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State-owned Coal India Ltd on Wednesday announced its collaboration with IIT Madras to develop solutions for repurposing coal mines, create low-carbon technologies and redefine coal as a valuable feedstock for the country’s clean energy future. In a statement, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT…

IIT-Madras team works on ways to strengthen the grasp of robotic hands

The application will take users on a virtual tours of some of the famous places and monuments and capture associated memory generated by looking at them.

IIT-Madras has launched a mobile application that uses augmented reality and virtual reality together to capture moving models of memory. Called ‘MovingMemory’ app, it helps in digital reconstruction of a person’s memory. This means that if a person is looking at something, maybe a monument, any associated memory (happy, sad etc) will be projected onto the screen in a virtual environment. The Centre for Memory Studies, part of IIT-Madras, has created virtual models of some of the famous places in India that a user can take tour of.

The ‘MovingMemory’ spatial app will be available on both Android and iOS or through browser-based platforms. It was released by IIT-Madras Director Professor V Kamakoti at a conference on Wednesday.

“It is crucial that we foreground the urgent need to incorporate collective memory in our understanding and ability to anticipate policies related to ecological issues such as climate change. Human as well as non-human forms of memory (such as the memory of water and the memory of nature) may be studied through interdisciplinary and collaborative formats in order to further memory studies as a discipline,” said the professor.

Dr Avishek Parui Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT-Madras and Dr Merin Simi Raj, Principal and co-principal investigators of the Centre for Memory Studies (CMS) told NDTV that the app will allow a user to select any desired avatar and navigate through three-dimensional spaces. “It is embedded with additional layers of video, audio, 3D images, and interactive elements which may be used as models for sustainable and heritage-oriented pedagogic and research approaches,” said Professor Raj.

Ashwini Vaishnaw makes India`s first 5G call at IIT-Madras

Ashwini Vaishnaw makes India`s first 5G call at IIT-Madras Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday made the first 5G call on a trial network set up at IIT Madras using indigenously-developed technology. Taking to Twitter, Vaishnaw wrote, “Aatmanirbhar 5G successfully tested 5G call at IIT Madras. The entire end-to-end…

COVID-19 in IIT-Madras: 13 more test positive for virus, cluster rises to 196

COVID-19 in IIT-Madras: 13 more test positive for virus, cluster rises to 196 The Covid-19 cluster at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) has increased up to 196 despite authorities stating that there was nothing to worry about.On Saturday, 13 more persons tested positive for COVID-19. Moreover, the institute is also continuing to function.According to Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J.…

पूर्व छात्र ने IIT दिल्ली को कंपनी स्टॉक के रूप में एक मिलियन डॉलर का दिया दान

<p style="text-align: justify;">देश के सर्वोच्च इंजीनियरिंग कॉलेज में अब नया ट्रेंड शुरू हुआ है. भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान दिल्ली के एक पूर्व छात्र ने &nbsp;IIT दिल्ली को कंपनी स्टॉक के रूप में एक मिलियन डॉलर दान दिया है. IIT बॉम्बे और IIT मद्रास को भी अपने पूर्व छात्रों से दान के रूप में कंपनियों के शेयर मिले हैं. हाल के वर्षों में, आईआईटी ने अपने पूर्व छात्रों के नेटवर्क से रिसर्च के लिए फंड…