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No more broken mobile screens: IIT-KGP researchers develop self-healing material

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A collaboration between researchers from IIT-Kharagpur and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata have developed a new class of materials that can self-heal and repair in a matter of seconds after the breaking of a mobile phone screen. Read more about this discovery in the below newsletter article.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Ongoing: Saturday Manufacturing Talks, presented by the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology at IIT Kharagpur This week's speaker is Sudeshna Sarkar (B.Tech '89, Ph.D. '96)

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July 31, 2021: WHEELS Global Foundation webinar, 'Digital Healthcare-Fighting COVID with Technology at Scale'

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No more broken mobile screens: IIT Kharagpur researchers develop self-healing material

Through collaborative research with the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, IIT-Kharagpur researchers have developed a new class of materials that can repair themselves within milliseconds.

Arindam Basu ('05) named to 2021 Georgia Tech Alumni Forty Under Forty List

Arindam Basu was recently named to Georgia Tech's "40 Under 40 Class of 2021". This list honors those that have made significant contributions in their fields at an early age.

You're Invited to "Saturday Manufacturing Talks": This week's speaker is Sudeshna Sarkar ('89,' 96)

The Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology of IIT Kharagpur has kicked off a year-long webinar megaevent titled, Saturday Manufacturing Talks.

IIT Kharagpur Alumni Foundation India driving a campaign to 'Donate Beds for IIT Kharagpur Hospital'

Join IIT KGP Alumni Foundation (India) in helping to build IIT KGP hospital's infrastructure.

Slice, founded by Rajan Bajaj ('14), onboards Nitin Basant ('07) as Chief Data Scientist

Slice, a fintech startup and credit card challenger, recently announced the appointment of Nitin Basant ('07) as the company's Chief Data Scientist. Slice was founded by IIT-Kharagpur alumnus Rajan Bajaj ('14).

IIT-KGP Prof. Suman Chakraborty to join WHEELS Global Foundation webinar as speaker

Prof. Suman Chakraborty, who helped to develop COVIRAP-the COVID-19 testing kit at IIT-KGP, will be joining the speaker's panel at the WHEELS Global Foundation webinar, 'Digital Healthcare-Fighting COVID with Technology at Scale'.

Own Your Hall Room

The IIT-Kharagpur Office of Alumni Affairs has kicked off a campaign that allows you to have your hall room named after you for perpetuity for modernizing its infrastructure--OWN YOUR HALL ROOM!

NEHRU HALL KA TEMPO

A 2021 Project by IIT Kharagpur Alumni from Nehru Hall to modernize Nehru Hall of Residence with modern day amenities, while still keeping the charm and characteristics of when it was first opened.

PanIIT USA releases July 2021 newsletter

PanIIT USA recently released their July 2021 newsletter, which includes a number of upcoming events.

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Upcoming Events for IIT-KGP

Ongoing: Saturday Manufacturing Talks, presented by the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology at IIT Kharagpur
Ongoing: Apply for CEP (Continuing Education Program) Courses at IIT-Kharagpur

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