Tag: MIT

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Could glowing trees be the future of street lighting?

– Life in a city goes on long after the sun sets, with nightclubs and fast...
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Kirigami adhesives: from medical bandages to wearable electronics

– Researchers at MIT have developed a kirigami-inspired adhesive film designed to stick to highly deformable...
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Mass-producing graphene sheets: A “roll-to-roll” manufacturing process

– A new breakthrough at MIT enables researchers to continuously mass-produce high-quality graphene sheets for membrane...
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How pharma and medtech collaborations fuel progress

– Collaboration between medical device and pharmaceutical companies is one of the top five trends influencing...
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Evolution of Robots: GelSight Sensors Enable Human-Like Touch

– Popular science fiction books and movies have long toyed with the idea of human-like robots....
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Building Eco-Friendly Concrete to Reduce Carbon Footprint

– Climate change is a serious problem threatening mankind today and a recent development from MIT...
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Air Pollution Becomes Ink With Kaalink

– Air pollution is a global problem with few solutions beyond government regulations like The Clean...
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Game of Thrones: The Pitched Battle Over CRISPR Patent Turns Even Bitter

– Renowned as one of the biggest leaps in the field of biotechnology since the polymerase...
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Avoiding Stumbles, from Spacewalks to Sidewalks

– Vibrating footwear could help astronauts and visually impaired earthlings skirt obstacles. Video of astronauts tripping...
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New Food Contact Materials Currently Molding the Industry

– In the search of new properties for food contact materials, scientists try to meet the...
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Power of Brain Stimulation: From Light To Nano

– Artificial brain stimulation has been used to both study and treat certain neurological conditions such...
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Cardiovascular Genomics: Linking Genes to Heart Disease

– Around the globe, cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death. In 2013,...
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CRISPR: What can be Cured Must not be Endured

–  Introduction: As the demand for synthetic genes keeps on increasing, CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short...
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Discovery of New System for Genome Editing to Dramatically Improve Genetic Engineering

– It is of no doubt that the recent advancements of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing technique has...
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Wireless Method for Stimulating Brain Tissue

– As most of the gadgets we use today are becoming wireless, it is no surprise...
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Building Blocks for Medical Imaging

– Diagnostic imaging has become critical for identifying and monitoring health issues. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)...
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New “Plug-and-Play” CO2 Scrubber To Be Used In Existing Power Plants

– MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA. Researchers were able to develop a new carbon dioxide...
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The Injection of the Future: Painless and Needle-less

– MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA. In the not so distant future, medicine can now be...
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Your Computer Can Now Detect If You’re Tired and Take Over Your Job

– MIT, USA. A group of researchers found a way for your computer to take over...
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Glass that is Anti-Fogging, Self-Cleaning and Free of Glare

– MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA: A new multifunctional glass was developed by researchers of Massachusetts...
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