– INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE (IISc) Researchers at the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and collaborators have designed a new supercapacitor that can be charged…
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New mutations and proteins of coronavirus revealed by IISc
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE (IISc)04 March 2021 A recent study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), published in the Journal of Proteome Research, has identified multiple mutations and unique proteins in isolates of SARS-CoV-2,…
‘Disentangling vines’ – the discovery of five new species of vine snakes in India
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE (IISc) 16 November, 2020 Vine snakes are among the most common snakes in peninsular India, found even in many peri-urban areas wherever there is some greenery. This species…
Raman microspectroscopy to detect disease-causing bacteria
Report from IISc, 15 March 2020 Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a method to rapidly identify and check whether a disease-causing bacterium is alive or dead. It…
New IISc study sheds light on how fish swim in groups
Sanshodhan, 3 March 2020 While studying how animals behave in groups, such as fish schools or bird flocks, researchers tend to discard “noise” – essentially statistical deviations from expected patterns. It is…
BCG revaccination shows potential to boost immunity against tuberculosis
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE (IISc) 21 January 2020 When young Indian adults, who have been vaccinated at birth, are once again given the BCG vaccine, their immune response against tuberculosis (TB) improves…
IISc researchers develop low-cost catalyst for water-splitting
A superior, low-cost catalyst for water-splitting IISC, 9 May 2019 In a significant step towards large-scale hydrogen production, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a low-cost catalyst that…