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05 Jan 2013
Researchers demonstrate record-setting p-type transistor
By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 04 Jan 2013
The new transistor also features what’s called a trigate design, which could solve some of the problems that plague computer circuits at extremely small sizes
Smartphones turn into secure, versatile keys
03 Jan 2013
Chemical analysis of vessels reveals cheesemaking 7,000 years ago
24 Dec 2012
Using lipid biomarker and stable isotope analysis, researchers examined preserved fatty acids trapped in the fabric of the pottery and showed that the sieves had been used for processing dairy products
Soybeans a source of valuable chemical
22 Dec 2012
MIT researchers discover a new kind of magnetism
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 20 Dec 2012
Following up on earlier theoretical predictions, MIT researchers have now demonstrated experimentally the existence of a fundamentally new kind of magnetic behaviour, adding to the two previously known states of magnetism
AI computer programme develops video game
19 Dec 2012
The inspiration for an artificially intelligent computer program that could create games grew out of work aimed at making computers more creative and inventive
Catching criminals comes a step closer
19 Dec 2012
Making fuels and household chemicals from sugar
19 Dec 2012
New big data survey shows potential for business
13 Dec 2012
Tasty and gluten-free
11 Dec 2012
Wireless communication’s crystal ball
11 Dec 2012
Keeping ship hulls free of marine organisms
08 Dec 2012
Study finds security indicators sacrificed to accommodate small screens
07 Dec 2012
How unsafe are mobile browsers? Unsafe enough that even cyber-security experts are unable to detect when their smartphone browsers have landed on potentially dangerous websites, reveals new research
Machines made with built-in copy protection
06 Dec 2012
Pirated goods cost billions, and expensive industrial goods like machining systems are becoming a growing target. Scientists are turning the tables on the forgers by studying their methods and developing anti-counterfeit solutions.
Chinese typewriters used predictive text 50 years back
By By Max McClure | 03 Dec 2012
By reorganising the typewriter's characters into ready-made clusters of commonly used words, Mao-era Chinese typists solved problems that cell phones only came to recently.