Prof. Sabyasachi Sarkar

Honorary Visiting Professor,

Nano Science and Synthetic Leaf Laboratory at Downing Hall,

Centre for Healthcare Science and Technology,

 IIEST, Shibpur
Honorary Distinguished  Professor,

Nano Science and Synthetic Leaf Cell,

Dept. of Chemistry, Industrial & Applied Chemistry,

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandia, Belur Math

Former Senior Professor and Head, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT, Kanpur

Press News

  1. 100 Top Scientists in Natural Science of India.

  2. Dr. Bholanath Pakhira, a former PhD student of our group has been chosen for AWSAR award 2018 of Rs 10,000 and a certificate of appreciation for his popular science story entitled as "From Coal to Nanocarbon to Cross Blood Brain Barrier to Treat Alzheimer, Parkinson and Brain Tumour" by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India on the occasion of National Science Day, 28th February, 2019.

  3. Our work entitled as "Nano Carbons Choke Breathing of Mosquito Larvae Causing Anoxia"  was highlighted on a programme named as Science Monitor and Gyan Vigyan in Rajya Sabha TV (View)

  4. Nano-carbon: New India-made weapon against mosquitoes published published in Economics Times,18th October, 2018. (View)

  5. NANO-CARBON: THE NEW WEAPON OF INDIA AGAINST THE MOSQUITOES CARRYING THE VIRUS ZIKA Published in The KozTelegram, 18th October, 2018. (View)

  6. Nano-Carbon: New India-Made Weapon Against Mosquitoes?Published in NDTV, India, 18th October, 2018. (View)

  7. ফর্সা তো দূরের কথা, ফেয়ারনেস ক্রিম থেকে হতে পারে ক্যানসারও (harmful ingredients found in fairness creams can cause many health-hazards), Published in Anandabazar Patrika, 28th October, 2017. (View)

  8. Microcarbon in face creams harmful Published in Nature India, 28th September, 2017. (View)

  9. Here is how use of some facial creams can turn out to be fatal Published in India TV, 27th September, 2017. (View)

  10. Some facial creams can cause death, scientists warn Published  in The Statesman, 27th September, 2017. (View)

  11. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn Published in Moneylife, 27th September, 2017. (View)

  12. BEWARE! Facial creams with 'activated carbon' can kill you Published in News24, 27th September, 2017. (View)

  13. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn Published in Punjub Update, 27th September, 2017. (View)

  14. Some facial creams can cause death, scientists warn Published in Daily Sun, 27th September, 2017. (View)

  15. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn Published in Can India, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  16. Some Facial Creams Can Even Cause Death, Scientists Warn Published in Yes Punjab, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  17. Some Facial Creams Can Even Cause Death, Scientists Warn Published in Vijay Bheri, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  18. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn  Published in India Life, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  19. Some Facial Creams Can Even Cause Death, Scientists Warn Published in Eastern Mirror, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  20. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn Published  in Social News.xyz, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  21. HEALTH>> SOME FACIAL CREAMS CAN EVEN CAUSE DEATH: SCIENTISTS Published in Assam Bulletin, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  22. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn Published in Daily Spice, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  23. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn  Published in Critic Brain, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  24. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn Published  in New England Indians.com, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  25. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn Published in The People Post, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  26. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn Published in JacksonvilleIndian.com, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  27. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn  Published in The Morung Express, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  28. Beware! Some facial creams can claim your life  Published in Times Now, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  29. Some Facial Creams Can Even Cause Death, Scientists Warn  Published in The Shillong Times, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  30. Some facial creams can even cause death Published in Millenniumpost, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  31. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn  Published in The First Mail, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  32. Caution! Your facial creams could be a reason for your death, Published in The Economic Times, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  33. Facial creams cause cancer, can even cause death, warn scientists Published in The Sistat Daily, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  34. Popular Facial Creams Contain Cancer-Causing Agents, Can Cause Death: Scientists,Published in Northeast Today, 26th September, 2017.  (View)

  35. Popular Facial Creams Contain Cancer Causing Agents and Can Even Cause Death, Warn Scientists, Thenewsminute.com, 26th September, 2017 (View)

  36. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn, Published in Business Standard, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  37. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn, Published in News Karnataka, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  38. Some facial creams can even cause death, scientists warn, Published in India.com, 26th September, 2017. (View)

  39. Safer method to synthesize graphene oxide Published in Nature India, 17th July, 2017. (View)

  40. मामूली खर्चे में ख़ात्मा संभव,  an interview on how to control mosquito by using water soluble carbon nano particle Published in Dainik Jagran,18th September, 2016. (View)

  41. Efficient, eco-friendly batteries from fool’s gold Published in SciDev.Net"s South Asia Desk,  28th April, 2016. (View)

  42. OU students work with worldwide experts to tackle mosquito threat, Published in The Athens News, 15th May, 2016 (View)

  43. Trojan horse to transport drugs to brain Published in Nature India, 21st March, 2016. (View)

  44. Easy way to fight hospital pathogens Published in Nature India , 26th October, 2015. (View)

  45. Ms Afreen Allam, a co-researcher in our nano-carbon project wins $50000.00 start-up challenge at Duke University, USA (View)

  46. Water soluble nano particle stops mosquito population: Science programme telecasted on Rajya Sabha TV (Science Monitor and Gyan Vigyan in english and hindi respectively), 16th August, 2014. (View)

  47. Debunking the graphene myth, published in The Telegraph,India, 14th July, 2014.(View)

  48. Graphene oxide stands the test of time published in Chemistry world (RSC), 1st July, 2014. (View)

  49. Barbecued gives clean chit to nano carbon published in Nature India, 23rd June, 2014. (View)

  50. Lethal nanopowder published in Down To Earth, 15th October, 2013. (View)

  51. Nanoparticles prevent mosquito breeding published in news.dbv.vn, 24th Sepember, (2013). (View)

  52. Science! Indians say nanotechnology may eradicate mosquitoes published in blog.choron.com , 24th Setember, (2013). (View)

  53. Nanoparticles coluld control mosquito population published in Nanoindian.in ,24th Sepetember, (2013). (view)

  54. Nanoparticles stop mosquitoes breeding published in Chemistry world(RSC), 23rd September, (2013). (view)

  55.  लार्वा पनपने से रोकेंगे कार्बन नैनो पार्टिकल्स published in Hindustan Times (Delhi), 21st September, (2013). (View)

  56. Mosquito control: Indian scientists show a novel way published in Nature India, 17th September, (2013) (View)

  57. The Progenote: The Progenote: The Last Common Ancestor of All Extant Life, delivered at Ramkarishna Mission   Institute of  Culture, GolPark on 30th July, (2013). (View the video on Youtube)

  58. Nano Onions appeared in No wood is waste in Down to Earth,15th Jan , (2013) (View)

  59. Carbondioxide Gating in Silk Cocoons" Based on this work the Integrative Biology of Invertebrates class at UoGuelph, Canada made this project presented in video in www.youtube.com, 19th November, (2012) View on Youtube

  60. Wood waste turned into plant booster publushed in Nature India,29th October, (2012) (View)

  61. Feeding Fruit Flies So They Fluoresce published in Chemistry Views 22nd October,(2012) (View)

  62. Carbon Nanotubes as Lipids Sensors published in Nature India, 25th September, (2012) (View)

  63. Cocoon formula for green buildings published in Nature India, 13th July, (2012) (View)

  64. When your food makes you glow, a novel optical bioimaging technique published in Nano werk, 8th November, (2011) (View)

  65. Glow imaging for living published in Nature India 8th, November, (2011) (View)

  66. Highlighted in Chemistry World (Journal) , RSC, 1st March , (2011)

  67. Chickpeas grow taller with carbon nanotubes, Hot article, Royal Society Publishing Blog Home, 1st Mar, 2011 (View)

  68. Green Machine: Plants grow faster in their nanotubes in veins in New Scientists, 22nd January, (2011) (View)

  69. Carbon Nanotubes for Green Desert appeared in Nature India News, 24th January, (2011) (View)

  70. Nano rice appeared in Spectrocopy now com, Infrared Spectroscopy 1st June , (2010) (View)

  71. Nano hazards inside homes appeared in Nature News India, 24th October, (2009)  (View)

  72. Lecture at Allahabad University appeared as an infographics presentation in the Hindustan 4th Feb. (2010) (View)

  73. On the aspect of Arsenic poisoning, In a lather published in Down to Earth on Jan, 15, (2006) (View)

  74. About the discovery of CNT in Kaajal: DST, New Delhi produced a report based on ,” CNT from Kaajal” and the report is televised in science program of Doordarsan and an You-tube presentation is placed in DST home page under S and T achievements. (View)

  75. Economic Times articale on Indain Scientist make CNT for Kajol  (View)

  76. Rediff.com articale on Indain Scientist make CNT for Kajol  (View)

  77. Wikipidia Time line of Carbon Nano tubes (View)

  78. Chemists synthesize giant sphere appeared in Nature News India,  May (2000)

  79. Myth of hot water springs exploded appeared in The Hindustan Times, 17th August (1999)

  80. Ethylene Industry Takes Strides with IIT Scientist’s help appeared in The Hindustan Times, 15th August, (1999)

  81. Indian Scientist discovers spherical molecules soluble in water appeared in The Times of India, 14th August (1999)

  82. Indian Scientists at the IIT in Kanpur make fullerene, the third allotorpe of carbon, from sugar appeared in The Week (Malayala Manorama Publications,Kerala, 5th July (1998)

  83. Trapping of HIV virus with fullerene being probed appeared in The Times of India, 24th May (1998)

  84. Fullerene research breakthrough evokes mixed reactions appeared in The Hindustan Times, 7th May, (1998)

  85. Major Scientific Breakthrough Claimed at Kanpur appeared in The Times of India, 6th May (1998)