ExTeM Centre of IIT-Madras
January 27 , 2025
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- IIT Madras’s ExTeM Centre is working on new technologies for manufacturing in space.
- The centre is conducting the research on technologies like 3D-printed buildings, metal foams and optical fibres in space.
- This Centre is also developing revolutionary methods like concrete construction without water.
- This research of ExTeM (Extra Terrestrial Manufacturing) will strengthen India’s Gaganyaan mission and future space station.
- Its microgravity drop tower is the fourth largest operational tower in the world.

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