Research Bytes : A Gallium-Nitride Transistor, The Mysteries of Machine Learning and More

A couple of firsts for India, the first e-mode Gallium-Nitride power transistor, and the world’s first web-based tool to identify wheat varieties. Let’s also talk about the wonders of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Want some spoilers for the ‘surprise’ element in election results? Look no further than social media! Want to know which is the best policy to protect a forest? Machine learning is the answer! And would you like to make a pesticide that kills only a specific pest? You can use machine learning for that too. Well, maybe you and I can’t do these things, but we can take a look at how these super smart scientists did it! IISc Develops India’s first e-mode Gallium-Nitride Power Transistor https://researchmatters.in/news/iisc-develops-india%E2%80%99s-first-e-mode-gallium-nitride-power-transistor What is a Semiconductor? https://www.tel.com/museum/exhibition/principle/semiconductor.html How Semiconductors Work https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/diode.htm ICAR scientists develop the world’s first web-based tool to identify wheat varieties https://researchmatters.in/news/icar-scientists-develop-world%E2%80%99s-first-web-based-tool-identify-wheat-varieties Lessons from Pepsico’s farmer Lawsuit http://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2019/jun/08/lessons-from-pepsicos-farmer-lawsuit-1987474.html Social Networks: Spoilers to the ‘surprise’ element in election results? https://researchmatters.in/news/social-networks-spoilers-%E2%80%98surprise%E2%80%99-element-election-results Here’s how machine learning could help in choosing the best policy for forest management https://researchmatters.in/news/here%E2%80%99s-how-machine-learning-could-help-choosing-best-policy-forest-management The art of crafting insect-specific pesticides using machine learning https://researchmatters.in/news/art-crafting-insect-specific-pesticides-using-machine-learning