In a breakthrough development, researchers at the INNOPAP Lab (Innovations in Paper and Packaging), in collaboration with Parason Machinery India Pvt. Ltd., Aurangabad, have successfully developed eco-friendly tableware made from wheat straw, an agricultural residue often burned after harvest. This innovative technology tackles two pressing challenges at once: the widespread practice of crop-waste burning, a major source of air pollution …

The workshop on “India’s Hydrogen Policy and Future Trends” held at Alliance University, Bengaluru on Sep 19 provided a platform for experts from academia, research institutions, and industry to discuss hydrogen’s role in mobility, industrial applications, and energy systems, while addressing challenges such as storage, production costs, and safety Dr. V. Narayanan, Chairman, ISRO said it all-Hydrogen is set to …

L&T Semiconductor Technologies Ltd (LTSCT), Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), and IIT Gandhinagar have signed a Tripartite Agreement to collaborate on the research, development, and commercialization of secure integrated circuit (IC) solutions for critical applications, with an initial focus on electronic passports. The Secure IC solution is a fully indigenized product, with all intellectual properties (IPs) residing in India. …

On a lab-scale, the working prototype has been developed for Rs. 3000  Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati researchers have developed an underwater vibration sensor that enables automated and contactless voice recognition. Conducted in collaboration with researchers from Ohio State University, USA, the developed sensor offers a promising alternative communication method for individuals with voice disabilities who are unable to use conventional …

Given its cost-effective and eco-friendly nature, the developed composite has potential applications in automobiles, furniture, electronics, and packaging industries Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Researchers have developed an eco-friendly composite material made of ‘Bambusa tulda’, a fast-growing bamboo species in Northeast India, combined with biodegradable polymers. Due to its properties such as, high strength, thermal stability, low moisture absorption and cost …

A team representing BharatGen from The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H) and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) has launched Patram-7B-Instruct, India’s first vision-language foundational model built from scratch for complex document understanding tasks. BharatGen is a Government supported initiative for developing India-centric Multimodal Large Language Models. Patram is part of BharatGen suite of Multimodal Large Language Models being …