARA App launches reading assessments in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools across India involving 7 lakh … component of the test and a critical indicator of reading proficiency is oral reading fluency (ORF), which is …
Scientists at IIT Bombay develop new technique that offers insights into interfacial reactions
… approach for measuring the coating performance. How often have we not encountered corrosion in some of our devices? Although there … to build a robust approach to measure ORR kinetics,” says Prof Vijayshankar Dandapani as the motivation behind this …