“Centre of Excellence in Intelligent Internet of Things Sensors” and “India Innovation Centre for Graphene”
- January 18, 2024
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“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:
- Lowest resistivity substance known at room temperature.
- High thermal stability.
- High elasticity.
- High electrical conductivity.
- Electron mobility is high at room temperature.
- Graphene oxide (GO) membranes can be used to filter common salt from seawater.