Technology - general

Random, scattered, and ultra tiny: A spectrometer for the future

01 Aug 2013

iPhones can be compromised through chargers, apps: research

31 Jul 2013

Two security weaknesses that permit installation of malware onto Apple mobile devices using seemingly innocuous applications and peripherals, uncovering significant security threats to the iOS platform

Improved nuclear fuel-rod cladding might prevent future Fukushimas

By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 27 Jul 2013

Humans, birds have brains that are wired in a similar way.

27 Jul 2013

Human may have more in common with a pigeon than we realise, reveals new research, imparting a new twist to the term 'bird brain'.

Internet's backbone can readily be made more sustainable

By By Mark Golden | 26 Jul 2013

Australian algae fuels green oil hope

25 Jul 2013

Australian researchers say they can produce algae oil that is of higher quality than those derived from standard petroleum sources and are working to improve product efficiency

Optical fibre tests the laws of physics

25 Jul 2013

The compound in the Mediterranean diet that makes cancer cells ‘mortal’

24 Jul 2013

The future of farming: GM crops on organic farms fertilised by human excrement

24 Jul 2013

Earth's gold came from colliding dead stars, indicates research

22 Jul 2013

Gold is rare on Earth in part because it's also rare in the universe; unlike elements like carbon or iron, it cannot be created within a star. Instead, it must be born in a more cataclysmic event like a a gamma-ray burst from a neutron star collision

A faster internet — designed by computers?

By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 22 Jul 2013

Computer-designed algorithms for controlling network congestion yield transmission rates two to three times higher than those designed by humans

A faster internet — designed by computers?

By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 22 Jul 2013

Computer-designed algorithms for controlling network congestion yield transmission rates two to three times higher than those designed by humans

Compound discovered at sea shows potency against anthrax

18 Jul 2013

Silicon oxide memories transcend a hurdle

16 Jul 2013

Link between quantum physics and game theory found

15 Jul 2013

A deep link between two seemingly unconnected areas of modern science has been discovered by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Geneva.

Writing programs using ordinary language made possible

13 Jul 2013

Using RFID for fibre composites

11 Jul 2013

GM, Honda team up for fuel-cell, hydrogen technology research

11 Jul 2013

Developing a new laser to detect methane leaks

10 Jul 2013

Solar cells turned into colourful creations

06 Jul 2013

Until now, designers of buildings have had no choice but to use black or bluish-grey coloured solar panels. With the help of thin-film technologies, researchers have now been able to turn solar cells into colourful creations

Low-cost technology helps severely disabled play computer games with eye movements

06 Jul 2013

Researchers build an all-optical transistor

05 Jul 2013

An optical switch that can be turned on by a single photon could point toward new designs for both classical and quantum computers

App security testing tool developed

05 Jul 2013

Timing of tweets is clue to authenticity of tweeters

05 Jul 2013

Scientists determine the difference between human tweeters, those managed by groups of people and automated Twitter accounts based solely on the timing of tweets