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  • IIT Roorkee Researchers Help Capture Black Hole Symphony With InPTA

    IIT Roorkee Researchers Help Capture Black Hole Symphony With InPTA

    New Delhi, November 28 : A team of researchers, including from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee was part of the first data release of the Indian Pulsar Timing Array collaboration (InPTA), which helped in capturing the Black Hole symphony after three and a half years of observations.

    The InPTA is an Indo-Japanese collaboration with about 40 radio astronomers working with the International Pulsar Timing Array (IPTA) in order to detect low-frequency gravitational waves. US: Astronomers Discover Closest-Known Black Hole, Around 1600 Light-Years Away From Earth.

    “This is an important release of our collaboration and will eventually help detect gravity waves in a new window,” professor P Arumugam from Department of Physics, IIT Roorkee, said in a statement on Monday.

    The InPTA data release is the result of three and a half years of observations with one of the world’s largest and most advanced telescopes, the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) operated by NCRA-TIFR (National Centre for Radio Astrophysics – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) near Pune. The universe is filled with gravitational wave background holding answers to deep secrets of nature. Research Suggests Synthetic Black Holes Radiate Like Real Ones.

    Researchers are listening to large waves crashing loudly upon the seashore, whereas spacetime is continually brimming with tiny ripples. These waves are generated by supermassive black hole binary pairs orbiting around each other for millions of years during their courses of collision.

    The primary hindrance in their detection is the vast ocean of interstellar medium lying in between. The InPTA data is critical for charting this interstellar weather’ and paving the way to the discovery in near future. “I am glad that IIT Roorkee is part of this global effort using world-class facilities like the uGMRT,” said professor Kamal K Pant, Director, IIT Roorkee.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Nov 28, 2022 06:50 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • IIT Kanpur, IISc Bengaluru Researcher Develops Technology To Turn ACs Into Anti-Microbial Air Purifiers

    IIT Kanpur, IISc Bengaluru Researcher Develops Technology To Turn ACs Into Anti-Microbial Air Purifiers

    Kanpur, Nov 18: A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, has developed a novel technology that turns ACs into affordable air purifiers.

    Researchers from the IIT Kanpur and IISc Bengaluru developed an anti-microbial air purification technology which was used by air filters, according to an official report. Elon Musk Called ‘Space Karen’, ‘Worthless Billionaire’ and What Not in Scrolling Messages Projected on Twitter Headquarters in San Francisco (Watch Video).

    “The novel air purification technology used in these air filters has successfully proven its efficiency towards protecting us from life-threatening viruses. This innovation is a great addition to the R&D work IIT Kanpur is involved in,” Ankush Sharma, Professor-in-charge, Innovation and Incubation, IIT Kanpur said in a statement.

    In the winter, an air conditioner equipped with this innovative air filter system from IIT Kanpur can purify the air with a 99 per cent filtration efficiency, said the report. Toyota Innova Hycross Exterior and Interior Design Leaked Prior Its Official Unveiling on 21 November, Check Details Here.

    “This indigenous revolutionary innovation has tremendous potential to succeed in the global market. This launch is indicative of technology catering to critical world problems,” Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Co-Professor-in-charge, Innovation and Incubation, IIT Kanpur said in a statement.

    This new type of air filter has proven to restrict microbial growth and is capable of capturing PM 2.5, PM 10, dust, pollen, allergens and germs from the air while purifying, the report added.

  • IIT Graduate Moves to Canada To Work for Meta, Gets Fired During Mass Layoffs Two Days After Joining (Check Heartbreaking Post)

    Amid the huge sacking of employees by Meta, an employee from India took to LinkedIn to share his plight after losing his job. According to reports, the man had recently relocated to Canada for his new job at Facebook’s parent company Meta. The Indian man identified as Himanshu V said that he relocated to Canada to join Meta, however, his journey was cut short two days after his joining. “M journey came to an end as I am impacted by the massive layoff,” he said in his LinkedIn post. The man was among the 11,000 employees who were fired Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg. “My heart goes out to everyone facing a difficult situation right now.,” the heartbroken man said. He also shared his next steps and said that he is looking forward to whatever comes next. Interestingly, Himanshu is an IIT-Kharagpur graduate, and has previously worked with brands such as GitHub, Adobe and Flipkart. Meta Layoffs: WhatsApp and Facebook Owner Mark Zuckerberg Sacks 11,000 Employees in Worst Tech Firings.

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  • Kalash Gupta, IIT Delhi Student, Cracks Season 10 of TCS CodeVita, Becomes ‘World’s Top Coder’

    Mumbai, June 4: Kalash Gupta, a computer science and engineering student at IIT Delhi, has been declared the winner of the Tata Consultancy Services’ flagship global coding contest, TCS CodeVita Season 10, and has won the grand prize of $10,000. While achieving this feat, he defeated over 1,00,000 students from 87 countries.

    While talking about this achievement, Gupta said he was convinced that he had secured a third spot and never expected to grab first place. Following his spectacular win, he was felicitated by IIT Delhi Director after winning the global contest. In the past, Gupta had secured a 3rd rank nationwide in JEE 2018 confirming his admission in IIT. He had also topped in JEE in the entire Delhi zone. Harini Logan, Indian American Wins 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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    CodeVita is a flagship worldwide coding contest by Tata Consultancy Services that encourages participants to pit their skills against each other and solve intriguing real-life challenges. Apart from Gupta, the first and the second runners-up were Mauricio Andres Cari Leal from Chile, and Jeffrey Ho from Taiwan respectively. While the third-runner-up position went to Michal Stanik from Czech Republic. The first four winners get an internship at TCS’ Research and Innovation group.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jun 04, 2022 03:41 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • IIT Guwahati Develops Bio-Electrochemical Device, Microbial Fuel Cell To Generate Green Energy by Treating Wastewater

    Guwahati, June 1: The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) has developed a bio-electrochemical device, Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) that can generate green energy by treating wastewater.

    The IIT-G sources on Wednesday said that the use of organic material such as waste water in MFC makes it an eco-friendly device that offers a dual benefit of bioelectricity generation and waste management.  IIT Kanpur Develops Touch-Sensitive Smartwatch for Visually Impaired

    The research, supported by a grant from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) of the Central government, was

    led by Prof. Mihir Kumar Purkait, along with his PhD student Mukesh Sharma of the Department of Chemical Engineering.

    The bio-electrochemical device converts chemical energy contained in organic substrates into electrical energy through microbes, a statement of the institute said.

    The conducted study reveals that the prepared CEMs are cheaper and perform better as compared to the several reported membranes, assisting in the separation of charges and potential development, Purkait said.

    Rapid population growth has led to rising energy demands and environmental concerns, necessitating the development of renewable and sustainable energy production techniques.

    The statement said that along with several renewable energy sources (solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, and geothermal energy, among others), the sustainable energy sources also include the ‘Blue Energy’ sources of energy harvesting and these sources of energy have no negative impact on the environment.

    Commending the work of the research team, Prof T. G. Sitharam, Director IIT-G said that this development has provided an excellent sustainable energy source along with treating several wastewaters.

    “After scaling the process, it can be used as a source of clean energy using municipal wastewater and other such areas economically,” he said.

    The waste sugarcane bagasse has also been used in the study to improve the membrane performance, thereby preparing a valuable product from the agricultural waste.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jun 01, 2022 05:31 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • IIT Kanpur Develops Touch-Sensitive Smartwatch for Visually Impaired

    Kanpur, May 28: A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on Saturday announced that it has developed a novel touch-sensitive smart watch for visually impaired persons that are equipped with modern techniques.

    The watch comprises sensors like PPG (Photoplethysmography) to read health parameters such as the heart rate and SpO2.  IIT Bombay Recruitment 2022: Vacancies for 31 Engineer, Junior Engineer, and Assistant Posts Announced; Check Details Here

    An accelerometer is used to measure the step count to keep track of daily activity. All these parameters can be individually read using the haptic menu.

    “One of our objectives at IIT Kanpur has been to make innovations inclusive for all. This haptic smart watch is a significant invention in this regard, which I believe will be of great help for the blind and the visually impaired,” Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur, said in a statement.

    “The touch-sensitive and vibration-based features would prove to be revolutionary in giving the sense of time to the blind and the visually impaired. I congratulate the team led by Prof. Siddhartha Panda, and Vishwaraj Srivastava, for this invention,” he added.

    The invention is said to be a cost-effective smart wearable device with a touch-sensitive tactile interface that displays information using vibrations.

    The dial face consisting of tactile touch-sensitive hour markers and vibration-based output is used to read time, create an interface to select different apps, haptically recognize different apps, and to sense the numbers.

    The report said that around 49 million blind and 285 million visually impaired persons in the world face difficulty in easily interacting with devices due to the absence of tactile interface and India is home to about 20 per cent of the total blind people in the world.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on May 28, 2022 03:36 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • 5G Call Tested by Communication Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at IIT Madras (Watch Video)

    Railways and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday successfully made a video call using the 5G network at IIT Madras. The entire network has been designed and developed in India. “Aatmanirbhar 5G Successfully tested 5G call at IIT Madras. Entire end to end network is designed and developed in India,” tweeted Vaishnaw.

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  • IIT Guwahati launches Centre for Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems – morningtidings

    IIT Guwahati launches Centre for Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems – morningtidings

    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-Guwahati) has launched the Centre for Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems (CICPS), aimed at developing indigenous technologies. The centre seeks to develop at least five technologies a year. These technologies will be developed indigenously and aim to generate employment opportunities.
    IIT Guwahati will fund the center for the first five years, after which the centre is intended to become self-sustaining.
    “The CICPS will have major academic, human resources and technology development components with focus to develop products and technologies for underwater exploration which is an untouched research area in the contour.” said T G Sitharam, director, IIT Guwahati.
    Robotics and artificial intelligence is a major enabler for the growing Indian industries. It is a blend of almost all the engineering streams and science. The new Master’s program, initiated at CICPS, is said to aim at advanced engineering topics and to meet the growing need for industries.
    “How Science, Engineering and Technology in India complement each other and flourish together so that the society soon can achieve the desired culture, growth and prosperity.” said Indranil Manna, president, Indian National Academy of Engineering.
    Graduates will be able to use scientific methods to solve complex problems in both research and practice, particularly for industrial automation, to improve productivity. The involved technological development will lead to the establishment of training schools related to manufacturing and robotics.
    “For being an innovative and creative engineer, whatever we do for living, whatever tool we use for living, whatever we study, structures we build, they all are results of a complex set of processes, ideas and practices.” said M Jagadish Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
    Presently, 41 members of IIT Guwahati are involved in this center and more than 50 companies have already joined the IIT’s Research Park.

    timesofindia.indiatimes.com

  • IIT Guwahati researchers develop new memory architectures methods to boost processor speeds – morningtidings

    IIT Guwahati researchers develop new memory architectures methods to boost processor speeds – morningtidings

    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Researchers have made fundamental contributions to memory architectures by preventing redundancy in data values and improving slow and frequent writes in the multi-core processor systems.
    IIT Guwahati researchers have developed methods to solve the problems in computer systems domain. Specific contributions being in multi-core processor-based systems that need an equally large on-chip memory to commensurate the data demands of applications and hence preventing energy consumption to ensure the temperature remains under the thermal design power (TDP) budget.
    Explaining the challenges of multi-core processor-based systems,, “The application data access patterns are not uniformly distributed and hence leads to several orders of writes to certain memory locations compared to others. Such heavily written locations become prone to wear-out and thus prevents the use of complete memory devices without error corrections,” explained professor Hemangee K. Kapoor, Department of CSE, IIT Guwahati said
    To handle this non-uniformity, IIT Guwahati researchers developed methods to evenly distribute the accesses across the overall memory capacity to reduce the wear-out pressure on heavily written locations and also worked in the area which avoids writing redundant values thus prolonging the wear-out.
    “Slow and frequent writes can be re-directed to temporary SRAM partitions sparing the NVM from getting written with such frequent accesses. Such structures are called hybrid memories,” added Kapoor.
    The researcher’s current and future contributions will help mitigate the drawbacks of promising emerging memories and ease their adaptability. Once some drawbacks are easily removed, scientists can find newer avenues for using such technologies without worrying about its limitations.
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are used as tools to solve several real-time problems. However, they involve enormous computations on huge datasets. Building close to memory accelerators to process the data are efficient in performance as well as energy. The research team is also working on building customised parallel architecture designs to give better FLOPS.

    timesofindia.indiatimes.com

  • Sundar Pichai Birthday: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Wishes Google CEO, Says ‘You Make IIT Kharagpur Proud’

    Sundar Pichai Birthday: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Wishes Google CEO, Says ‘You Make IIT Kharagpur Proud’

    Sundar Pichai Birthday: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Wishes Googles CEO, Says ‘You Make IIT Kharagpur Proud’

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