How Morphing Machines is solving from India for the world a fundamental architectural bottleneck where software innovation is dramatically outpacing hardware development cycles   Modern computing faces an awkward paradox. Software evolves in months, while hardware takes years. A familiar example is that even an expensive smartphone purchased three years ago cannot unlock the full capabilities of today's applications. This isn’t because the silicon has degraded, but because of

National security often hinges on the unspectacular, as defence strategy experts like to say — systems quietly built for reliability in less-than-ideal conditions. In the coming decade, military and critical civil infrastructure will face a new challenge: dependence on global navigation satellite systems, a convenience rapidly becoming a liability.   Recent conflicts and technological disruptions have demonstrated that drone warfare is shifting rapidly towards an era in which

Industrial decarbonisation demands more than renewable energy installations. It requires fundamental improvements in how factories, vehicles, and buildings use energy. Among the least celebrated yet highly effective interventions is thermal insulation — a technology where materials science innovations could deliver outsize climate benefits.   Energy efficiency  remains an overlooked  but critical component of climate action. The International Energy Agency  estimates  that im

The robotics industry finds itself at a fascinating crossroads. While Figure AI recently secured more than $1 billion at a staggering $39 billion valuation—a 15x increase from its previous funding round—and other humanoid robotics companies chase similarly astronomical valuations, some industry practitioners advocate for a more grounded approach to automation.   Gokul NA and Nikhil Ramaswamy, the founders of CynLr, a Bengaluru-based robotics company that has deliberately chos

From mobility and electronics to infrastructure and energy, advanced materials are enabling a new wave of performance, efficiency, and sustainability. As investors in deep science and emerging technologies, we see them not as a vertical but as a horizontal platform — one that quietly powers progress across industries.In this piece, we define what advanced materials are, explore where and how they’re being adopted, and examine the capital flows accelerating their development.