Tag: Indian Institute of Science

Team including Indian scientists designs potent antidote to cobra, krait venom toxins

April 25, 2024 admin

For some people, snakes are exotic yet dangerous creatures of the wild; eerie but elusive, and not something to worry about in day-to-day life. For others, especially some farmers in India and Africa, they are a constant and terrifying threat to life. Venom from snake bites leads to more than 100,000 deaths every year, with…

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Sand Substitute Developed By Indian Scientists For Eco-Friendly Construction

April 2, 2024 admin

Natural sand is fast becoming a scarce resource. Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have created a promising new material that can replace natural sand in construction. This development comes as a response to the growing scarcity of sand, a crucial component in building materials. The team at IISc’s Centre for…

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Two studies conducted by Bengaluru scientists explore how attention and eye movements are linked

February 29, 2024 admin

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Two new studies from the Centre for Neuroscience, Indian Institute of Science, explore how closely attention and eye movements are linked and unveil how the brain coordinates the two processes. According to IISc, attention is a unique phenomenon that allows us to focus on a specific object in our visual…

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IISc announces distinguished alumni awards for 2023

October 31, 2023 admin

A view of the Indian Institute of Science building in Bengaluru. file photo | Photo Credit: PTI Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath is among the five outstanding scientists and engineers who have been selected to receive the distinguished alumni awards of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for the year 2023. The…

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IISc researchers develop machine learning models for designing next generation nuclear reactor materials

October 30, 2023 admin

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, have developed machine learning models for designing next generation nuclear reactor materials. According to IISc, advanced nuclear reactors offer enhanced efficiency and safety compared to the long-standing conventional reactors in use, which is achieved…

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