Molecular sieves are porous materials that can be used in a variety of separation techniques. The pores in the synthetically designed sieves are controlled during the manufacturing process to be of uniform size and hence can be used for a size exclusive separation process. Broadly the sieves are categorized into 4 types, 3A, 4A, 5A […]

What is 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose? 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose (2-DG) is essentially glucose with one hydroxyl group absent in its molecular structure. Owing to this similarity it is also called decoy glucose. Why is it important? A preliminary report following the phase 2 clinical trials, shows the drug to be effective in vitro against SARS-CoV-2. Based on the report (still

Thermal Imaging is a method of using thermal energy and infrared radiation to gather information about objects in order to formulate images of them, even in low visibility environments. This technology integrated in unmanned aerial systems is revolutionizing in many industries.  Thermal imaging has the following advantages: Inspection of heating pipelines and power lines: linear

Additive manufacturing refers to the entire umbrella of technologies that are used for 3D printing at an industrial level. The process involves the development of the product first through a Computer-aided design (CAD) and then the software transforms the design into a layer by layer construct which is then used by the printer for manufacturing.

Automatic Photosystems, as the name suggests, provides aerial imaging from manned aircrafts in automatic mode. It performs aerial photography at a manned aircraft’s speed of more than 100km/h. The centre coordinates of these images are simultaneously fixed for further georeferencing. The technology facilitates following surveys: flight path altitude speed of the aircraft parameters of image

Armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) using traditionally segmented steel tracks have developed a number of concerns which have been recently tackled by the development of composite rubber tracks. These concerns are:  Steel tracks produce a lot of noise and vibration which lead to added fatigue in the crew. Steel tracks are heavier and segmented; hence they

Glass fiber reinforced polymer is a composite material weaving fiber E-glass and polyester material together. It can range from a tensile strength of 44-2358MPa, and a compressive strength from 140-350Mpa while only weighing a quarter of the weight of steel.  The woven material can be hardened with a thermosetting polymer such as epoxy,  resin or

Diamonds are one of the most stable allotropes of naturally occurring carbon, and command great value among precious gems. Apart from ornamental value, they also have vast industrial use – forming the basic component for the active cutting surface of dressing tools and other precision machines. Naturally grown diamonds take millions of years to form

Most of the infrastructure setting up requires the most essential first step that is laying the foundation for the structure. Stabilization is one such key characteristic that significantly reduces operational, manpower costs and effort. It can be broadly classified into two categories; Mechanical and Chemical.  Chemical soil stabilization involves the use of chemicals or emulsions

When compared to the nuclear bombs that were employed in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the theoretical notion of Fourth Generation Nuclear Weapons brings a new class of nuclear weapons that would generate all, or almost all, of their yield only through fusion. This is in contrast to the great majority of nuclear