(00:20) DST’s RDI Fund outreach programme in Bengaluru tomorrow
The Department of Science and Technology is inviting fund managers, industry leaders, and startup founders to join its officials to discuss the Government of India’s R&D and Innovation Fund, Secretary to the GoI Abhay Karandikar said in a post on LinkedIn.
This outreach programme is to be held tomorrow, Dec. 4, in Bengaluru.
This session will provide insights into the Fund’s objectives, operational framework, and financing models under the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) and facilitate direct dialogue with the DST’s RDI Cell, Abhay writes.
(00:59) IIT Madras, Navy, Apollo Micro in defence tech pact
IIT Madras has signed a tripartite MoU with the Indian Navy’s DGNAI and Apollo Micro Systems to accelerate indigenous development of advanced defence technologies, announced at the Navy’s Swavalamban 2025 event in Delhi. The alliance will target electronic warfare, precision navigation and high‑energy armament systems, aiming to speed lab-to-field deployment and bolster India’s defence self-reliance.
(01:35) Jolt Capital raises €600m deep tech fund first close
Paris-based Jolt Capital has reached a €600 million first close for its fifth deep tech focused fund, which targets a €1.1 billion hard cap to back around 20 European growth-stage technology companies. Jolt Capital V is anchored by a €260 million commitment from the European Investment Fund and will focus on sectors from semiconductors to applied AI and energy management.
(02:07) Mantel’s molten-salt carbon capture push
MIT spinout Mantel is commercialising a molten borate salt system that captures about 95 percent of CO2 from high-temperature industrial flue gases while using roughly 3 percent of the net energy of incumbent capture technologies by cogenerating steam. The firm is scaling from a containerised pilot at MIT’s The Engine to a Kruger factory demo in Quebec ahead of wider industrial deployment.
(02:40) Stanford’s immune-reset diabetes breakthrough
Stanford Medicine researchers report that a combined blood stem cell and pancreatic islet cell transplant from an immunologically mismatched donor prevented or cured Type 1 diabetes in mice by creating a hybrid immune system that stops attacking islet cells. All treated animals remained diabetes-free without long-term immunosuppression, suggesting a future curative path for autoimmune disease.
(03:12) Korean team boosts lithium-metal battery safety, life
Korean researchers have engineered a fluorine- and oxygen-functionalized separator membrane that stabilizes both electrodes in lithium-metal batteries, sharply cutting dendrite-driven explosion risk while roughly doubling cycle life under harsh conditions. Prototype pouch cells reached about 385 Wh/kg and 1,136 Wh/L — around 1.5–1.7 times current lithium-ion energy densities — without changing standard manufacturing processes.
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