Technology - general
Do we live in a 2-D hologram?
30 Aug 2014
A unique experiment at the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory called the Holometer has started collecting data that will answer some mind-bending questions about our universe - including whether we live in a hologram
Diagnostics enables reliable deliveries by drones
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 30 Aug 2014
New algorithm lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missions. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
Programmed to fold: RNA Origami
25 Aug 2014
Genetics used to improve plants for bioenergy
23 Aug 2014
Recycling old batteries into solar cells
22 Aug 2014
A system proposed by researchers at MIT recycles materials from discarded car batteries - a potential source of lead pollution - into new, long-lasting solar panels that provide emissions-free power
Transparent solar panel
21 Aug 2014
A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window
Water leads to chemical that gunks up
21 Aug 2014
To eat or not to eat
18 Aug 2014
Only 8.2% of our DNA is ‘functional’
14 Aug 2014
This figure is very different from one given in 2012, when some scientists involved in the ENCODE (Encyclopedia of DNA Elements) project stated that 80 per cent of our genome has some biochemical function
IBM unveils chip that mimics human brain to process data
08 Aug 2014
The technology could enable a new generation of intelligent sensor networks that mimic the brain’s abilities for perception, action, and cognition
Extracting audio from visual information
08 Aug 2014
Researchers at MIT, Microsoft, and Adobe have developed an algorithm that can reconstruct an audio signal by analysing minute vibrations of objects depicted in video
Brainwaves can predict audience reaction for television programming
07 Aug 2014
By analysing the brainwaves of 16 individuals as they watched mainstream television content, researchers were able to accurately predict the preferences of large TV audiences