Blog Tête-à-Tête series- Dr. Sikke Klein By Gayathri Hariharan One of the most revolutionary inventions to come out from the second world war is the Gas Turbine. Everytime I board a flight, I am awed by the sheer mechanical beauty and simplicity of the concept- an elegant realisation of a Carnot engine. Interestingly in the …
Blog Piet Mondriaan painting Boston City Hall Van Koch snowflake algorithm Real Fern leaf Fern leaf recreation from fractal algorithm Beauty By Eduardo Gutiérrez Prieto Biologists and neuroscientists already have a good answer explaining human-to-human attraction. Our genes push us to find a healthy partner with high chances of survival when we mate, so our …
Blog ZERO EMISSION FUELS Interviewed by Gayathri Hariharan and Sowmya Kumar Written by Sowmya Kumar Zero Emission Fuels (ZEF). The name says it all. Seated amidst the research labs of the Process and Energy department of 3Me, ZEF is a technology-based start-up that aspires to produce Methanol from sunlight and air. Why Methanol? Figures may …
Blog (a) (b) Vision: Waste for wastewater purification. Development of bio-based membranes using (a) bacteria-based polymer obtained from organic waste and (b) polymers obtained from waste sludge, called Kaumera Dr. Hanieh Bazyar – Next generation membranes for advanced separation By Femke Janssen Hanieh completed her PhD at the group of Soft matter, Fluidics and Interfaces …
Blog Winds of Winter By Ved Dubhashi We might never get our hands on a copy of Martin’s “Winds of Winter”, but a shift in global weather phenomenon has ensured that some of us in the mid-latitudes have gotten a good taste of winter after a long hiatus. As the nation continues to remain in …
Blog Microscopic image of the microfluidic channel that mimics biological pathways. Fatma has studied crystal growth at the converging area of channels. This is a configuration found in the human kidney as well. The black dots at the middle of the section are the crystals formed in the experiment. Image provided by Fatma Ibis. An …
Blog Tête-à-Tête Series- Dr.Carlos Infante Ferreira Interviewer: Gayathri Hariharan Transcribed and written by Gayathri Hariharan Having completed more than three decades of an illustrious career in teaching and research , Associate Professor Carlos Infante Ferreira will officially retire this March. A friendly, approachable face to students, Dr. Ferreira has mentored and sparked many young minds. …
Blog A representation of the diffusion process in terms of Entropy and Macroscopic Information. Cosmological expansion sets the rate at which the maximum possible entropy of the universe increases. The actual entropy of the Universe rises to reach up to the maximum entropy. THE ARROW OF TIME By Sowmya Kumar Several theories have emerged to …
Blog “Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders.” — The New Yorker Quest for Elfstedentocht By Ved Dubhashi Very often I’m asked this question- “what convinced you to pursue a career in sustainable energy”. The innocuous question would evoke an overwhelming response …
Blog A drop of potassium permanganate is added to the left of the beaker. As it diffuses slightly, each KMnO4 molecule is surrounded by many water molecules. The movement of KMnO4 towards the right of the beaker is a statistical outcome. The trajectory of one molecule is shown. The molecules move through a series of …
