Electronics
Embedding electronics into optical fibres
16 Feb 2012
Inventing self-repairing batteries
16 Jan 2012
Researchers create a wire 4 atoms wide, 1 atom tall
By By Steve Tally | 09 Jan 2012
High-speed CMOS sensors provide better images
03 Jan 2012
Research on the world’s smallest steam engine may boost designs of highly-efficient micromachines
12 Dec 2011
Electronics takes on a new spin
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 05 Dec 2011
Scientist designs robots for real-world challenges
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 29 Nov 2011
In the not-too-distant future, robotics-driven missions will be a routine part of disaster response, predicts Nicholas Roy, an MIT associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics
Insect cyborgs may become first responders, search and monitor hazardous environs
By by Matt Nixon | 28 Nov 2011
Robot speeds up glass development
07 Nov 2011
High-tech spider for hazardous missions
03 Nov 2011
New algorithm could substantially speed up MRI scans
01 Nov 2011
MRI scans that takes up to 45 minutes at present could possibly be done in just 15 minutes thanks to an algorithm developed at MIT's electronics research lab.
Speedy 3D X-rays in the operating room
27 Oct 2011
Robotic roach gets wings, sheds light on evolution of flight
19 Oct 2011
When engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, outfitted a six-legged robotic bug with wings in an effort to improve its mobility, they unexpectedly shed some light on the evolution of flight.
Smarter robot arms
By arry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 22 Sep 2011
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