All about IITK Flagship Series Institute Vox Explains Artificial Rain by IITK On June 22, IIT Kanpur successfully conducted an experiment for cloud seeding. The experiment was a success owing to the valuable contribution of numerous people from IIT Kanpur, including Dr. Manindra Agrawal, Dr Mainak Das, Dr Deepu Philip, and their associates spanning multiple departments with diverse backgrounds. With the approval of the Directorate General of […] July 3, 2023July 3, 2023
Vox Explains Why Mosquitoes Love You(And Not Your Roommate) Have you ever tried sleeping early, only to be woken up by an army of mosquitoes out for your blood, all while your roommate sleeps peacefully right next to you, with no signs of an insect assault? Is the Mosquito corporation out to get you, or is there something else? It is no secret that […] September 11, 2022September 12, 2022
All about IITK Vox Explains Metacognition in Decision Making Metacognition, in simple words, is thinking about your thoughts. Sounds interesting, doesn’t it? Prof. Shikha Dixit (Professor in Psychology at IIT Kanpur) and Prof. Sabnam Basu (Assistant Professor in management at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad) worked on a paper to find the role of metacognition in rational decision making. While releasing this paper, Prof. Sabnam […] August 27, 2022August 27, 2022
Institute Vox Explains 5G Network Developed at IIT Kanpur A team of engineers and research scholars led by Prof. Rohit Budhiraja from the Electrical Engineering department of the Institute has contributed to the design of the first indigenous 5G network. The complete hardware and software of this 5G network was built from scratch, and that too completely inhouse. India’s first 5G call was recently […] August 24, 2022August 24, 2022
