IIT Bombay team wins X-prize Student Competition
A proposed method to capture carbon dioxide and convert it to industrially useful chemicals gets IIT Bombay entry to the X-prize carbon removal grand prize competition.
Prof Subramaniam Chandramouli receives the prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowship for 2021
IIT Bombay professor Subramaniam Chandramouli gets the Swarnajayanti Fellowship 2021 for his innovative proposal to generate ‘green heat’
Prof Amartya Mukhopadhyay awarded with the Swarnajayanti Fellowship - 2021 for his contribution to next-generation rechargeable batteries
Prof Amartya Mukhopadhyay receives the prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowship for 2021
A call for urgent policy change to revive Madurai’s historical watershed system
The city of Madurai in Tamilnadu lies mostly in the semi-arid zone, has scanty water resources and receives erratic rainfall. Historically, a network of natural storage tanks called the Vandiyur tank cascade system (VTCS) had been meeting the water demands of Madurai adequately.
Estimating ocean renewable energies for potential harvesting
Study aims to identify potential locations for wave energy plants across coastal regions of India
Beyond reach: inadequate transport facilities can cause educational inequality
Transport facility gaps in Greater Mumbai can make schools inaccessible to many
Better face shields, better protection: hydrophobic coating helps mitigate COVID-19 exposure
Researchers improve the efficiency of face shields by coating them with a hydrophobic layer.
Breaking the trial-and-error loop in Material Design through Machine Learning
Machine learning predicts elastic behavior of multi-component alloys using information from simple two-component alloys
A health monitor for concrete buildings
A compact probe to find the extent of corrosion in steel reinforcement bars in concrete structures
Efficient 3D modelling of large area landforms
A novel machine learning based method to compress and reconstruct 3D spatial data from remote sensing
Money rewards are less likely to improve mood if you are in pain.
University students who experience physical pain perform worse on tasks and have lower moods than those without pain.
Digital odour detection and synthesis in the offing
Study reveals the correlation of odour to molecular vibrations.
Valleytronics for fast and energy-efficient computing
Researchers propose a quantum materials based valleytronics device structure that can be implemented using existing technology.
A novel bandage for better healing of wounds
Researchers have developed a dermal patch with a blend of natural healing agents and polymers in bilayer structure for improved wound healing
A Portal to Indian Culture
A collaboration between the Ministry of Culture and IIT Bombay, the Indian Culture Portal is a treasure trove of Indian knowledge, art, culture and history, and a digital space like no other.
Infrared light control at nano scale for quantum computation
Researchers find a new way of building voltage controlled quantum circuits using a combination of graphene and alpha molybdenum trioxide.
IIT Bombay builds 5G core towards developing an end-to-end 5G testbed
Multi-institutional 5G test bed project to help develop human resources and 5G infrastructure and create an enabling environment
Advanced drug delivery by wearables and implants: our saviours
A comprehensive survey of the advanced drug delivery solutions
Microwave Radiation to Detect Tiny Plastic Pollutants
Researchers devise a new technique to identify the presence of tiny invisible plastic pollutants using microwave radiation.
Plastic-lined farm ponds exacerbate water scarcity in semi-arid regions
Study of plastic-lined farm ponds in orchard farming and its impact on society