Tag: research and development

Representational Image (AI generated) Mumbai: A conference organised over the last weekend by the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) in collaboration with the Mumbai University and the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Matunga, addressed various developments and challenges in the field of technology. It featured presentations on a wide range of cutting-edge research topics, including advancements in nuclear energy, green-energy solutions, and innovative methods for hydrogen production, transportation and storage.The second international conference on Advances in Thermal Systems, Materials, and Design Engineering (ATSMDE 2024), organized by VJTI was inaugurated at a hotel in BKC Mumbai on December 27.Presentations by the ... Read more

Universities have boomed in recent decades. Higher-education institutions across the world now employ on the order of 15m researchers, up from 4m in 1980. These workers produce five times the number of papers each year. Governments have ramped up spending on the sector. The justification for this rapid expansion has, in part, followed sound economic principles. Universities are supposed to produce intellectual and scientific breakthroughs that can be employed by businesses, the government and regular folk. Such ideas are placed in the public domain, available to all. In theory, therefore, universities should be an excellent source of productivity growth. In ... Read more