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This startup from IIT Kanpur boys wants to make infrared chips 100 times cheaper to help drones see through smoke, haze

Bengaluru-based Nova Spectral AI raised $2.25 million to develop short-wave infrared sensor chips in India. Using colloidal quantum dots, the startup aims to make sensors up to 100 times cheaper than conventional models, with a field-ready prototype planned within 18 months.