Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
Two nanomaterials make polymers 400 times better it takes a research team from Bengaluru 10 days to prepare a batch of the compound it hopes would revolutionize the world. The compound consists of polyvinyl alcohol, a polymer, mixed with two carbon nanomaterials. There is a tremendous increase in the stiffness …
Nanoparticles have been blamed for two deaths at a Chinese factory, in a report that claims to be the first to document human disease caused by the particles.
Nanoparticles of the metal can prevent blood clots blood clots are a common cause of heart attacks, strokes and coronary arterial diseases. Clots block arteries, choke blood and oxygen supply to tissues, thus killing them. The way to deal with this is to take anticoagulants, like aspirin and heparin, which …
A nano technology-based solar cell development centre is coming up in the city with the aim to make solar power more affordable. The centre is being set up by the West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Limited in association with the Washington DC-based Catholic University. Calcutta University (CU) and the …
Commercial progress in Nanotechnology requires standards, based on science and engineering and is of paramount importance to network with all stakeholders to promote initiatives and technology to industry to add value, said Small and Medium Enterprise Developers (SMED) Director, Renuka Herath. Speaking at a seminar titled `Nanotechnology in Energy Industry
Ahmedabad : Nano forensics is the latest tool for crime busters. Nano technology, used in bio-technology, weather studies, computer hardware and chemical industry, is making headway in advanced forensic research for accurate and faster results. Gujarat Directorate of Forensic Sciences (DFS) is spearheading nano forensic research in India. DFS will …
KOLAKTA, 31 MAY: In a bid to reduce the price of photovoltaic solar cells, the Green Energy Corporation, in collaboration with the West Bengal Science and Technology Council, will set up a Nano solar cell laboratory. The laboratory will come up on the Calcutta University campus in Salt Lake. The …
The infectious agent can improve the efficiency of its batteries viruses just stormed the world of consumer electronics. A bit of genetic tweaking and they can make lithium ion batteries more efficient. For researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, this technology is an important breakthrough as it takes …
Ludhiana: Nanotechnology can bring revolutionary changes in the field of agriculture as scientists can now develop technologies relevant to agriculture and food systems by employing high-resolution imaging facilities available at the Electron Microscopy and Nanoscience Laboratory (EMN). The EMN laboratory has been established with a special grant from the ICAR …
KOLLAM: The Physics Department of Fathima Mata National College here will organise a seminar on Nanoscience and Technology from March 23 to 25. Seminar convener Prof E.P. Wilson said that the objective of the seminar was to provide an opportunity for the delegates to learn, exchange and interact with new …
Giridih, March 16: The effect of nanotechnology on agriculture could generate some interesting results, feel scientists at the Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih centre. Chemical fertilisers and pesticides are harmful to the ecology. Thus, the Union ministry of science and technology has funded a research development programme of agro-enterotoxic nano-particles and …
Battery driven cars may now have faster pick-up LITHIUM ion batteries are popular in consumer electronics. With maximum energy capacity and slow loss of charge when not in use, they figure in battery driven cars too. But there is a drawback. When in use, lithium (Li) ions take a long …
AHMEDABAD: The Nirma University of Science & Technology will set up two research centres at an investment of Rs 50 crore in association with the state government. While one will focus on research in the field of nano technology, the other will focus on research centred around improving electric power …
This paper presents a detailed overview of the processes and technologies emerging globally in the field of nanoscience with specific application to water treatment systems. The paper highlights the cost - effectiveness and high - performance of such processes. The importance of carrying out intensive research to assess the potential …
Policies that predict and direct innovative research might seem to be a practical impossibility, says David H. Guston, but social sciences point to a solution.
