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IIT Kharagpur Breakthrough: Smartphone Cameras To Detect Invisible Objects

IIT Kharagpur Breakthrough: Smartphone Cameras To Detect Invisible Objects

Rediff.com25 Sep 2026

Researchers at IIT Kharagpur, in collaboration with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, have developed a highly sensitive sensor technology. This innovation allows ordinary smartphone cameras to detect extremely tiny, invisible objects, potentially leading to low-cost, portable medical testing and other applications requiring the detection of minute substances.

India's Space Manufacturing Boom

India's Space Manufacturing Boom

Rediff.com15 Aug 2025

The $1.2 billion in-space manufacturing market is expected to grow and be worth more than $20 billion by 2033.