ARI Pune develops “bug sniffer” for detection of pathogens
For the rapid detection of pathogens, a device named “bug sniffer” has been developed by the researchers at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune. Bug Sniffer is a sensitive and low-cost sensor which has been developed with the purpose of rapid detection of pathogens. The newly developed portable device has the capability to detect as low as ten bacterial cells from a sample size of one milliliter in time duration of just 30 minutes.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
IIT Ropar develops ‘WardBot’ for COVID-19 patients
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar (Punjab) has developed & designed a ‘WardBot’ to deliver medicines and food to COVID-19 patients in isolation wards without human intervention. WardBot also has a feature of self-sanitising on the return path and could be used for sanitising walls of the hospitals.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, Director: Sarit Kumar Das.
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar Founded: 2008.