IIT Mandi to boost research in nanofabrication technology

Dipender Manta

Tribune News Service

Mandi, December 25

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, will set up a Centre for Design and Fabrication of Electronic Devices (C4DFED) to boost research in nanofabrication technology.

The Centre will house 1,000 labs equipped with latest equipment required for research in the field of next generation device fabrication and characterisation.

The institute would organise an international conference on the “Trends in Technologies for Fabrication of Futuristic Semiconductor Devices – Make in India context” in 2017, wherein experts, scientists, technologists, industrialists and entrepreneurs will be invited to discuss and plan future strategies.

Modern hanging bridge model prepared

Engineers have developed a model of modern hanging bridge equipped with paddle and gear system to cross rivers. The would facilitate commuting in remote areas of the state, where old-fashioned pully bridges are still used to transport produce.

Outreach activity

The IIT in collaboration with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and PES (Power and Energy Society) organised a lab visit and painting competition on “Energy Saving and Innovations in the Usage of Renewable Energy” for the students of Saraswati Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, recently. Students were briefed about the procedures and preparation for admission to technical institutions in India.

Photography workshop

The Photography and Movie Club organised photography workshop for students. Lectures were organised on topics — “Let there be light” and “Within a Frame”. The critique and competition sessions had three categories like composition, perspective and natural light. Participants were asked to click photographs during their visit to a remote village near Kataula.