An important requirement of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is compliance withthe local regulations on effluent discharge, which are going to become more stringent in the future.The operation of WWTPs exhibits a trade-off ...

Stem cells have characteristic features of self-renewal, pluripotency and differentiation, which are responsible for replenishment of tissue or organ. Stem cells are potentiated as therapeutic tool in drug targeting and ...

India has witnessed some of the most severe historical droughts in the current decade, and severity, frequency, and areal extent of droughts have been increasing. As a large part of the population of India is dependent on ...

Binding graphene with auxiliary nanoparticles for plasmonics, photovoltaics, and/or optoelectronics, while retaining the trigonal-planar bonding of sp2 hybridized carbons to maintain its carrier-mobility has remained a ...

Seismic hazard assessment is the key tool for rational planning, safety and design of infrastructures in seismically vulnerable regions. Gujarat is the only state in peninsular India with the maximum seismic hazard of large ...

This article reviews scientific studies which have been focused on the structure–property relationships of pastes with crystal network by considering fat crystal network as the key example. The review illustrates how ...

Relative surface affinity between polymers and colloids is leveraged in many applications like filtration,adhesion, bio-sensing,etc.The surface affinity is governed by both enthalpic (relative interactionsbetween the species ...

Surface texture and surface chemistry both are important to design the highly hydrophobic surfaces. Tuning surface chemistry with chemical coating can improve the hydrophobic nature of the surface to a limit. Further ...

Plants have a great potential to grow while carrying inside them fungi and bacteria known as endophytes. These endophytes have a potential to produce bioactive molecules which are of immense pharmaceutical importance. In ...

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster, the Safety Centre @ Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) organized the International Conference on Safety (ICS) in 2014. Jointly organized with ...