MIT Creates WiTrack, a Motion Tracking System That Works Through Walls

MIT Creates WiTrack, a Motion Tracking System That Works Through Walls

It uses wireless signals 100x smaller than Wi-Fi and 1000x smaller than cellphones

The Arctic Both Emits and Stores Carbon Dioxide

The Arctic Both Emits and Stores Carbon Dioxide

Experts discover paradoxical effects of climate change near the North Pole

MIT Surveillance Video That Led to Aaron Swartz Being Investigated Made Public

MIT Surveillance Video That Led to Aaron Swartz Being Investigated Made Public

The footage was obtained by Wired's Kevin Poulsen

Stem Cells Can Now Be Grown in Bulk: MIT Study

Stem Cells Can Now Be Grown in Bulk: MIT Study

These cells can be used for a variety of medical applications

New Camera Can Take 3D Pictures in the Dark

New Camera Can Take 3D Pictures in the Dark

The device stitches individual photons together in processing

MIT Figures Out How to 3D Scan Objects in the Dark

MIT Figures Out How to 3D Scan Objects in the Dark

The method relies on single photos and didn't need any new hardware to be invented

Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Can Now Be Taken Orally

Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Can Now Be Taken Orally

US researchers develop a new technique for nanomedication intake

MIT Motion Sensing Camera Can Handle Translucent Objects

MIT Motion Sensing Camera Can Handle Translucent Objects

It's like Microsoft's Kinect, only a lot better because it works even in snow and rain

Synthetic Antibodies Developed at MIT

Synthetic Antibodies Developed at MIT

Nanoparticles can now be used to recognize different molecules

MIT Spin-Off Invents Super Li-Ion Battery That Won't Blow Up

MIT Spin-Off Invents Super Li-Ion Battery That Won't Blow Up

Fire hazards grow the better a battery gets, but this issue has been solved

Magnetic Fields Could Improve Nuclear Reactor Cooling System

Magnetic Fields Could Improve Nuclear Reactor Cooling System

Scientists say that water alone may not be enough for cooling

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 19th, 2013
Passing by Mars Can Change the Way Asteroids Look

Passing by Mars Can Change the Way Asteroids Look

Previously, this effect was only thought to occur around Earth

Outstanding Dynamic Shape Display Developed at MIT

Outstanding Dynamic Shape Display Developed at MIT

The instrument has a wide array of potential applications, scientists say

This Shapeshifting “Display” from MIT Lets You Play Catch over Skype

This Shapeshifting “Display” from MIT Lets You Play Catch over Skype

The Tangible Media Group invents the inFORM shape-changing surface

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 8th, 2013
GRAIL Probes Reveal New Clues on Why the Moon Looks the Way It Does

GRAIL Probes Reveal New Clues on Why the Moon Looks the Way It Does

The twin spacecraft are orbiting around the Moon in a precise formation

Innovative Bracelet Keeps People Warm or Cold, Depending on the Situation

Innovative Bracelet Keeps People Warm or Cold, Depending on the Situation

Specialists say the bracelet can help lower energy consumption during summer and winter

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 4th, 2013
Letting Errors Slip Could Lead to Faster Computers

Letting Errors Slip Could Lead to Faster Computers

New framework for processing data could also be more energy-efficient

 
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