Technology - general
British company produces petrol from air
19 Oct 2012
A small British company has produced the first "petrol from air" using a revolutionary technology that promises to solve the energy crisis even as it helps curb global warming with the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Researchers use solar power to study wild elephants in Africa
By By Mark Shwartz | 19 Oct 2012
Ice-sheet retreat controlled by the landscape
17 Oct 2012
Power in the palm of your hands
15 Oct 2012
Drawing a line, with carbon nanotubes
13 Oct 2012
Applying information theory to linguistics
By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 11 Oct 2012
Maths to turn people's media into national news
11 Oct 2012
Maths to turn people's media into national news
11 Oct 2012
US scientists Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka win chemistry Nobel
10 Oct 2012
Their research showed how cells in the body respond to stimuli, such as a rush of adrenalin or an increase in blood pressure – a discovery that is helping the development of more effective drugs
French, US scientists share Nobel Prize in Physics
09 Oct 2012
Their ground-breaking methods have enabled researchers to take the very first steps towards building a new type of super fast computer based on quantum physics
Boiling water without bubbles
06 Oct 2012
What number is halfway between 1 and 9? Is it 5 — or 3?
By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 06 Oct 2012
A new information-theoretical model of human sensory perception and memory sheds light on some peculiarities of the nervous system
Mollusc missing link revealed in 3D
04 Oct 2012
Pollution-busting laundry additive gets set to clean up
29 Sep 2012
An additive which can be washed into clothes so wearers purify the air as they move, could be available within just two years.
Stanford researchers wire kelp forests off California coast
By By Max McClure | 28 Sep 2012
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