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40th ENGINEERS’ DAY THEME:

"Convergence of Technologies for Rapid Development" Development of technologies and their convergence have significant influence on the society and can maximize the synergy between the various components of knowledge, healthcare, governance and economic development, by establishing connectivity between them. Convergence literally means coming closer to each other. Technological convergence refers to the phenomena in which technologies developed for one application may be used in many different contexts. With convergence, equipments get smaller, more intelligent and versatile. Convergence of engineering, physics, medical science, chemistry, etc. led to the evolvement of various new technologies i.e. Nanotechnology, ICT, Biotechnology, etc. Advances in electronics, Information and Communication Technology have facilitated the coming together of various technologies, evolving new frontiers of technologies. Combination of nanotechnology with biotechnology could create a new technology, where detection of genetic disorders in the body and treatment of the same by the molecular robots is a possibility. Carbon nanotubes with remarkable electrical and mechanical properties have multiple applications in the areas of electronics, particularly nanoelectronics and power systems. Carbon nanotubes reinforced with polymer matrix will result in composites, which are super strong, lightweight, small and intelligent structures. Again, greater convergence between healthcare and pharmaceutical industries can bring immense benefits in the field of tele-medicine. Convergence of technologies results in systems that can open up new avenues in the field of research. The potential of convergence of technologies is unlimited and throws substantial challenges before the engineering community. India is endowed with vast technical pool of youth power that has the potential to transform itself into a developed nation in near future by adopting the right technology. India is slowly but steadily emerging as the global technical powerhouse. With the growing economy and rapidly developing infrastructure, the country should gear up to embrace the emerging technological challenges to ensure sustained and rapid growth. All the members are requested to contribute papers on the above theme latest by 16-82007 for presenting at the Engineers' Day Seminar to be held on 15-9-2007.