Varun Guru
@iamvarunguru • 2,395 subscribers
Pursuing curiosity. You probably don't know me. But if you've ever watched videos at Backstage with Millionaires - you know my work. :)
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This is sad. Anagha is leaving India. The girl that's trying to store data in bacterial DNA. She even made it work - the prototype. And she did it working out of a tiny lab and Rs 5 crore in funding. So we can't really blame her. She is just trying to keep her dream alive. But I wish we are able to solve the problem of patient capital - the kind that cares more about innovation instead of the ROI. In 2015, 3 billionaires (Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman) plus a few millionaires committed $1B to an AI research company. Its goal was not to generate the most ROI but to "advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit humanity as a whole". That's just what 4 billionaires were able to do. India has 250+ billionaires. We just need a few of them to take these moonshot bets to make a difference. Any takers?
Varun Guru495,850 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
This is Anagha Rajesh. And she is crazy. She wants to store data in bacterial DNA. Her startup is called BioCompute. And last year, they actually did it. They stored data in DNA and retrieved it in their tiny lab in Bengaluru. This is a huge moment. But why is she even doing it? Because DNA is the ultimate storage tool available to us. Just 1 gm of DNA can store about 215 petabytes of data - that's like storing over 2 million movies in 4K. On top of that - this data can last for literally 1000s of years. Right now, they still need to figure out a way to make the reading and writing process faster and cheaper. But if BioCompute solves this problem - we could theoretically store all the data created in the world every year in the palm of our hands. And that would be insane. P.S. Check out this video from vyom going to Anagha's lab and actually doing it.
Varun Guru253,870 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
These three IIT Madras scientists are insane. Their startup Sthyr Energy is literally turning electricity into metal. Which you can keep for months and turn it back into electricity when you need it. And this is incredibly huge. Let's break this down. Right now, India alone generates enough renewable energy to power countries like France. But we can either use it as soon as its generated or its lost forever. Because no one has figured out a way to store electricity for more than a few hours at scale. If Sthyr's solution works - we won't just be able to store it for years but we could also transport it on roads - without creating any new infrastructure. And it would change how the world uses electricity forever.
Varun Guru181,999 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
This bootstrapped startup just completed the first successful hot-fire test of their cryogenic methalox engine. And they did it from their own test facility called SPARC. Which they built in under 3 months. This engine is called Cryonix. Each of these engines will be capable of producing a thrust of 100kN. And nine of these engines will power their own small lift launch vehicle called Mach Blue. They are planning to do commercial launches within the next 3 years.
Varun Guru21,108 görüntüleme • 13 gün önce
This is India's first driverless electric bus. It was developed and deployed by IIT Hyderabad in 2025. And this bus has already transported over 10,000 people inside the campus. But the best part is - this bus has achieved TRL 9 (Technology Readiness Level 9).
Varun Guru105,302 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
Three 16 year old Indian students can remove microplastics from water using tamarind seeds. And they've received a $12,500 grant from The Earth Prize to develop this solution. How did they do it? Tamarind seeds have something called polysaccharide - which is a sticky compound that can natural polymer. Kinda like a plant-based glue. This glue when mixed with water can pull out microplastics and clump them together. And these kids are using the same principle to develop their product called "Plas-Stick" - which is just this power made from waste tamarind seeds. Now, "Plas-Stick" is still in its developmental stage and there is a lot that needs to be done before it can be scaled. But if they pull this off - we could have a simple, biodegradable and scalable solution to purify water for billions of people in the world. And that's something. Kudos to Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal, and Avyana Mehta. P.S. Video and Picture taken from The Earth Prize
Varun Guru62,830 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
IIT Bombay had built their own version of "The Walking Truck" way back in 2002. This monster was called "Nataraj - The Walking Robot". It weighed at around 250kgs and had 6 legs. But the best part was it was built indigenously and was more of a proof of concept.
Varun Guru20,838 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
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