Date: 2025-09-04Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub releases 4th edition of its Quarterly Insights Future Front on “Introduction to 2D Materials”, in partnership with Indian Institute of Science
**Summary:**
NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub, in partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, released the fourth edition of its "Future Front Quarterly Insights" series on September 4, 2025. The report, titled "Introduction to 2D Materials," aims to raise awareness about the significance of 2D materials and their potential impact on various industries, including semiconductors, energy, electronics, and quantum computing. The report highlights the unique properties of 2D materials, noting their extreme thinness (approximately 180,000 times the width of a human hair), exceptional strength (200 times stronger than steel), and superior electrical conductivity compared to copper. The insight emphasizes the need for resilient innovation ecosystems, self-reliance in critical material access, and strategic international partnerships to capitalize on the opportunities presented by 2D materials. It warns of potential economic and strategic disadvantages for economies that delay investment in this area, particularly as silicon scaling reaches its physical limits. The full report is available at: https:niti.gov.insitesdefaultfiles2025 09FTHQuaterlyInsightSep2025.pdf. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) Delhi release ID is 2163647.
Key Entities Referenced
NITI Aayog: A policy think tank of the Government of India.
NITI Aayogs Frontier Tech Hub: A hub within NITI Aayog focused on frontier technologies.
Future Front Quarterly Insights: A flagship quarterly insights series released by NITI Aayogs Frontier Tech Hub.
Introduction to 2D Materials: The title of the fourth edition of the Future Front Quarterly Insights series, focusing on two-dimensional materials.
Indian Institute of Science: An academic partner of NITI Aayog in the development of the 'Introduction to 2D Materials' report.
IISc, Bengaluru: The Indian Institute of Science located in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
2D Materials: Two-dimensional materials are the subject of the policy document.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi is responsible for release of information related to Government policies, schemes, announcements and initiatives to the media.
NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub releases 4th edition
of its Quarterly Insights Future Front on “Introduction
to 2D Materials”, in partnership with Indian Institute
of Science
Posted On: 04 SEP 2025 1:48PM by PIB Delhi
As the world is entering a materials revolution that could redefine the future of industries from
semiconductors to quantum technologies. NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub today released the fourth edition
of its flagship Future Front Quarterly Insights series, titled “Introduction to 2D Materials”, developed in
collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, to drive awareness about the importance
of 2D materials and why India must care.
These 2D materials are roughly 1/80,000 the width of a human hair, or 800,000 times smaller than the tip of a
pencil, despite this thinness, they are 200 times stronger than steel and conduct electricity more efficiently
than copper. This is the world of two-dimensional (2D) materials, a frontier that promises to reshape the
future of semiconductors, energy, electronics, and quantum computing.
The Future Front insight underscores the urgency of resilient innovation ecosystems, self-reliance in
critical material access, and strategic international partnerships.
It stresses that for the economies investing early, the payoff goes beyond product exports to include energy
savings, IP ownership, and strategic independence as silicon scaling approaches its physical limit. Conversely,
the cost of inaction is not just economic but strategic.
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The 4 edition of Quarterly Insights can be accessed at: https://niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-
09/FTH-Quaterly-Insight-Sep-2025.pdf
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