Imagine a single material that can clean dirty industrial water, mop up oil spills, and even power the next generation of smart wearables. That’s exactly what researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have achieved with their newly developed multi-functional aerogel—a cutting-edge material poised to tackle some of the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges.

Scientists have used machine learning, a subset of artificial intelligence to help save Elaeocarpus prunifolius, a rare tree species found in Meghalaya.

In the subtropical forests of Meghalaya, a Romanian-led research team has uncovered two previously unknown species of feather mites during routine ecological studies on birds.

Dr. Faizuddin Ahmed, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM), has been named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists for 2024 by Stanford University, USA.

In a major research breakthrough Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and Columbia University, USA, scientists have developed a groundbreaking method for nanopatterning using a simple tabletop IR laser.