IIT Delhi startup develops highly effective antiviral fabric

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New Delhi, March 28th:  After three years of rigorous research & development, Fabiosys Innovations, a deep-tech healthcare startup incubated at IIT Delhi, has developed an affordable high-performance medical textile called Fabium, which destroys more than 99% of the bacteria and viruses within 30 minutes. Ordinary antimicrobial fabric products available in the market inhibit microbes in…… Continue reading IIT Delhi startup develops highly effective antiviral fabric

Researchers develop modified cotton fabric against harmful air pollutants

New Delhi, Aug. 23: Air pollution resulting from the rising levels of particulate matter, nitrous oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon oxides, and other toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is a major concern. Long-term exposure to even a few parts per million of these chemicals takes a toll on health and can cause asthma, eye, and throat…… Continue reading Researchers develop modified cotton fabric against harmful air pollutants

New chairs to support research in IIT Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 06th, 2021: Two new chairs to support research activities especially in the area of micro-electronics & VLSI design and Geotechnical & Geo-Environmental Engineering have been established at the IIT Delhi. An IIT alumnus Saurabh Mittal has endowed these two chairs in honour of Professor G.S. Visweswaran and Professor Manoj Datta at the…… Continue reading New chairs to support research in IIT Delhi

New device to help reduce frequent charging of wireless electronic gadgets

New Delhi, July 30th 2021: As we are moving toward a data-driven age, there is a need for faster and very low power computing. Memories play a crucial role in this, as for faster processing of data; the CPU rapidly reads and writes on the memory. A researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)…… Continue reading New device to help reduce frequent charging of wireless electronic gadgets

IIT Delhi launched low cost COVID-19 test kit

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell showing morphological signs of apoptosis, infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (green), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID/NIH

New Delhi, Jul 15 (By Jyoti Singh): According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) testing is the key to combat novel coronavirus. With large population testing in large number is prohibitive in Indian conditions. Keeping this in mind a low-cost COVID-19 test kit developed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has been launched. According…… Continue reading IIT Delhi launched low cost COVID-19 test kit

Ashwagandha takes lead in IIT-Delhi study to be COVID-19 warrior

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, is the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus shown was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Image captured and colorized at NIAID's Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana.NIAID

New Delhi, May 19 (Umashankar Mishra ): Remdesivir, Hydroxychloroquine, Lopinavir, Ritonavir, APN01 or Favilavir are being tested in clinical trials across the globe. No therapy has been found to be effective against COVID-19 as of now. However, natural compounds from Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) and Propolis could be potential drug candidates against COVID-19. It is revealed…… Continue reading Ashwagandha takes lead in IIT-Delhi study to be COVID-19 warrior

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