Monday, January 20, 2020

New spray gel developed by INST could help take the bite out of frostbite

Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) in Mohali, an autonomous institution under the Department of Science & Technology, have developed a cold-stable spray gel that could be administered on-site for the immediate treatment of frostbite injuries and heal the wound. They have titled it 'Nano-Spray Gel.' 

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Source: https://dst.gov.in/pressrelease/new-spray-gel-developed-inst-could-help-take-bite-out-frostbite

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Watch the first-ever video of individual atoms bonding and breaking

If atoms did not connect to one another, everything we know would not exist. The Sun, the Earth, animals, plants, us — we are all based on that single chemical process when two atoms bond and form matter.


Read here: bit.ly/2RqqdZm

AICTE presents golden opportunity for faculties, students and experts to apply for following schemes

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IIT-B designs florets to remove impurities from industrial effluents

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) have designed a nanocarbon particle that can help clean heavy metal pollutants from industrial effluents.
The nanocarbon particles or florets that look like marigolds, can remove 90% of pollutants including arsenic, chromium, cadmium and mercury from industrial effluents, claim the researchers.
The work by the team led by professor C Subramaniam was published in the ACS Applied Nano Materials journal recently.
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The short list: 24 books, each under 200 pages, as recommended by TED speakers

Time is precious, we know. Here, compiled from past reading lists, are suggestions for two dozen short but mighty books to pick up.

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Friday, January 17, 2020

SFIT WEEK END READS - 17 JANUARY 2020


This Mumbai startup is making breathing easier with its air quality monitoring device
Read more at:  https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2020/01/mumbai-startup-device-air-pollution-data

Google Scholar reveals its most influential papers for 2019
These 7 high-impact papers are citations gold.

14 data scientists you should follow on Twitter


(SFIT WEEK END READS IS AN INITIATIVE OF SFIT LIRC, BORIVALI.)

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