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MIT develops nontoxic way of generating portable power
15 Mar 2016
Researchers at MIT have come up with an alternative system for generating electricity, which harnesses heat and uses no metals or toxic materials, they produce current by burning
Experiment shows magnetic chips could dramatically increase computing's energy efficiency
14 Mar 2016
Researchers have shown for the first time that magnetic chips can operate with the lowest fundamental level of energy dissipation possible under the laws of thermodynamic
World's thinnest lens to revolutionize cameras
14 Mar 2016
Scientists have created the world's thinnest lens, one two-thousandth the thickness of a human hair, opening the door to flexible computer displays and a revolution in miniature cameras
The beginning of the end for encryption schemes?
By Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | 10 Mar 2016
New quantum computer, based on five atoms, factors numbers in a scalable way that could enhance encryption for protecting credit cards, state secrets, and other confidential data
Mix and match MOF
09 Mar 2016
New composite material that traps oxygen selectively could be useful for energy applications such as fuel cells
Why do chimpanzees throw stones at trees?
07 Mar 2016
Big and small numbers are processed in different sides of the brain
07 Mar 2016
Small numbers are processed in the right side of the brain, while large numbers are processed in the left side of the brain, new research suggests
Good news too can lead to a ‘broken heart’!
03 Mar 2016
Chinese scientists make mouse sperm in lab
27 Feb 2016
One-step process to convert CO2 and water directly into liquid hydrocarbon fuel
23 Feb 2016
A simple and inexpensive new sustainable fuels technology could potentially help limit global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to make fuel
So cool: low-temperature flames could bring low emissions
20 Feb 2016
On the International Space Station in 2013, astronauts were astonished to learn that something like cool flames were formed after the extinction of a hot droplet flame in zero gravity
New hardware to expand fast fibre-to-the-home
20 Feb 2016
The cost of deploying fast fibre connections straight to homes could be dramatically reduced by new hardware designed and tested by researchers
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