School of Natural Sciences
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Perfecting Imperfection: Defected Nanosilica can transform CO2 to Fuel without any metal and ligands.
Using the defect engineering approach, we develop metal-free–ligand-free nanocatalysts, which convert CO2 to methane at the significant rates, scales, and stabilities.....
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Black (nano)Gold Combats Climate Change
We have developed the solution phase synthesis of dendritic plasmonic colloidosomes with varying interparticle distances....
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Peptide-MWCNT Interactions
A model-free approach has been used to study the association of peptides onto multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in aqueous solution at ambient pH to understand the molecular basis of interaction of the peptides with MWCNT...
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Formation of Functional Inorganic Structures for Energy Capture, Storage, Conversion (and also for Drug Delivery)
The architecture of inorganic structures (specially on the nanoscale) has become an important parameter (in addition to the stoichiometry) that can be manipulated....
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Rational Design of an Artificial Peroxidase
We have rationally modified the active site of this thermostable P450 to introduce a residue at the distal heme pocket that could act as an acid-base catalyst and thus enhance the peroxidase activity in the mutant enzyme. This could potentially lead to the creation of a thermally stable artificial peroxidase...
About the Department
Scientists at the DCS explore the link between living systems and the physical laws that govern nature. They study molecules ranging in size as small as water and as large as a virus. The laws that govern interaction in molecules are best studied in well-defined and isolated small molecules. This information becomes applicable to design novel materials with exotic properties, of value to chemical and solar energy industries and to medical applications. To understand working of biological systems, studies are made on structure, dynamics and function of biological molecules. TIFR is a leader in state-of-the-art experimental techniques such as high field NMR, ultrafast lasers and single molecule methodologies.
News & events
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10TH "FUTURE OF CHEMISTRY SYMPOSIUM" on August 29, 2022 (2.30 - 7.00 pm on zoom platform)
For detailed schedule please click here
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Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020 to Prof. Polshettiwar
Prof. Polshettiwar has been awarded Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020 by Nano Mission, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. He received the award during International Conference on Nano S&T (ICONSAT-2020) during 5-7 March, 2019 at Kolkata.
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Congratulations to Khushalani and her group members for recognition of their research efforts!
- Best Poster Prize to Dr. Ashish Nadar (PDF in Khushalani Group) at Nano 2020 held in Bangalore in March 2020
- Invited Review article exclusively detailing work from Khushalani lab was showcased in ACS Langmuir along with the Front Cover for the print issue: Langmuir 2019, 35, 9101-9114
Best Poster Prize to Ashish Nadar at Nano 2020 held in Bangalore
Calendar
- Seminar by Prof. Anindita Das, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, on September 19, 2022 at 4.00 pm in AG-69
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Seminar by Dr. Christophe Michon, University of Strasbourg - CNRS, on August 19, 2022 at 4.00 pm in NMR Conference Room
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Catalysed hydrosilylations: from precious metals to abundant metals and organocatalysts
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Seminar by Prof. Krishna Mohan Poluri, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, on August 4, 2022 at 4.00 pm in NMR Conference Room
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Assessing the role of Conformational Heterogeneity in Structure-Function Paradigm of Proteins
- Seminar by Dr. Krishnendu Kundu, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida, USA on August 2, 2022 at 4.00 in AG-69
- Seminar by Dr. Krishnendu Kundu, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida, USA on August 1, 2022 at 4.00 in AG-69