Nanotechnology

Aug

2020

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GYTI Award for IIT Kharagpur’s Clean Energy Research

EventsAward, Clean Energy, electricity, electronics, energy efficiency, Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award, GYTI, Nano, nanogenerator, Nanotechnology, smart system

Graphics: Suman Sutradhar Hindustan Times Financial Express Economic Times (Energy) Moneycontrol Indian Express Dainik Jagran News18 Hindi India Today The Week NDTV The Tribune RepublicWorld Outlook Researchers from IIT Kharagpur have been conferred the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards 2020 have been awarded for their work in the area of energy efficiency. Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Prof. Partha Saha and Dr. Aditya Bandopadhyay, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, have been awarded for their work "Electrical Power Generation from Wet Textile". While Prof. Sunando Dasgupta and his team from the Department of Chemical Engineering, have been awarded for their work…

Apr

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

The power of small

In-Depthcarbon nanotubes, cathedral, IIT Kharagpur, Materials Science Centre, Nano, Nanotechnology, Silver halide photography

Hype or no, Nanotechnology is here to stay, Prof. Chacko Jacob explained at the recently held Science Communication Conclave at IIT Kharagpur An innocuous looking pouch. But as you open it and place it on top of your knee that has been bothering you no end, a warmth emanates and spreads to your aching joint. This is ‘Heat Pax’, the “Air activated body warmer”, as the label says. [1] Inside though, a marvellous chemistry is at work. The airtight wrapper of this pack contains fine iron particles combined with vermiculite (a form of clay which holds water) and carbon or…