Innovation

Made from industrial waste and free from carbon dioxide, these energy-saving bricks are 23% stronger, 5% lighter and allow sunlight to pass while blocking heat and water.

Need help with household work at home? Imagine getting it at the click of a smartphone button. Yup, this one of the awesome innovations on this list! #Innovation

Souritra and Jay worked on developing a small electronic device that sits on the windshield of a car, shielding the drivers from sudden or bright sunlight that can cause the driver temporary blindness, making the a road hazard.

The Solar Tunnel Dryer effectively curbs food wastage ⁠too by increasing the shelf life of farm produce by six months while keeping nutrients intact!

From the co-founder of #Infosys to a member of the very first batch in 1965, three alumni recount their first hand account of how their time at IIT-Madras helped them attain real success. #IITMadras #IconsOfIndia

It took him two years to make his first machine - a weeder, despite several failures, taunts from friends and doubt from his family.

"A single woman can generate up to 125 kg of non-biodegradable waste through her menstruating years. Just imagine the consequences. With this device, we want to do our part in altering this reality!"

“A quick Google search will show you that for new parents, sleep is the number one problem for which they are trying to find solutions. We knew that the struggle is real and with no product in the market to address this, we decided to try and find workable solutions,” says Sameer.

"The vulnerability of the location and weak construction of the self-engineered shanties leaves thousands defenseless during monsoons. Government intervention has been minimal and these people don’t know how to protect themselves. I wanted to change that!” #Innovation #ImpactThatMatters #Mumbai

Seeing underprivileged students hunched up over their notebooks, Eshan Sadasivan, knew that they were damaging their eyes as well as their spine. So the IIT alumnus came up with a simple and inexpensive solution to this problem!