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Indian scientists develop high-performance green energy storage material
By Unnikrishnan | 03 Jul 2025
Scientists from Bengaluru’s Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) in collaboration with Aligarh Muslim University,
China unveils steel-making technology that is 3,600 times faster and coal-free: report
24 Apr 2025
China is reported to have developed a groundbreaking technology for steel production that is 3,600 times faster and does not involve the use of coal
IISc reseachers use innovative method to develop fatigue-resistant alloys
07 Mar 2025
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru have developed an innovative method for developing fatigue-resistant multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs)
Govt launches centre for developing, commercialising graphene technology
05 Sep 2024
Government of India has launched an engineering and innovation center to facilitate commercialisation of graphene technology.
TSMC to get $6.6 bn direct federal funding for Arizona chip project
11 Apr 2024
Close on the heels of US government offer of financial assistance to Intel for expansion and modernisation of its production lines in California, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) also said it will receive up to $6.6 billion in direct funding from the US federal government for setting up a state-of-the-art semiconductor plant in Phoenix, its third unit in Arizona.
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Microchip Technology set to receive $162 million award from U.S. to boost production
05 Jan 2024
The U.S. Commerce Department announced plans on Thursday, 4 January 2024, to grant $162 million to Microchip Technology in government funding, aiming to enhance the production of semiconductors and microcontroller units (MCUs) critical for the consumer and defense industries.
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
Toshiba and Rohm announce a $2.7 billion investment in joint power chip production
08 Dec 2023
In a significant move aimed at bolstering Japan’s power chip industry, Toshiba and Rohm revealed on Friday, 8 December 2023, their collaboration in a substantial investment of 388.3 billion yen, or $2.7 billion, for the joint production of power chips.
Indian scientists discover new material that can convert infrared light to renewable energy
08 Jul 2022
China’s CATL unveils new battery that runs on sodium instead of lithium
24 Aug 2021
CATL applied Prussian white material with a higher specific capacity and redesigned electrons for cathode while using a hard carbon material with a unique porous structure that enables abundant storage and fast movement of sodium ions for anode, to overcome technical problems
NTPC develops geo-polymer aggregate from fly ash
20 Nov 2020
CeNS researchers discover interaction between light and molecules can power optical devices
07 Sep 2020
Two Americans, one Japanese share 2019 Chemistry Nobel
10 Oct 2019
Lithium-ion batteries that gained currency with the 1970 oil crisis are used globally to power portable electronics that we use to communicate, work, study, listen to music and search for knowledge, have also enabled the development of long-range electric cars and the storage of energy from renewable sources, such as solar and wind power
Researchers use AI to plot green route to nylon
27 Aug 2019
Scientists create the world's thinnest gold
06 Aug 2019
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