Science & Technology News - February 20, 2019
Science News
- 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
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, 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
IISc in the News
- 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