{"id":245863,"date":"2023-06-01T20:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T14:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=245863"},"modified":"2023-06-01T20:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T14:54:10","slug":"is-india-missing-the-graphene-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/is-india-missing-the-graphene-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Is India missing the graphene bus?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cIs India missing the graphene bus?\u201d <\/strong>published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d <\/strong>on 1st June 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- Science and Technology. GS3- Economy<\/p>\n

Relevance- <\/strong>Issues related to soft power<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>– Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing and graphene will disrupt the existing human-machine interface in the next couple of decades.<\/p>\n

Why is graphene an important material?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Graphene is the world\u2019s thinnest, strongest, and most conductive material <\/strong>of both electricity and heat. It conducts electricity better than copper. It is 200 times stronger<\/strong> than steel but six times lighter.<\/p>\n

It is almost perfectly transparent<\/strong> as it absorbs only 2% of light. It is impermeable to gases<\/strong>. It has the potential to revolutionise electricity, conductivity, energy generation, batteries, sensors <\/strong>and more.<\/p>\n

Graphene composites are used in aerospace, automotive, sports equipment and construction. <\/strong><\/p>\n

It is used for high-performance batteries and supercapacitors, touchscreens, and conductive inks.<\/strong> Graphene-based sensors<\/strong> are used for environmental monitoring, healthcare and wearable devices. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Graphene oxide membranes are used for water purification and desalination.<\/strong> Graphene-based masks were made during COVID.<\/p>\n

Graphene is important for defence and aerospace<\/strong>. Its exceptional strength makes it promising material for armour and ballistic protection. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Graphene has the potential to absorb and dissipate electromagnetic waves<\/strong>. So, it is valuable for developing stealth coatings and materials<\/strong> that reduce radar signatures and electromagnetic interference. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Graphene is highly sensitive to environmental changes<\/strong>. It can be used in sensing chemical and biological agents, explosives, radiation, and other hazardous substances.<\/p>\n

What is the status of the graphene industry?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The global graphene market size was valued at $175.9 million in 2022<\/strong>. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 46.6%<\/strong> between 2023 and 2030. Over 300 companies are now producing graphene or its derivatives.<\/p>\n

Among the leading countries in graphene research<\/strong> are China, the U.S., the U.K., Japan, South Korea, Russia, and Singapore.<\/p>\n

Till 2012, graphene-related patent filing<\/strong> was dominated by the U.S. After 2017, China surged ahead. In 2018, China filed 218 patents while the other leading countries together filed 79. India had eight filings.<\/p>\n

China and Brazil are global leaders<\/strong> in the commercial production of graphene. India produces about one-twentieth compared to China and one-third compared to Brazil.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the progress of India in the case of graphene?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Centre for Nano Science and Engineering at IISc Bangalore<\/strong> along with KAS Tech produced a graphene-based system<\/strong> several years ago.<\/p>\n

Some start-ups and foreign subsidiaries have started graphene or graphene derivatives<\/strong> in India. Tata Steel has succeeded in growing graphene.<\/strong> It has also mixed graphene with used plastic products to recycle them as new.<\/p>\n

The IIT Roorkee-incubated Log 9<\/strong> has patented a technology for graphene-based ultracapacitors<\/strong>, and the IIT Kanpur-incubated RF Nanocomposites<\/strong> has developed EMI shielding and stealth technology<\/strong> using graphene-based nanotubes.<\/p>\n

The India Innovation Centre for Graphene<\/strong> has been set up in Kerala. It is being implemented by the Digital University Kerala<\/strong> in partnership with Tata Steel and C-MET, Thrissur.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the way forward to improve the performance of the graphene industry in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Governments will have to play a crucial role. China declared graphene a priority in its 13th Plan. India needs a national graphene mission. <\/strong>A nodal Ministry<\/strong> needs to be entrusted with this responsibility.<\/p>\n

India needs to be a leader in graphene<\/strong> because we may experience the \u2018winner takes the most\u2019<\/strong> situation here. its production may get concentrated in a few locations<\/strong> in the world, as in the case of semiconductors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cIs India missing the graphene bus?\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 1st June 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Science and Technology. GS3- Economy Relevance- Issues related to soft power News– Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing and graphene will disrupt the existing human-machine interface in the next couple of decades. Why… Continue reading Is India missing the graphene bus?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10498],"class_list":["post-245863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":10,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698403868},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245863\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}