Indian Institute of Technology Delhi celebrated Central Research Facility (CRF) Day 2026 on Wednesday, bringing together researchers, industry representatives, funding agencies and technology partners to showcase the institute’s scientific infrastructure and research collaborations.The event focused on state-of-the-art research facilities and highlighted ongoing work in areas such as biomedical research, nanotechnology, material science, environmental testing and medical technology.Addressing the event IIT Delhi Director Rangan Banerjee said the central research facility aims to provide access to advanced scientific infrastructure for researchers and students within IIT Delhi and across the country.The central research facility supports research in areas including optical characterization, imaging, biomedical applications, fabrication and elemental analysis. Some of the technologies on display during CRF Day include cryo-electron microscopes used to capture high-resolution structures of biomolecules, electron probe microanalyzers to analyze metals and semiconductors, and field emission scanning electron microscopes to study nanoscale and material surface structures.Manideepa Banerjee, head of CRF at IIT Delhi, said the annual event aims to connect research facilities with academia, industry and government stakeholders.The CRF ecosystem aims to make advanced scientific infrastructure accessible to researchers across India and support work in areas such as healthcare, semiconductors, clean energy, pharmaceuticals, environmental science and deep tech innovation.
