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Materials, nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing

Materials and how they are made: nanomaterials and their uses in health, smart and advanced materials, composites, technical textiles, and 3D printing. Prelims has asked about nanotechnology in health, the uses of geotextiles and the applications of 3D printing.

UPSC has asked

  • Prelims 2018: applications of 3D printing
  • Prelims 2015: nanotechnology in health, targeted drug delivery and gene therapy

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Indian laboratory results, 2026

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30 Jul 2026Treating biopharmaceutical wastewaterBITS Pilani Hyderabad; disinfects and recovers water and biogasThe Hindu, 30 Jul 2026: Researchers develop low-energy system to treat biopharmaceutical wastewater (opens in a new tab)
24 Jul 2026Zinc air battery electrolyteSilica and zinc oxide nanoparticles in the electrolyte curb corrosion and speed the oxygen reactionsPIB, 24 Jul 2026: Slew of technologies developed to enable electrically rechargeable Zinc-air batteries (opens in a new tab)
22 Jul 2026Borophene as a lubricant additiveA one atom thick sheet of boron cut the friction of castor oil by about 42 per cent at 0.1 per cent by weightPIB, 22 Jul 2026: Borophene-based green lubricant can help save energy (opens in a new tab)
22 Jul 2026Oral cancer cells and low frequency ultrasoundIndian Institute of Science; the ultrasound damaged cancer cells and spared normal onesThe Indian Express, 22 Jul 2026: IISc researchers find oral cancer cells are selectively vulnerable to low frequency ultrasound (opens in a new tab)
17 Jul 2026Porous organic anodeA covalent organic framework anode reached 80 per cent charge in about a minute and also stores sodiumPIB, 17 Jul 2026: Ultrafast organic anodes designed for next-generation rechargeable batteries (opens in a new tab)
15 Jul 2026Kevda fossils from AssamBirbal Sahni Institute; 24 million year old Pandanus leaves show India was a refuge for the lineagePIB, 15 Jul 2026: Plant of yielding the fragrant kewra is older than human civilization & predates Himalaya formation (opens in a new tab)
14 Jul 2026Room temperature ammonia sensorCentre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences; detects 319 parts per billion without a heater and can run on power from body movementPIB, 14 Jul 2026: New ultra-sensitive ammonia sensor can enable portable, self-powered, wearable devices to prevent toxic gas exposure (opens in a new tab)
8 Jul 2026Yak collarICAR centre at Dirang; a tracking collar for yaks, of which India has about 58,000, nearly half in LadakhThe Hindu, 8 Jul 2026: Deadly bird virus PaBV-4 identified for first time in India (opens in a new tab)
7 Jul 2026Strain tunes a metal's plasma frequencyShown in titanium nitride films, which suit ordinary chip fabricationPIB, 7 Jul 2026: Researchers show optical properties of metals can be tuned opening new route to programmable nanophotonic devices (opens in a new tab)
2 Jul 2026Steel joined to a nickel superalloy by 3D printingARCI built stainless steel on Inconel 718 by laser powder bed fusion with no cracks; useful for turbine partsPIB, 2 Jul 2026: Breakthrough in superalloy bi-metallic structures through additive manufacturing can reduce import of super-alloys (opens in a new tab)
1 Jul 2026Why the Klemens model fails for metalsIIT Delhi, using a Raman facility built in house, on ruthenium dioxideThe Hindu, 1 Jul 2026: Scientists use budget tech to probe long-standing physics mystery (opens in a new tab)