**Executive Summary**
A new partnership between the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) and Dreamfly Innovations Pvt. Ltd. aims to translate fundamental materials research into deployable thermal technologies for aviation batteries. This collaboration seeks to address challenges related to excessive heat generation in high-energy-density lithium-based batteries, improving battery lifespan, performance, and safety. The partnership was announced on January 23, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Partnership Overview:**
* A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between JNCASR and Dreamfly Innovations.
* The collaboration focuses on developing advanced thermal materials and thermoelectric devices for aviation batteries.
* This aims to improve thermal management, storage, and conversion in aviation batteries.
* **Research Focus:**
* The partnership seeks to overcome limitations of Phase Change Materials (PCMs), particularly their poor thermal conductivity and long-term stability issues.
* The research will focus on engineering advanced thermal materials with high thermal conductivity for rapid heat absorption.
* The goal is to maintain optimal battery temperatures, enable lightweight thermal regulation, and enhance battery stability.
* **Expertise Integration:**
* JNCASR contributes expertise in materials design, synthesis, advanced characterization, and thermal transport measurements (Prof. Kanishka Biswas's lab).
* Dreamfly Innovations provides expertise in aviation battery engineering and system-level integration.
* **Objectives:**
* Address critical challenges in drone performance, safety, and operational endurance.
* Enable lightweight, thermal regulation without compromising long-term stability.
**Impact Analysis**
**JNCASR and Prof. Kanishka Biswas's lab**
* **Impact**: Opportunity to translate academic research into real-world aviation applications.
* **Action Required**: Contribute expertise in materials design, synthesis, advanced characterization, and thermal transport measurements.
**Dreamfly Innovations Pvt. Ltd.**
* **Impact**: Chance to incorporate advanced thermal materials into their battery technology.
* **Action Required**: Provide expertise in aviation battery engineering and system-level integration, and integrate research findings into their products.
**Aviation Industry / Drone Technology**
* **Impact**: Potential for improved battery performance, lifespan, and safety, leading to enhanced drone capabilities.
* **Action Required**: Monitor the progress of the research and development, and evaluate the feasibility of integrating the new thermal management technologies into their systems.
Key Entities Referenced
Department of Science and Technology (DST): A department that is part of the Ministry of Science & Technology, and is involved in a partnership to translate research on smarter cooling of aviation batteries.
Ministry of Science & Technology: The ministry under which the DST operates, overseeing this collaborative research project.
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR): An autonomous institute of the DST, partnering with Dreamfly Innovations to develop advanced thermal materials for aviation batteries.
Dreamfly Innovations Pvt. Ltd: A Bengaluru-based company partnering with JNCASR to develop advanced thermal materials for aviation batteries.
Aviation Batteries: The focus of the research partnership, aiming for 'Smarter Cooling' through thermal management innovations.
Ministry of Science & Technology
DST Institute partners with Industry for
translating research on,” Smarter Cooling of
Aviation Batteries”
प्रव तथ: 23 JAN 2026 5:06PM by PIB Delhi
A new partnership will now help translate fundamental materials research into robust, deployable thermal
technologies for real-world aviation platforms.
Effective heat management remains a major bottleneck for high-energy-density lithium-based batteries
used in aviation industry. Excessive heat generation during high-power operation can compromise
efficiency, reduce battery lifespan, and pose serious safety risks. While passive thermal management
strategies such as Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are attractive due to their low weight and zero power
consumption, their widespread adoption has been limited by the inherently poor thermal conductivity of
conventional PCMs. As a result, heat generated by the battery is not absorbed rapidly enough, leading to
temperature rise and accelerated degradation of battery components.
A common approach to overcome this limitation involves incorporating high-thermal-conductivity
additives to form composite PCMs. However, such composites often suffer from long-term stability
issues, including additive agglomeration during repeated thermal cycling, which ultimately degrades
performance and reliability.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced
Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology
(DST) and Dreamfly Innovations Pvt. Ltd, (a Bengaluru based company) working on thermal battery
technology, to develop advanced thermal materials and thermoelectric devices for improving thermal
management (storage and conversion) in Aviation batteries and address current challenges through
materials-level innovation.
The joint effort combines JNCASR’s strengths in materials design, synthesis, advanced characterization,
and thermal transport measurements led by Prof. Kanishka Biswas’s laboratory with Dreamfly
Innovations’ expertise in aviation battery engineering and system-level integration.
The advanced thermal materials will be engineered for high thermal conductivity to rapidly absorb excess
heat during high-load operation, maintain battery temperatures within optimal operating windows, and
enable lightweight, thermal regulation without compromising long-term stability.
This collaboration brings together academic research expertise from Prof. Kanishka Biswas lab in
JNCASR and industrial innovation in Dreamfly to address critical challenges in drone performance,
safety, and operational endurance.Photo: MOU signing event between JNCASR and DreamFly
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