IIT-Madras Begins Draft Work on ‘Metaverse India Policy and Standards’ with Industry Veterans

IIT-Madras Begins Draft Work on ‘Metaverse India Policy and Standards’ with Industry Veterans

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The metaverse market, that is expected to grow at an annual rate of 37.7 percent in the next six years, is estimated to reach the valuation of $74.4 billion (roughly Rs. 6,20,918 crore) by the end of 2024. Gearing up to withstand the force of advancements in Web3, IIT Madras…

NASA, IIT-Madras Researchers Study Microbes on ISS to Understand Risks Associated With Space Travel

NASA, IIT-Madras Researchers Study Microbes on ISS to Understand Risks Associated With Space Travel

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The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) researchers have studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station (ISS), the institute said on Friday. A key finding is that a microbe that resides on the ISS, was found to be beneficial to various other microorganisms…

Indian Railways, IIT Madras Collaborate to Develop Country’s First Indigenous Hyperloop

Indian Railways, IIT Madras Collaborate to Develop Country’s First Indigenous Hyperloop

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The Ministry of Railways will collaborate with IIT Madras for the development of an “indigenous” Hyperloop system and will also help set-up a Centre of Excellence for Hyperloop Technologies at the premier institute, officials said Thursday. In 2017, the then Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu had expressed his interest in the…