Land Degradation, Magnetic Black holes, Parkinson's, Methanol Fuel Cell, Supercapacitor and more...
Weekly Newsletter | Issue #19 - 07 May, 2025
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In this week's stories; The rate of land degradation in Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh, A unique signature to detect magnetic black holes, The effects of Parkinson’s Disease on reward processing, Bio-based materials for fuel cells, Adding a polymer to improve supercapacitor performance. Check out our regional section for stories in Hindi, Marathi. There are also stories from other Indian media outlets. Check out the events section for all this week's public science events. Don’t forget to check out Scidle - the science wordle, for a new science word every day.
Stories in this edition
Satellite Eyes Reveal India's Scarred Lands in India's Dry Regions | Yogi Vemana University, AcSIR
Researchers set out to create a detailed map of the land in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh to determine where land degradation occurred and how severe it was in different areas.
Magnetic Black Holes and the Hunt for Dark Matter | IISER Pune, University of Oxford, UK
A new study identifies a unique signature for detecting magnetic black holes and places a strict upper limit on their number.
Understanding Impaired Processing of Reward and Motivation in Parkinson’s Disease | IIT Bombay
A data-driven approach to study the mechanisms underlying altered reward processing in individuals with Parkinson’s Disease.
Scientists create bio-based membranes for fuel cells | IISER Bhopal
Researchers create a cleaner and greener bio-based proton exchange membrane for fuel cells made of plant and animal materials.
A simple polymer could boost supercapacitor performance, shows new study | IISER Kolkata
New research addressed the Tungsten Diselenide clumping problem by introducing a polymer, Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone (PVP), into the mix.
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Regional
Hindi (हिन्दी):
पार्किंसंस रोग में प्रोत्साहन एवं प्रेरणा जैसे कारकों का बाधित व्यवहार
Marathi(मराठी):
पार्किन्सन्स विकारातील प्रोत्साहन आणि प्रेरणा यांची बिघडलेली प्रक्रिया
Research Beat | Research-based news in other media
Do public-funded R&D units innovate enough? | Explained - The Hindu
Leaky pipeline: On India and permanent scientific staff - The Hindu
Tech Power Equals Strategic Power, Says India’s Top Scientist | BharatShakti Dialogues
‘Publish or perish’ culture fuelling research misconduct in India - Northeast News
Fossil study takes a leaf out of climate history to predict ecological changes - Mongabay
India ready to create artificial Sun as world's most powerful magnet comes to life - India Today
Frequent western disturbances causing extreme weather in hilly states: Scientists - India Today
PM’s scientific advisor elected fellow of top US Science academy alongside Satya Nadella
Events
How many digits does the repeating decimal expansion of 1/1729 have? | ICTS, 08 May 2025
An observational perspective into the nature of short plateau Type II supernovae - IIA, 08 2025
Summer Camp: World of Microbes | Communication Office NCBS, 08-10 My 2025
Kaapi with Kuriosity - Coding Theory: Error-Resilience via Judicious Redundancy | ICTS, 10 May 2025
Public Talks on Data Science and Story of Grasses | Science Gallery Bengaluru, 10 -11 May 2025