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  • Meghna Narayanan
  • January 19, 2023January 19, 2023
  • Leave a Comment on Back to the Future: Universal Translator

Back to the Future: Universal Translator

Rewind back to the movies made about life in the previous centuries. Countries were ruled by monarchs and kingdoms communicated by sending over their representatives.…

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  • Anushka Golwalkar and Yuvraj Thakur
  • October 15, 2022November 28, 2022
  • Leave a Comment on Made in Insti: ChemCat

Made in Insti: ChemCat

Design by Harshavardhan Here’s another addition to the list of innovative ventures, a Nirmaan pre-incubated startup called ChemCat. It started as Mr Prabaharan Thiruvengetam’s PhD…

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  • Lakshmi Yazhini
  • September 7, 2022September 7, 2022
  • Leave a Comment on Carved in Stone: The Blockchain Election

Carved in Stone: The Blockchain Election

Edited by Nalli Sai Soumya | Design by Ramana The WebOps and Blockchain Club of IIT Madras were awarded the record of ‘Blockchain Software for…

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  • Siddharth Sharma
  • September 3, 2021September 4, 2021
  • Leave a Comment on One Hundred Gears of Solitude: CFI Club(house)

One Hundred Gears of Solitude: CFI Club(house)

Edited by Rohini Dikshit Design by Reshma “After a fresh round of recruitment, we had to leave insti on March 17, 2020, the night our…

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  • Vibhhu Sharma
  • September 2, 2021September 2, 2021
  • Leave a Comment on One Hundred Gears of Solitude: From car to CAD

One Hundred Gears of Solitude: From car to CAD

Edited by Rohini Dikshit Design by Siri Chandana and Prashanth When the institute shut down on the 17th of March, 2020, little was known about…

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  • Mahima Sharma
  • December 2, 2020December 7, 2020
  • 3 Comments on Is the journey ever PhinisheD?

Is the journey ever PhinisheD?

Design: Hardhik Pinjala Not all those who wander are lost ~ (J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring) It was the 80s. Two young researchers…

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  • Preetha Devi
  • September 21, 2020September 21, 2020
  • Leave a Comment on The h-index

The h-index

Editor: S Vishal Design: Shaurya Rawat Imagine you are on the voting panel for the Grammy Awards, and you are asked to vote upon the…

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  • Sreekar Sai R
  • September 7, 2020September 25, 2020
  • Leave a Comment on Tomorrow’s AI, Delivered Today!

Tomorrow’s AI, Delivered Today!

Design: Abhiram Pavithran O Editor: S Vishal Imagine yourself waking up every day to work on cutting-edge technology problems with handsome returns. What if, at…

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  • Mahima Sharma
  • July 18, 2020August 24, 2020
  • Leave a Comment on Back to the Future: Doctor, Who?

Back to the Future: Doctor, Who?

Design by: Hardhik Pinjala Mr X, a 74-year-old man living by himself in the remotest part of town, suddenly feels sick. He reaches out to…

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  • Balakumaran
  • July 14, 2020March 14, 2021
  • 1 Comment on Involved in peer teaching!

Involved in peer teaching!

Author: Balakumaran Design: Shaurya I imagine quite a lot of us have entrepreneurial aspirations and startup being the golden dream of IIT Madras. Yet, so…

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The idea of a device that can instantly translate The idea of a device that can instantly translate any language has been a staple of science fiction for decades.

How do real-life language models compare to their sci-fi counterparts? What is the future of translation?

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As Saarang returns to normalcy with a full-fledged As Saarang returns to normalcy with a full-fledged on-ground fest in less than a week, we take a look back at a new (yet, old) entrant in the campus festival scene in the form of Mardi Gras, held in October 2022.

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Congratulations to the sports contingent for their Congratulations to the sports contingent for their exemplary performance at the Inter-IIT Sports Meet 2022!

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