Safety Tips for Viewing the August Solar Eclipse
NASA has released information and safety tips for viewing the upcoming August 21st solar eclipse. More than 300 million people in the United States potentially…
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New Technique Could Benefit Diamond-Based Quantum Computers
‘Sticky’ Nanoparticles Provide More Precise Drug Delivery
New Nanofluidic Device Speeds Up Quality Control for Biologics
Scientists Identify a New Species of Giant Birdlike Dinosaur
MIT Engineers Control and Separate Fluids Using Visible Light
MIT engineers have developed a new system that uses light to control the way water moves over a surface. This advance may open the door…
New High-Resolution Technique Could Allow Researchers to Map Brain Circuits
A group of scientists from MIT have developed a way to make extremely high-resolution images of tissue samples at a fraction of the cost of…
MIT Engineers Develop New Technique for Highly Conductive Graphene Wafers
By using an adhesive-like layer of nickel to peel graphene from silicon carbide, engineers at MIT have developed a technique to produce highly conductive wrinkle-free…
MIT Researchers Develop Multifunctional Fibers to Study Spinal Cord Neurons
Scientists at MIT have developed a rubber-like fiber that could be used to study spinal cord neurons and potentially restore function. Implantable fibers have been…
Engineers Design Microfluidic Device That Generates Passive Hydraulic Power
Engineers have designed a microfluidic device that mimics the pumping mechanism of trees and plants, generating passive hydraulic power that may be used to make…
Scientists Discover a New Way to Tune Electronic Energy Levels
A team of researchers has discovered new way of using laser light to tune electronic energy levels in two-dimensional films of crystal. Faster, more efficient…
Engineers Reduce the Effects of Fatigue by Including a Laminated Nanostructure into Steel
By incorporating a laminated nanostructure into steel, a team of engineers has developed a way to give steel bone-like resistance to fracturing under repeated stress….
Small Nanoparticles Provide Dramatic Improvements in Polymer Materials
New research from Oak Ridge National Laboratory shows that blending nanoparticles and polymers enables dramatic improvements in the properties of polymer materials. Polymer nanocomposites mix…
New Sensor Allows Researchers to Track Dopamine in the Brain
A team of researchers at MIT has devised a new technique to measure dopamine in the brain much more precisely than previously possible, which should…