Window glass and a dense layer of cells? They are more alike than they appear. This video series shows how Souvik Sadhukhan (graduate student at…
On National Science Day, 2022, we started posting a thread of science themed images from the institute. A team of students also participated in a…
In a recent study, researchers at TIFR Hyderabad show how the elasticity of extracellular matrix (ECM) of epithelial tissue affects their fundamental defence against oncogenic…
Sunayana Sarkar (graduate student at Manish Jaiswal’s lab in TIFR Hyderabad) set out to standardise extraction of polyphosphates in fruit flies. This protocol would go…
Secondary batteries, such as lithium ion batteries, need to be recharged once the stored energy is used up. In a bid to decrease our dependence…
If you were asked to make a list of everyday tasks that involved the use of a battery, the list would undeniably run quite long.…
Researchers from Ullas Kolthur’s group at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, in collaboration with Ranjith Padinhateeri’s group at the Indian Institute of Technology- Bombay, …
Have you noticed how the brightness of a smartphone screen changes when you take it from the sunny outdoors to a poorly lit room? A…
From Cat’s-Whisker detectors in the early 1900s to electronic circuit chips in modern-day mobile phones, electronic devices have been modified in myriad creative ways to…
Proteins, especially biomolecules such as enzymes, can exist in different structural conformations over a span of time. This property, also called conformational heterogeneity, plays an…