Research Bytes

A monsoon over the Sahara

Have you ever wondered what might happen if the Earth reversed its spin? In a recent study, researchers used simulations to discover its dramatic effects – a monsoon emerges over one of the world’s largest deserts.

The yin and yang of bacterial turbulence

Physicists model flocks of birds in flight and swimming bacteria to understand the emergence of collective behaviour. A recent study has discovered that swimming bacteria show hidden order in their motion within a sea of chaos.

Gold-coated drug nanocapsules show potential for targeted cancer therapy

Recent research from IITH and CSIR-IICT opens up possibilities of affordable, localised therapy using a combination of drugs that attack cancer cells and co-occurring microbial infections.