#IIT Madras

You may have experienced vibrations in your car during some tour or ride. To provide you a smoother ride Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers have found that the ‘Carbon Nanotube Composites’ contribute in absorbing the…
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Periodic testing is required to prevent catastrophic failures in many engineering structures like buildings, pipelines and rails. High-frequency sound waves that travel in the bulk (bulk ultrasound) are widely used for non-invasive and…
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Indian institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers have shown that the active principle from turmeric, that is curcumin, can enhance cancer cell death caused by a protein called ‘TRAIL’. They performed studies using isolated leukaemia…
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers developed an analysis-driven ‘hyperelastic’ model in calculating the stress and strain experienced by the brain due to blunt force injury and lesion (tumour) growth. The new model will…
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India has the second highest fatality average due to hazards of climate change. The situation is not going to get any better in the future also, especially for those living in coastal areas, including Chennai. A modelling study carried by…
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Researchers of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have shown ways in which traditional cancer therapies can be made more effective. The research team studies Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), which are highly reactive molecules…
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have shown that simple copper-coated jute beads are highly effective in protecting water and preventing microbial contamination. These jute beads could be helpful in solving…
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A team of researchers from IIT Madras, Cancer Institute, SreeBalaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru have identified a specific microRNA (miRNAs) called ‘miR-155’ that is over-expressed…
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