IIT Bombay

Decoding Dried Stains

Shape of dried paint or ink deposit is related to the concentration and size of particles in these colloids

Ever wondered why we use only specific inks for the inkjet printer? Why not an...

Nanocarbon Florets to Treat Industrial Effluents

Researchers design a new material for removing heavy metal contaminants from water in a single step

Nanomaterials are revolutionising the way we do things with applications in medicine, ...

Machine Learning for Faster Drug Discovery

Researchers employ machine learning techniques to search for optimal catalysts for designing pharmaceutically important molecules

Artificial intelligen...

`An Inexpensive Approach to Patterning Cells in a Lab

Researchers propose cost-effective techniques of making microcontact printing stamps to print protein and grow cells

Adherent cells—group of cells that stick to and grow on a surface—can...

Prof R B Sunoj from IIT Bombay awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2019 for his research on organic chemical reactions

Prof Raghavan B Sunoj of the Department of Chemistry of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize by Council of Scientific and Industrial Researc...

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...