Researchers in Guwahti and Vellore achieve breakthrough in transforming skin cells into stem cells
Aug 19, 2023, at 09:09 am
Guwahati/IBSN: In collaboration researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) and Christian Medical College, Vellore, has successfully developed a groundbreaking technique to transform ordinary human skin cells into pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), under the leadership of Dr. Rajkumar Thummer.
IIT Guwahati collaborates with Sri Sathya Sai Heart Hospital to foster Cardiac Research
Mar 13, 2023, at 11:05 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is working continuously to assist the state and central government in building a strong infrastructure for the advancement of technologies and research to assist the general public at large.
Dec 28, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati researchers have studied the efficacy of a specific bacterial endoglucanase enzyme, RfGH5_4 from Ruminococcus flavefaciens in breaking down woody biomatter into simple sugar that can be fermented efficiently to produce bioethanol – a promising renewable fuel that can replace petroleum-based fuel systems.
21 IIT Guwahati Researchers selected among World’s Top 2 percent Scientists List
Oct 12, 2022, at 09:27 pm
Guwahati: A total of 21 Researchers and faculty members from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, including Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Director of the Institute, have been featured among the world’s Top 2 per cent Scientists List created by Stanford University, US.
IIT Guwahati establishes Centre for Advanced Research on Diagnostics in Cancer
Sep 03, 2022, at 02:39 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati celebrated its 29th Foundation Day on Sept 1 by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karkinos Healthcare Private Limited (KHPL) for research collaboration on Cancer Diagnostics.
IIT Guwahati develops coating to modify ordinary cloth masks for better protection against COVID-19
Nov 30, 2021, at 05:29 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati researchers have developed a ‘Nanometer Thick Superhydrophobic Coating’ material to modify ordinary cloth or silk masks that will maintain its comfort but offer better protection against aerosol-driven infections such as COVID-19.
IIT Guwahati researchers develop Water Repellent Material for Wearable Motion Sensors
Sep 29, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) researchers have developed a novel water repellent material that can be used for real-time monitoring of human movements.
Nov 16, 2020, at 08:39 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A research team of IIT Guwahati professors has formulated efficient ‘pincer’ catalytic systems that transform industrial, biomass wastes into valuable chemicals.
Sep 08, 2020, at 11:10 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in collaboration with Workspace Metal Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Udaipur, has developed a first-of-its-kind self-check kiosk.
IIT Guwahati researchers produce biofuel from non-edible waste seeds
Jul 17, 2020, at 01:27 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati researchers have developed methods to produce biofuels from non-edible seeds.
IIT Guwahati develops low-cost UVC light-based disinfectant box
May 22, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati research team has developed a low-cost UVC light-based disinfectant box for disinfecting disposable medical accessories like gloves, masks etc. along with disinfecting the household wastes before going to the community bins.
IIT-G collaborates with Hester Biosciences Limited to develop vaccine against COVID-19
Apr 29, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) is collaborating with Hester Biosciences Limited – a pharmaceutical company based in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, to work on the vaccine development against COVID-19.