Technology - general

Countries most at risk from Ukraine-style revolt identified

Countries most at risk from Ukraine-style revolt identified

06 Mar 2014

A teaching tool developed to investigate the relationship between digital technology and political upheaval correctly identified Ukraine as the country most-likely to undergo a revolution

New catalyst could lead to cleaner energy

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 06 Mar 2014

Engineers increase power efficiency for future computer processors

06 Mar 2014

Scientists propose galactic gas stations

Scientists propose galactic gas stations

By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 05 Mar 2014

Future lunar missions may be fuelled by gas stations in space where a spacecraft might dock, somewhere between the Earth and the moon, and pick up extra rocket fuel before making its way to the lunar surface

High-protein diet as bad as smoking: Study

05 Mar 2014

Solar-induced hybrid fuel cell produces electricity directly from biomass

Solar-induced hybrid fuel cell produces electricity directly from biomass

05 Mar 2014

Scientists develop battery that uses sugar to generate electricity

03 Mar 2014

Creating tiny holes in graphene could lead to ultra-thin filters

03 Mar 2014

Wifi virus latest threat to future IT security

Wifi virus latest threat to future IT security

01 Mar 2014

Researchers found that an experimental virus created by them could avoid detection and identify the points at which WiFi access is least protected by encryption and passwords

Researchers harness vibration energy to power smartphones

22 Feb 2014

Smarter caching

Smarter caching

21 Feb 2014

Cleverer management of the local memory banks known as ‘caches’ could improve computer chips’ performance while reducing their energy consumption

EU project to build lie detector for social media

EU project to build lie detector for social media

21 Feb 2014

EU project to build lie detector for social media

EU project to build lie detector for social media

21 Feb 2014

Researchers developing system to detect hoax tweets and posts

Researchers developing system to detect hoax tweets and posts

21 Feb 2014

A new system for detecting fake or hoax tweets and posts is being developed for Twitter by a team of researchers

Researchers developing system to detect hoax tweets and posts

Researchers developing system to detect hoax tweets and posts

21 Feb 2014

A new system for detecting fake or hoax tweets and posts is being developed for Twitter by a team of researchers

Silicon-germanium chip sets new speed record

20 Feb 2014

Silicon-germanium chip sets new speed record

20 Feb 2014

First GM potato variety to fight blight might be cultivated in the UK

17 Feb 2014

Experiments show initial gain in fusion fuel

Experiments show initial gain in fusion fuel

14 Feb 2014

Robot in the making to trace victims trapped under debris

11 Feb 2014

Storage system for ‘big data’ dramatically speeds access to information

Storage system for ‘big data’ dramatically speeds access to information

By By Helen Knight, MIT News correspondent | 05 Feb 2014

Using multiple nodes allows the same bandwidth and performance from a storage network as far more expensive machines.

Researchers report on new catalyst to convert greenhouse gases into chemicals

Researchers report on new catalyst to convert greenhouse gases into chemicals

05 Feb 2014

Secret EU plan to let police stop cars remotely: reports

01 Feb 2014

Novel collaborative software helps systems engineers link performance and cost

29 Jan 2014

Researchers develop new method to control nano-scale diamond sensors

Researchers develop new method to control nano-scale diamond sensors

28 Jan 2014

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