“Centre of Excellence in Intelligent Internet of Things Sensors” and “India Innovation Centre for Graphene”

Subject : Science and Tech

Section: Msc

Context:

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched the following two flagship programs from Maker Village, Kochi, Kerala.
- “Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Intelligent Internet of Things (IIoT) Sensors” and
- India’s first Graphene Centre “India Innovation Centre for Graphene (IICG).

More on news:

The CoE in IIoT Sensors is a unique facility established at Makers Village Kochi by MeitY.
The India’s first Graphene Centre IICG also has been established at Makers Village Kochi by MeitY.
Digital University Kerala (DUK) (formerly IIITMK) and Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (CMET)-Thrissur are the technical partners for setting up these centers at Makers Village Kochi.
The complete full-fledged facility for R&D, incubation, innovation, skilling, capacity building, testing & certification shall be established at these centers by the experts of these agencies.
Shri S Krishnan has also launched Hardtech 2024, Maker Village’s annual flagship programme.
The programme aims to bring together leaders from Industries, Startups, Investors, Academia, R&D organizations in the field of electronics hardware design and manufacturing.

About CoE in IIoT Sensors:

The CoE in IIoT Sensors aims to catalyze the development of sensors within the realm of Intelligent IoT systems.
It will cover a broad spectrum of applications of intelligent sensors in networks, devices and sensor systems.

About India’s first Graphene Centre IICG:

The India’s first Graphene Centre IICG also has been established at Makers Village Kochi by MeitY, GoI and Govt. of Kerala alongwith Tata Steel Limited.
It aims to foster R&D, product innovation and capacity building in the area of Graphene and 2D material systems.

Importance of the initiative:

IIoT sensors and Graphene technologies will help in driving digital transformation and economic growth.
One of the main objective of setting up these centers in the country is creation of complete ecosystem for start-ups in the area of IoT Sensors and Graphene & 2D Materials

About Graphene:

Graphene is an allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice nanostructure.
It is considered to be the world’s thinnest, strongest and most conductive material for both electricity and heat.
It is harder than diamond yet more elastic than rubber; tougher than steel yet lighter than aluminum.
Graphene is the strongest known material.

Other Properties of Graphene are: