** Nanosheets help in the detection of uric acid in urine, alcohol in breath

Thalappil Pradeep from the Department of Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He is the corresponding author of the work published last week in the ACS Nano.

 First author of the paper Pallab Basuri, a PhD scholar at the institute.

** National Cross Country 10km: Parasappa, Sonika crowned champions

Parasappa Madevappa Hajilol of Karnataka and Haryana’s Sonika were crowned the National Cross Country 10km champions at the 55th edition of the event in the ATS Golf Meadows near Chandigarh on Sunday. The course, with two-kilometre grassy loops, was designed with undulations and slushy sections.