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2021

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REALIZING THE METAVERSE: ‘BETAVERSE’ WINS THE SAMSUNG INNOVATION AWARD 2021

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A few weeks prior to Facebook’s Meta announcement plunged the world into a new era of social media connectedness and metaverses, some of the most brilliant minds of the country were competing to create metaverse technologies of their own in the 2021 Samsung Innovation Award Silver Jubilee Edition. This year’s competition was won by Ojas Deshmukh, a third-year dual degree B.Tech Biotechnology student at IIT Kharagpur for his Betaverse project. He is also the Managing Head of Computer Graphics Society and a Head at SWARM Robotics at the institute. The project intends to act as a platform that users and…

Oct

02

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT KGP Develops Telemedicine Homecare Technology

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IIT Kharagpur Rolls Out Telemedicine Technology for Home Care during COVID Physical Distancing Protocol It has been more than half the year since the world has been struggling through the challenge thrown by COVID-19. With the passage of time, and vaccines still not being on the cards, the pressure on the healthcare system is only expected to rise while the healthcare workers continue to remain vulnerable to infection. To address this issue, researchers at IIT Kharagpur’s Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering have developed a telemedicine system, iMediX. The system integrates homecare with healthcare services from the hospital. Considering the…

Aug

11

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Healthy Vegetable Oil – award winning innovation by IIT KGP researchers

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IIT Kharagpur researchers have developed a low-cost polyunsaturated, antioxidant-rich vegetable oil powder for a healthy heart India Today NDTV EiSamay Careers 360 Researchers from IIT Kharagpur have developed a novel formula for a vegetable oil powder to keep your heart healthy. The innovation, led by Prof. Hari Niwas Mishra from the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering involved tailoring vegetable oils through the preparation of oil blends which are inherently endowed with natural antioxidants as well as well-balanced fatty acids. Oils vary significantly in their fat saturation. The healthiest are…

Jul

18

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT Kharagpur Start-up Launches Low-cost Surgical Face Masks

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IIT Kharagpur incubated start-up has developed P3 layered surgical face masks. Anigiene Technical Textiles, led by a group of researchers at the Institute’s Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Park, has developed the product keeping in mind the affordability by India's low income groups as well as the quality requirement by those working in the healthcare sector. The company has completed the field testing using local volunteers with encouraging feedback. The target for a full commercial production is expected to be one lakh units per month and to be priced at ₹10/-. Watch Video “We have kept in mind typically the needs…

Jun

12

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT Kharagpur Students Innovate Social Distance Tracking Device

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India Today Financial Express Edex Live Hindustan Times Outlook NDTV The New Indian Express Business Standard Times of India Economic Times Business Insider The Week Yahoo News Republic World Moneycontrol Millennium Post Tribune Mathrubhumi Sangbad Pratidin IIT Kharagpur’s Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) research group under the Centre of Excellence for Robotics Research has developed a low-cost AI-based cyber-physical system for monitoring social…

May

19

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Stepping-up Health Tech

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IIT KGP and ICMR Collaboration for Mega Boost to Medical Technology Industry and Healthcare Ecosystem of India Times of India Careers 360 Economic Times NDTV Education UNIIndia India Today Hindustan Times Indian Express Express Healthcare Outlook Business Insider IIT Kharagpur is going to set up a Centre of Excellence on Medical Device and Diagnostics to foster innovation of affordable and indigenous medical devices and diagnostics in priority…

Apr

19

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Pandemic Healthcare Technologies Underway @IITKGP

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Mar

28

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Protecting the Protectors

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Making Face Shields for Healthcare Workers During Lockdown India Today Financial Express The Telegraph Hindustan Times Indian Express Business Standard Yahoo News Business Insider NDTV Outlook Namibia Press Agency Rediff Real Time News …

Mar

23

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

COVID Preventive Care @IITKgp

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Stakeholders at IIT KGP promote hygiene and preventive care amidst COVID-19 scare Hindustan Times Outlook Times of India NDTV Zee News Economic Times Business Standard India Today Gadgets Now Yahoo News Business Insider Amar Ujala Republic TV A team of researchers from IIT…

Mar

20

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Combating COVID

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IIT Kharagpur's Combat against COVID19 India Today Indian Express Yahoo News Amar Ujaala As the world is battling CoronaVirus, universities suspending their academic and select other activities, in one corner of Eastern India, the world renowned institute is giving fillip to the combat against COVID-19. The oldest and largest IIT and its stakeholders on the campus are contributing through a wide range of initiatives to continue helping students with their course work, increase public awareness about CoronaVirus pandemic and create resources to boost health and hygiene. Whether they…