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New system uses low-power Wi-Fi signal to track moving humans — even behind walls
By By Helen Knight, MIT News correspondent | 02 Jan 2014
The comic-book hero Superman uses his X-ray vision to spot bad guys lurking behind walls and other objects. Now we could all have X-ray vision, thanks to researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Images reflected in eyes of people photographed could be useful in forensic investigations
30 Dec 2013
Novel membrane for climate protection and medicine technology
30 Dec 2013
Polymer scientists develop a membrane for separating and enriching gas, which could have applications in heart-lung machines and in more efficient gas filters
Batteries as they are meant to be seen
27 Dec 2013
New research in non-toxic flame retardants
26 Dec 2013
New data compression method reduces big-data bottleneck
By By Matthew Chin | 24 Dec 2013
Researchers have developed a new data compression method that outperforms existing techniques
Exploring bacteria as a fuel source
18 Dec 2013
New app makes light work of lifting heavy loads
17 Dec 2013
'Wet' computer server could cut internet waste
17 Dec 2013
Chickens to benefit from biofuel bonanza
14 Dec 2013
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By Axel Miller | 28 Jan 2026
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By Axel Miller | 22 Jan 2026
Airspace bans, sanctions and corridor risk are forcing airlines into costly detours in 2026, raising fuel burn, reducing aircraft utilisation and pushing airfares higher worldwide.
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By Cygnus | 22 Jan 2026
India’s data centre boom is turning into an AI arms race where power contracts, liquid cooling and fast commissioning decide the winners across Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
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By Axel Miller | 21 Jan 2026
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Arctic Fever: How ‘Greenland Tariff’ Politics Sparked a Global Flight to Safety
By Axel Miller | 20 Jan 2026
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The New Oil (Part 5): Friend-Shoring, Supply Chain Fragmentation and the Cost of Resilience
By Cygnus | 19 Jan 2026
Friend-shoring is reshaping lithium, rare earth and graphite supply chains, creating a resilience premium and new winners and losers in clean tech.
The New Oil (Part 4): Can Technology Break the Dependency?
By Cygnus | 16 Jan 2026
Can magnet recycling and rare-earth-free motors reduce global dependence on strategic minerals? Part 4 explores breakthroughs, limits and timelines.
