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New MIT System can 3D Print Entire Buildings Here and on Mars
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Apr 26, 2017 07:41 PM EDT |
Ultimately, this approach will enable the design and construction of new kinds of buildings that wouldn't be possible with traditional building methods.
Only Three Student Teams Manage to Race in SpaceX’s First Hyperloop Competition
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jan 31, 2017 09:19 AM EST |
It will see people rise inside passenger pods that will race along a system of tubes connecting major cities.
New 3D Forms of Graphene Developed at MIT are 10 Times as Strong as Steel but Much Lighter
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jan 08, 2017 04:33 PM EST |
The team was able to compress small flakes of graphene using a combination of heat and pressure.
Chemists Discover Structure of Bacterial Enzyme that Produces Biodegradable Plastics
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Nov 15, 2016 11:34 PM EST |
The enzyme called "polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase" generates long polymer chains.
New MoVR Technology Improves Wireless Virtual Reality Data Transmission
Phenny Lynn Palec | | Nov 15, 2016 07:42 PM EST |
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab have developed a new technology that allows virtual reality headsets and personal computers to transmit and share date wirelessly. Dubbed as MoVR, the new technology does not have any restriction like graphics fidelity or frame rate drops, a feature that is considered key when it comes to creating a truly immersive virtual reality experience.
MIT Scientists Enable Spinach Plants to Detect Explosives
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Oct 31, 2016 09:34 PM EDT |
The spinach plants were designed to detect chemical compounds known as nitroaromatics, which are often used in landmines and other explosives.
US Close to Deploying 'Perdix' Aerial Drone Swarms that Saturate Enemy Air Defenses
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Oct 25, 2016 11:04 PM EDT |
The job of these decoys is to confuse enemy radar systems.
Researchers from MIT and Singapore Develop Method to Print 3D Structures that 'Remember' their Shapes
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Aug 29, 2016 05:17 AM EDT |
They found the structures could be stretched to three times their original length without breaking.
New MIT Tech Allows You to Touch Objects in Videos
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Aug 04, 2016 10:06 PM EDT |
"By making videos interactive, we can predict how objects will respond to unknown forces and explore new ways to engage with videos."
DARPA Funded Portable Device can Produce Biologic Drugs on Demand
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jul 29, 2016 10:52 PM EDT |
It could also be used to manufacture a vaccine to prevent a disease outbreak in a remote village.
US Army-funded Research Creates Graphene Microchips with One Million Times Faster Speeds
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 14, 2016 11:49 PM EDT |
It's fast, highly controllable and efficient, said the MIT researchers.
MIT Researchers Create AI That Produces Real Life Sounds
Ana Verayo | | Jun 14, 2016 06:53 AM EDT |
MIT researchers successfully created a new algorithm that can learn to make new sound effects that can be used for movies.
MIT Scientists Create Alogrithm to Demystify Image of Black Hole
Ana Verayo | | Jun 07, 2016 03:33 AM EDT |
A new algorithm known as CHIRP that is developed by MIT can be a crucial tool in capturing the first images of a black hole.
Ingestible Origami Robot could be a Life Saver when Swallowed
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 13, 2016 05:57 AM EDT |
Once unfurled, it proceeded to remove a button battery stuck to wall of a simulated stomach.
Scientists Develop a 'Second Skin' that Makes Skin Youthful Looking
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 10, 2016 08:00 AM EDT |
Researchers said the material mimics the mechanical and elastic properties of healthy, youthful skin.
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