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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - March 2017

Mar 2017

Apr 18, 2025

India Takes Part in Africa's Largest TECH and start-up Show GITEX Africa 2025

Africa's largest tech and start-up show, GITEX Africa 2025 provided platform for policy leaders, change makers and visionaries to collectively discuss and deliberate on the opportunities to collaborate and further the imperative of inclusive and equitable growth of the global economy. The three-day event concluded at Morocco capital Marrakesh.
Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary represented Republic of India at the summit.

India's First Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) over Multi-Core Fibre

In a groundbreaking development, the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), in collaboration with Sterlite Technologies Ltd. (STL), successfully tested India's first Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) transmission over a 4-core Multi-Core Fibre (MCF). This achievement marks a significant leap forward in India's efforts to establish a secure and cost-effective national quantum communication network.

Apr 16, 2025

QpiAI Launches India's First Full-Stack Quantum Computer with 25 Qubits

Bengaluru-based start-up QpiAI, selected under the National Quantum Mission (NQM) coordinated by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), launched one of India's most powerful quantum computers. Announced on World Quantum Day, the system features 25 superconducting qubits and represents the country's first full-stack quantum computing platform.
Named QpiAI-Indus, the system combines advanced quantum hardware, scalable control and optimised software to enable hybrid computing. It integrates next-generation quantum processors, AI-driven solutions and a Quantum-HPC software platform to support a range of applications.

Apr 13, 2025

Japan Builds World's First 3D-Printed Train Station in Record Time

West Japan Railway Company (JR West) constructed the world's first 3D-printed train station, assembling it in under six hours in Arida City, Wakayama Prefecture. Named Hatsushima Station, the new structure replaces an aging wooden facility dating back to 1948 and demonstrates the potential of 3D printing to revolutionize public infrastructure. Built using prefabricated components produced by Serendix, a Japanese construction technology firm, this project not only cut construction time from months to hours but also promises cost-effectiveness, labour reduction, and minimal service disruption.

Apr 11, 2025

Google Unveils Ironwood, its 7th-gen AI Chip

Alphabet unveiled its seventh-generation artificial intelligence chip named Ironwood, which is designed to speed the performance of AI applications.
The Ironwood processor is geared toward the type of data crunching needed when users query software such as OpenAI's ChatGPT. Known in the tech industry as "inference" computing, the chips perform rapid calculations to render answers in a chatbot or generate other types of responses.

Apr 10, 2025

China Launches Antarctic Telescope for Milky Way Research

China launched the "Three Gorges Antarctic Eye" radio/millimetre-wave telescope. This facility is situated at the Zhongshan Station in Antarctica and marks advancement in China's astronomical research capabilities. The telescope is designed to study interstellar gas, particularly hydrogen and ammonia, and to investigate star formation processes.
The Three Gorges Antarctic Eye is a 3.2-metre aperture telescope. It has been co-developed by China Three Gorges University and Shanghai Normal University.
The primary scientific focus of the Three Gorges Antarctic Eye includes studying the Milky Way's neutral hydrogen and ammonia spectral lines. This research will contribute to a deeper understanding of cosmic phenomena and the processes involved in star formation.

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