WayCool begins research on applying photonic technology for fruit ripeness detection WayCool Foods signed a three year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) Kancheepuram". WayCool with the help of IIITDM’s photonic technology will build devices that detect ripening and rottenness in fruits and vegetables. The MoU was signed and exchanged between Mr. Karthik Jayaraman, CEO, WayCool Foods and Dr. M. D. Selvaraj, Dean SRIC, Sponsored research and Industrial consultancy, IIITDM. This non-invasive and non-destructive technology is a combination of Ultraviolet and Infrared rays that decode the ripening factor in fruits and vegetables thus helping in eliminating bad quality or infected produce.