Science & Technology News - Last updated on April 16, 2019

• Physicists Uncover Quantum Structure of Buckyballs Source : Scitech Daily.com
• Researchers Use Gelatin to Make Powerful New Hydrogen Fuel Catalyst
• Physicists Record Temporal Coherence of a Graphene Qubit
• Google Algorithm – A New Tool For Understanding Enzymes
• Scientists Untangle the Science of How Hair Follicles Grow
• LIGO and Virgo Reveal Four New Sources of Gravitational Waves
• Scientists Discover Several Protein-Coding Genes That Were Misidentified
• New Arthritis Treatment Prevents Cartilage Breakdown
• COSINE-100 Experiment Challenges Previous Claims About Dark Matter
• Physicists Use Laser Light to Cool Traveling Sound Waves in Silicon Chips
• Study Shows Connection Between Brain Size and Cognitive Performance
• NASA InSight Safely Lands on Martian Surface, Ready to Discover What Lies Beneath
• Scientists Replicate Surface Structures at the Atomic Scale
• What NASA’s InSight Can Teach Scientists About Life
• Scientists Discover Why Some Supernova Explosions Produce More Manganese and Nickel

           Technology News

• Scientists Develop Electronic Pill That Can Be Controlled Wirelessly
• “Sun in a box” Stores Renewable Energy & Delivers It on Demand
• Voyager 2 Probe Enters Interstellar Space, Over 18 Billion Kilometers from Earth
• Isro successfully launches prestigious GSAT-11
• Borophene Breakthrough Provides New Insight Into a Promising Material

          Government & Policy

• Govt to launch portal of publicly-funded research facilities I STEM. Source : Mint Mar 6, 2019
• Draft policy expects e-commerce platforms, search engines to store data locally

         Higher Education

• What India can learn from China’s rise in higher education
• The higher education commission of India bill: A failure of imagination
  Rankings

          Rankings of HEI 

• IISc bags ‘best varsity’ title among others in HRD rankings. Source : Asianet newsable April 9, 2019
• DU, JNU, IIT, IISc find a way among QS Subject Rankings 2019. Source : DU Post, March 8, 2019
• IISc, IIT-Bombay in Top 30 as Indian Universities Move Up in Global Rankings Source News18, Jan 16, 2019
• University Ranking 2019: IISc top Indian varsities; IIT Roorkee emerges biggest gainer Source : Financial Express jan 16, 2019
• World Emerging Economies Ranking 2019: IISc, 3 IITs in top 50 Source Jagranjosh.com
• World Emerging Economies Ranking 2019: IISc, 3 IITs in top 50THE Emerging Economies Ranking 2019: IISc Bangalore leads Indian Universities
• IISc Bangalore, 3 IITs In Top 50 Of Times Emerging Economies University Rankings 2019 Source - NDTV Jan 16, 2019
• IISc, IIT-Bombay Improves Ranking As 49 Institutions From India Make It To The Global Top List Source - Indiatimes.com
• Times Higher Education Ranking 2019: IISc, IIT Bombay among Top 50 Universities in Emerging Economy Ranking Source Times Higher Education
• IISc makes it to the top 100 in Times ranking for subjects of Engineering &Technology , IIT-B in top 200
• IISc-Bangalore, IIT-Bombay rank among world's top 200 engineering, tech universities
• IISc ranked 95th position in THE World University Ranking, IIT Bombay, Roorkee & Delhi in the list

• Bengaluru: IISc researchers put war on drug-resistant Hepatitis C virus on the brink of victory. Source : New Indian Express, April 12, 2019
• At IISc’s Open Day, take 'Stoch' of the situation. Source : DH, Mar 22, 2019
• Karnataka sees surge in private vehicles; buses far behind Source : TOI, March 18, 2019
• New frog species discovered in biodiversity-rich Western Ghats Source : india.mongabay.com, Mar 18, 2019
• IIT Guwahati, IIT Mandi and IISc Bengaluru Collaborate on a National Initiative to Develop a Climate Change Vulnerability Map for 12 Indian Himalayan States Source : indiaeducation.in, Mar 18, 2019
• E-rickshaw service on IISc campus Source : Hindu, Mar 15, 2019
• IISc engineers take fetch to a whole new level
  India's first commercial walking robot Stoch uses machine learning to move around Source : ET, March 15, 2019
• Climate Change Vulnerability Map for 12 Himalayan States Developed Source : Shillong Times, Mar 15, 2019
• IISc Gets On-Campus E-Rickshaw Service: Now, Cover Entire 400-Acre Area Without Any Hassles Source : swarajyamag.com, Mar 16, 2019
• IISc introduces e-rickchaw on campus Source : DH, Mar 16, 2019
• IISc researchers develop a smartphone-based screening application for glaucoma. Source : Researchmatters.in, Mar 15, 2019
• New frog species discovered in Western Ghats Source Deccan Herald, Mar 15, 2019
• Found : New frog in old hot spot. Source : Hindustan Times, March 13, 2019
• Spring-summer bloom chaos Source : Deccan Herald, Mar 10, 2019
• Partha Talukdar lights up the dark realm of data Source : Factor daily, March 5, 2019
• IISc to map out 50-year climate change impact Source : TOI, March 6, 2019
• A treasure trove of information on plants. Source : The Hindu, March 3, 2019
• IISc data will help restore Bandipur flora lost in fire. Source : TOI, March 3, 2019 
• IISc to upload data of 10,000 plant species Source : TOI, Feb 24, 2019
• IISc, Boeing help startups take to the skies Source : Deccan Herald, Feb 20, 2019
• Chasing the Music in Nature: In Conversation with Bioacoustician Dr Rohini Balakrishnan Source : weather.com
• Sign pledge against using motorised vehicles: IISc Source : Deccan Herald, Feb 14, 2019
• Buffer Zones in Bengaluru lakes increase capacity, help mitigate floods : IISc report Source : The News Minute, Feb 13, 2019
• IISc report finds rise in encroachments on Bellandur and Varthur lakes Source : Hindu, Feb 12, 2019
• IISc open day postponed to March 23, 2019 Source : TOI, Feb 6, 2019
• Looking up and down for answers. Prof.Rohini Godbole awarded Padma Shri award. Source : Deccan Herald, Feb 2, 2019
• IISc Prof Dr.Akkattu T Biju gets Bhagyatara Award Sourc e : TOI Jan 28, 2019
• Robert Bosch makes first India venture investment, backs IISc startup SimYog Source : Etech Jan 29, 2019
• Infosys Science Foundation awards prizes to 6 winners including 2 IISc Profs. Source : The News Minute, Jan 5, 2019
• Nine scientists from Bengaluru among 23 elected as Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences Source : Research matters, Jan 3, 2019
• India's science and tech centres double up as startup ideation hubs Source : Economic Times, Jan 3, 2019
• IISc study says Salmonella bacteria can even creep into your salad bowl Source : Indian Express, Jan 10, 2019
• IISc study finds malarial parasites in wild Indian monkeys Source : Research Matters, Jan 10, 2019
• At less than Rs 50,000, IISc’s wearable arm is an affordable .. Source : TOI, Jan 11, 2019
• IISc researchers find a solution for tomato glut Source : Deccan Herald, Jan 24, 2019
• TCS-IISc team chases million-$ drone prize Source Economic Ttimes, Jan 25, 2019
• Elevated corridor only for elites: T V Ramachandra, IISc Source Deccan Herald, jan 20, 2019
• Govt. Planning to Set up Centre of Excellence at IIT Kharagpur and IISc Bangalore for training students to track weather events Source : Indiawire.com
• Road, rail projects will wreak havoc on Kodagu: IISc report  Source : TOI Jan 12, 2019
• Steel flyover will choke even if built today: IISc prof
• IISc Experts to monitor metro pillar for 30 days
• Haphazard land use hits forests and rivers: IISc study