10 Best Godrej ACs in India to Beat the Heat this Summer (2024)Investing in good quality AC is a major buying decision for most households. Therefore, we often tend to go for the most trusted brands. Go...
09 Jan, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
New low-cost, non-toxic coating for fabric can reduce Covid infection by 90%, says studyThe coating makes the fabric hydrophobic, meaning microbes are less likely to stick to the cloth.
14 Feb, 2022, 05.02 PM IST
Pune-based start-up develops mask that inactivates novel coronavirus particles that come in contact with itThese masks are coated with anti-viral agents known otherwise as virucides.
15 Jun, 2021, 06.00 PM IST
A 3D-printed mask that attacks coronavirusA Pune-based startup in collaboration with Technology Development Board (TDB) of the department of science and technology has developed a s...
15 Jun, 2021, 11.09 AM IST
Anti-viral coating on face masks may kill coronavirus, UK study findsAccording to 'The Daily Telegraph', the invisible coating on facemasks attacks the virus by rapturing its outer layer, effectively eliminat...
15 Feb, 2021, 09.38 AM IST
It may be an intriguing idea, but how useful are masks with anti-viral coating?There haven't been enough rigorous independent studies to establish the effectiveness.
11 Nov, 2020, 06.20 PM IST
IIT Bombay steps up Covid-19 related R&D projectsThe IIT is working in coordination with government departments. Some of these solutions have been launched while others are in the pipeline...
10 Nov, 2020, 05.12 PM IST
Muse Nanobots launches nanotech coating for textiles to inactivate coronavirusMuse Nanobots conducted a study with the U.S.-based Situ Biosciences, an independent product test laboratory in Chicago, to understand the ...
31 Aug, 2020, 11.16 PM IST
Eight teams of scientists from India and US selected for pursuing research on COVID-19The mission of the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum is to act as a catalyst to promote long-term scientific collaborations between Indi...
18 Aug, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
IIT-Madras researchers develop nano-coated filter for healthcare workers treating Covid-19 patientsThis nano-coated filter media has been fabricated with a nylon-based polymer coating on cellulose paper and was developed through the elect...
06 Jul, 2020, 06.02 PM IST
Textile cos look to ride hygiene waveAs India learns to live with the virus, textile companies are keen to develop new products like anti-viral fabrics, masks, and other goods ...
11 Jun, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
Textile firms want a piece of the growing hygiene products pieLeading textile maker Arvind Limited will be launching a fabric it claims could destroy coronaviruses when droplets containing viral load l...
10 Jun, 2020, 09.39 PM IST
IIT Madras-incubated startup comes up with coating that neutralises coronavirusThe startup’s pilot machine can coat textiles of length up to 100 metres within a few minutes – according to them, it can deployed immediat...
04 May, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
IIT Guwahati researchers develop affordable antimicrobial spray-based coating for PPEIn an attempt to safeguard healthcare workers and citizens from current coronavirus crisis and other infectious diseases, the research grou...
13 Apr, 2020, 01.51 PM IST
Marine red algae may hold key to preventing spread of COVID-19: Reliance researchersMarine red algae may hold key to prevent spread of coronavirus as biocompatible compounds extracted from them can be used as a coating mate...
12 Apr, 2020, 02.55 PM IST
Covid-19: HCG team develops treatment protocol, writes to Drugs Controller GeneralA three-member team at HCG Hospital in Bengaluru has developed a treatment protocol for covid-19 positive patients.
31 Mar, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
COVID-19: HCG team's find offers hope for treatmentA three-member team at HCG Hospital in Bengaluru has developed a treatment protocol for Covid-19-positive patients. It is centred on inject...
31 Mar, 2020, 10.57 AM IST