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Although not yet perfected, MIT researchers used polysilicon-made waveguides and the same manufacturing facilities as semiconductor manufacturer Texas Instruments (TI) in order to create a chip that incorporated a large number of functional optical components. The MIT researchers' view is that, if they somehow m... |
26 November 2009
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Robotic or manned submersibles, regardless of their sizes, could use anchors that are able to embed themselves into the loose soil at the bottom of the oceans. This type of anchors could easily keep the water craft in their desired position, but the effort has always been to find the most advanced and efficient desig... |
23 November 2009
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With America sticking its nose in pretty much every conflict that's present on the face of the Earth, you can bet the one thing it needs is soldiers. America has a vast experience with public relations and catchy phrases, but one of its best must be the "Uncle Sam wants you" recruitment slogan. So, America knows... |
18 November 2009
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Interactive walls are not something entirely new. Attempts at producing aesthetically pleasing designs in an electronic fashion are fairly old, but most of the previous approaches to accomplishing this rely on very power-hungry sensors and projectors. This makes the wallpapers an unfeasible alternative to their paper... |
29 October 2009
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Each and every one of us has thought at some point that the things we hold dear are among the most interesting out there in and of themselves, and that the hobbies and interests that other people have are somehow not that interesting, or straight-out boring. In other words, we view things from a different perspective... |
26 October 2009
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The reason why we are able to see objects around us is because photons traveling through the atmosphere readily bounce off obstacles in their path. Some of them enter our eyes, and leave their impressions on the retina, which then transforms the data in electrical impulses and sends them to the brain, for analysis an... |
9 October 2009
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Over the years, electron microscopes have generated a wealth of knowledge on many small things, but experts have always resented the fact that the instruments cannot be used to image living samples. The beams of electrons this type of microscope uses to get the job done is very energetic, and can, at best, easily dis... |
7 October 2009
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A group of five specialists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has recently founded a start-up company, known as Ginkgo BioWorks, with the stated goal of making synthetic biology systems as easy to produce as bread. Its headquarters are located in Boston, and the team says that its first order of b... |
2 October 2009
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Although authorities around the world are fighting to reduce carbon emissions, and to switch to greener methods of producing electrical current, it's highly unlikely that this will happen anytime soon. This is one of the main reasons why the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Ronald C. Crane Professor o... |
22 September 2009
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Ever since the Computer Age made its way into medicine, experts have dreamed of devising a way of letting medical equipments communicate among themselves, in a manner that would ensure a better healthcare quality for patients. Now, devices ranging from blood-pressure cuffs to heart-lung machines could easily be made ... |
18 September 2009
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In a constantly expanding trend, the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mentality is currently making its way in many walks of life, from Google's servers to people making their own clothes. Just recently, two students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have proven that they can compete with NASA in terms of... |
16 September 2009
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has recently awarded a $7-million research grant to a scientific group, made up of experts from the University of California in San Diego (UCSD), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of California in Berkeley (UCB), for research related to advancing nuc... |
15 September 2009
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Romans have been using forms of naturally occurring cement since before the year 0, in constructing aqueducts and other large infrastructures in their vast empire. The practice of using it has continued to this day, with most of the world's large buildings relying on it for their strength. As funny as it may sou... |
10 September 2009
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Collecting live information from inside fish colonies and marine ecosystems was never an easy task for naturalists and documentary reporters. The human factor is always tainting the results of studies, and it therefore needs to be eliminated. This is precisely what a new type of robotic fish will do, in addition to p... |
27 August 2009
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Before the best course of treatment for cancer tumors is established, analyzing them is the top priority. Biopsies are at this point the main way to do this, but they consume lots of time and resources, and also offer only a one-angled view of the problem, at a specific point in time. That is precisely why oncologist... |
18 August 2009
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Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently devised a method of producing carbon nanotubes that does not involve the use of regular metals, which appear to be interfering with materials found in circuits and composites. Nanotubes hold great promise for future electronic devices, and so de... |
11 August 2009
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A new study from experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Picower Institute for Learning and Memory shows that we may have more to learn from our successes than from our failures. The new research, conducted on monkeys, revealed that neurons in the brain involved in learning became a lot more fine-t... |
5 August 2009
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Planck's law is one of the most basic in physics, and is widely used to explain what governs the heat transfer between two bodies. The fact that the law breaks down when the objects are very close to each other has been theorized for many years, but no one has been able to demonstrate scientifically that this is... |
31 July 2009
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Electrical energy is known to be a thing of cables. That is to say, you have a cord going into the toaster, another one in the TV, and a couple more inside the computer. But a new approach to electricity transfer, whose grounds were set at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be able to recharge a cell pho... |
24 July 2009
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In a new study, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have managed to accomplish a long-standing goal in quantum network technology, namely the storage of a light beam in a cold atom gas. This will open the way for new types of atomic quantum memory that could store information inside quantum netwo... |
20 July 2009
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Antibody drugs are among the most potent forms of medication that the world has ever seen, but their efficiency is counteracted by a built-in deficiency – the fact that the actual antibodies inside the drugs tend to clump together if they spend too much time on the shelves, causing them to become ineffective. D... |
30 June 2009
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Composite materials, such as fiberglass and carbon fiber, are among things that are part of the most modern construct and advanced systems, ranging from intelligent clothes to stealth airplanes, and their benefits to the world are obvious upon taking a closer look at their properties. However, not content with just b... |
30 June 2009
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Over the years, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been at the forefront of innovation in all things technical, and its role has been further restated recently, when the university has presented the projects it was working on. Designed to improve the life of future generations, and to answer some of ... |
29 June 2009
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Experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have demonstrated in a new mouse-model study that the animals that are prevented from remembering data collected during the day while sleeping tend to have “fuzzy” memories the next day, as opposed to mice who were left to sleep undisturbed. The researc... |
25 June 2009
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Concrete is, arguably, the most widespread construction material in the world and, as such, any vulnerabilities it may have are of direct interest to governments anywhere. It makes up most of the current global infrastructure, including most tall buildings, large bridges and roads. Still, after decades in use, the co... |
16 June 2009
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology again proved their worth recently, as they managed to create a low-power, ultra-broadband, fast radio chip that could make wireless devices able to receive phone calls, Internet access, as well as radio and television signals possible. The new chips is shaped a... |
4 June 2009
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The human brain's ability to focus on an important issue, process, or decision, while ignoring everything else has puzzled neuroscientists for a long time, who could not understand how this mechanism worked. They had a few hints as to the brain regions involved in the process, but concrete scientific pieces of e... |
29 May 2009
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Seemingly tired of regular circuits, electronics experts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Boston University have created the first cellular circuit in the world, made up entirely out of specially engineered cells. These cells have the ability to record and store the recent events that took place... |
29 May 2009
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently made the first steps towards changing the 40-year-old habit of coating metal hardware in chromium, when they showcased a new type of alloy, made entirely of nickel and tungsten. The material has the same protective effects on the surfaces it's sup... |
21 May 2009
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According to the most complex computer simulation on the climate future of our planet, it would appear that predictions first made about six years ago were off. That is to say, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) experts, using the Integrated Global Systems Model, found that the situation might be a lot worse... |
20 May 2009
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Conditions such as arthritis or severe injuries from sports could soon be treated a lot more efficiently, and maybe even cured, by a new type of scaffolding devised by experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Cambridge University. Their new material is specifically designed to boost the growth of ... |
12 May 2009
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Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have again proved their genius recently, when they have created a new method of targeting cancer tumors directly inside a patient's body. It's long been known that heat is one of the phenomena that can significantly hinder the growth of a tumor, and... |
5 May 2009
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After more than 50 years of continuous study, researchers can now rest assured that a way of controlling someone's neurons is on its way. Colleagues from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new scientific investigation method, which allows them to directly influence the brain cells o... |
27 April 2009
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a revolutionary new method of etching very intricate patterns on computer chips, which could potentially allow manufacturers in the business to fit more design features on their future processors. The innovation makes use of a type of m... |
11 April 2009
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One of the main questions plaguing evolutionists ever since Darwin wrote his theory is on how cooperative behavior appeared, and how come it doesn't go away from relationships between individuals of the same species. That is to say, the evolution theory holds that only the strong members of each species survive,... |
7 April 2009
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Liquid metal batteries are the way of the future, MIT researchers seem to think. They've created a prototype that can easily store several times more energy than conventional, solid ones, an innovation that could have numerous applications in storing the electricity created by renewable energy sources, such as s... |
27 March 2009
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A new innovation could soon find its way to cars worldwide, one that would essentially ensure that the vehicles consume 5 to 25 percent less gasoline on the same usual route than they do today. A new computer software is behind this increased level of efficiency, and the program is entrusted with the operation of the... |
25 March 2009
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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have managed to devise a new way of using the carbon-compound graphene for creating a new class of high-performance materials, to be used for next-generation microchips. The speeds that will be achieved with the use of the new stuff will exceed by far those achi... |
24 March 2009
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This relatively new field of robotics refers to future NASA abilities of controlling numerous machines on distant planets via single central command units. Only recently, the American space agency has awarded the Aurora Flight Sciences, the MIT's Manned Vehicle Laboratory (MVL), and the MIT Humans and Automation... |
21 March 2009
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Age-related macular degeneration is the top condition that prompts vision loss in people over 50 years of age, especially in Northern America and Europe. The condition leads to continuously decreasing performances in the macula, the portion with the highest visual acuity in the eye, and eventually causes large blind ... |
20 March 2009
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have just recently set forth a bold, new idea, that of a battery made from materials that are so effective that they would recharge more than 100 times faster than the most advanced lithium-ion cells. In other words, they say, a battery that usually power... |
12 March 2009
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Gadgets such as mobile phones, personal data assistants (PDA), remote controls, and personal music players have been the beneficiaries of a large number of innovations over the past few years, all designed to make their use a lot easier and more intuitive than it was when they were first conceived. But the new device... |
17 February 2009
08:41 GMT |
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology boasts again a groundbreaking achievement, announcing that some of its students have managed to create a brand new class of vehicle shock absorbers, one that is also capable of producing electricity every time the car, truck, or motorcycle drives over a bump in the road. Thei... |
13 February 2009
10:26 GMT |
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have taken it upon themselves to create a low-cost high-tech device that will offer users the possibility to interact with each object they come across in real-life. That is to say, when picking up a box of cereals, information could be projected on your hand o... |
6 February 2009
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The debate on what the lunar core currently looks like is still pretty intense at the moment, although a growing set of arguments seems to attract more and more approval. According to a new paper by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who studied several rock samples brought back from the Moon du... |
30 January 2009
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The circuit of carbon in nature is a phenomenon that is not yet well understood, with new discoveries done almost on a daily basis. Yet, knowing how much carbon goes out in the atmosphere and how much gets trapped in the soil, plants and water is essential for figuring out the exact nature of global warming, as well ... |
29 January 2009
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The Lemelson-MIT Invention Index for 2009 showed without a doubt that America's youth is prepared and willing to embrace careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), with a very large percentage of them showing an active interest in learning “how things work.” Alt... |
7 January 2009
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Fusing cells together is crucial in analyzing the way their internal structure and DNA reprogram themselves after merger, and may hold the key to obtaining successful cellular hybrids between adult cells and stem cells. This can provide new stem cell treatments for conditions requiring such intervention. But technica... |
5 January 2009
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Although portions of the coastline where sea and ocean waves are strong enough to generate large amounts of electricity are readily available and very wide spread, harnessing the power of the waves is not as easy as it may seem at first. Corrosion due to the salt in the water damages even the most resistant materials... |
17 December 2008
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The construction of new coal-powered power plants in the US has now grinded to an almost complete standstill, because tighter carbon capture and storage regulations are in place in most states. And because most builders cannot afford the technology needed for sequestration, they simply prefer not to build the plant a... |
5 December 2008
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