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Mumbai-Pune Expressway: design and safety
The Mumbai-Pune expressway is notorious for accidents. Researchers from the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat examine the design of the 22 curves there and analyse the speeds of vehicles when navigating the curves. They identify the curves that have low margins of error in terms of safety. Read on…
Water Management in Banda: paving the way for drought prone districts
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Management Ranchi recently published a case study of managing water in Banda, which could be emulated and reproduced in drought-prone districts across the country. Nupur Sinha, BML Munjal University reports.
Crab diversity in the estuaries of Kerala
Researchers from the University of Kerala, recently reported spatial and temporal variations in mangrove crab diversity in five of the estuaries of Kerala. The fiddler crab, out of the thirteen species of the short tailed crabs, Austruca annulipes, was the most abundant species and Pseudosesarma glabrum was the rarest. Read more.
Bilayered 3D hydrogel dressing for chronic wounds
Researchers from the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram have come up with a dressing that can help heal chronic wounds. Besides mimicking the matrix between cells, it contains bioactive peptides that help keep infections at bay, Tests show that wounds on diabetic mice heal fast. Read on for more.
Bloodberry: Rich in Omega Fatty Acids and Antioxidants
A humble herb growing naturally on river banks may actually be a superfood, says recent research from the CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute. Read more on the nutritional profile and nutraceutical advantages of bloodberry in this report by K Yashkamal.
Molecular markers to distinguish aromatic rice of Kerala
Researchers from the Kerala Agricultural University found three molecular markers to distinguish two aromatic rice varieties of Kerala from non-aromatic ones. This can help detect adulteration of aromatic rice with non-aromatic rice. The markers can also help researchers select aromatic rice plants for breeding purposes. Saravanan M reports.
Chronic Kidney Disease in Rural Andhra Pradesh
Cases of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause were seen in Uddhanam, Andhra Pradesh and later, in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. Similar cases have been reported from other parts of the world. What are the kidney pathologies in such cases and what could be the cause? Recent research provides clues. A report by M Karunanithi.
Protecting brine shrimp from vibriosis: Probiotic bacteria
The brine shrimp, used for toxicity tests in labs, is an important fish feed in aquariums and aquaculture. But commercial scale breeding of brine shrimp faces risk of bacterial infections. Researchers have found a way to protect brine shrimp from bacterial infections by using probiotic bacteria. M S Shivakumar reports.
Malignant Melanomas in India
Melanoma patients in India have a pattern of mutations that is different from the pattern seen worldwide, say researchers from the Homi Bhabha National Institute. While 75% of the patients in global sample have mutations in two genes, Indians cases have only 31%. A Anuradha reports.
Nitrogen Dioxide Sensors: high sensitivity, fast response
Zinc oxide can be used as a sensor for nitrogen dioxide, a harmful gas. Researchers at PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore find that a nanofiber of zinc oxide sheathed by a thin layer of another metal oxide can improve the sensitivity as never before. Vishal Baloria reports.
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