The Centre of Excellence for Road Safety (CoERS) at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has launched a programme to curb accidents across the country. The programme, under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, prioritises high accident-burden zones in 100 districts through an analysis of data of accidents in 17 … Read more
The deep tech startup has built a 3D printed villa in Pune for Godrej Properties. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tvasta, a startup incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, has built the country’s first 3D printed villa. The deep tech startup has built the villa in Pune for Godrej Properties. The automated construction … Read more
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras’ RBG Labs has partnered with the Odisha government to improve road safety in the State. The Odisha government will adopt a data-driven approach as part of its mission to reduce fatalities through evidence-driven interventions. The RBG lab … Read more
Experts from IIT-Madras and IIT-Hyderabad will visit Amaravati on August 2 (Friday) and 3 (Saturday) to assess the conditions of the government buildings, whose construction works were stopped midway. The State government has asked the IIT-Madras and IIT-Hyderabad teams to study the technical issues relating buildings in Amaravati. While works on some buildings were stopped … Read more
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ energy consortium has partnered with Shell India and will house the Shell IIT-M Centre for Energy Research. The focus will be on innovation, research and development, and commercialisation of technologies in the energy sector with initiatives such as Shell chair professorship at the institute. The collaboration will be … Read more
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, will commence the registration process for JEE Advanced 2024 on April 27, 2024. Candidates seeking admission to IITs can access the direct registration link on the official JEE Advanced website at jeeadv.ac.in. The registration link will be active from 5 pm onwards. Initially scheduled to begin on April 21, … Read more
Students from all streams can apply for BS Data Science | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has called for applications for the next batch of BS degree in Data Science and Applications, and Electronic Systems Courses. The four-year programme, which is open to all irrespective of age and … Read more
Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has developed India’s most customisable electric standing wheelchair, which has been developed indigenously for the benefit of wheelchair users. The ‘NeoStand’ was launched at the campus in the presence of Prof V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, eminent dignitaries, generous supporters of this project, faculty, researchers and … Read more
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and IIT Mandi researchers have metabolically engineered the plant cells of Nothapodytes nimmoniana to increase the production of Camptothecin, which is used to treat cancer. The researchers from the Plant Cell Technology Lab of IIT Madras have developed a genome-scale metabolic model for N nimmoniana plant cells … Read more
Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) researchers have developed 3D-printed face implants for patients suffering from black fungus, which has been reported in COVID-19 patients as well as those with uncontrolled diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other medical conditions. Around 50 implants have already been done on patients from economically weaker sections. The institute … Read more