Technology - general
Why other people's skin always feels softer
18 Sep 2015
Supercomputer predicts death with 95% probability
15 Sep 2015
The system collects data on patients every three minutes, measuring everything from oxygen levels to blood pressure, warning of the impending death of a patient
Now take selfies with faraway friends
15 Sep 2015
Photos of Pluto from New Horizons spacecraft wow scientists
14 Sep 2015
According to scientists, the photos show more diverse landscape than what had been earlier imagined
Brain cells get tweaked 'on the go'
12 Sep 2015
New way to peer into pores
12 Sep 2015
Using magnetic permeability to store information
11 Sep 2015
Soon, you may drive a car from a wheelchair!
08 Sep 2015
After gathering dust for some six years, the first car that can be driven directly from a wheelchair is in production, and expected to be on the road inside 18 months
Saving rural India’s “liquid cash”
By By Rob Matheson, MIT News Office | 08 Sep 2015
Out-of-the-box thinking led to the development of a thermal "battery" around which ex-MIT students built an entire chilling system that reduces milk spoilage and boosts yields in villages
Metallic gels produce tunable light emission
By By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | 07 Sep 2015
A new family of luminescent materials could find broad uses in chemical and biological detectors
What happened to early Mars' atmosphere? New study eliminates one theory
04 Sep 2015
Scientists may be closer to solving the mystery of how Mars changed from a world with surface water billions of years ago to the arid Red Planet of today
X-rays reveal fossil secrets
04 Sep 2015
Indrani effect? Predicting who will murder his wife or family
02 Sep 2015
These crimes are often preventable if family members are more informed about the potential danger from having someone who is severely mentally ill in the home or shown violent tendencies in the past
Artificial leaf harnesses sunlight for efficient fuel production
31 Aug 2015
Resarchers develop cost-effective method of producing fuels using only sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, and storing energy in the form of chemical fuels for use on demand
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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