New Laser Technique Identifies the Makeup of Space Debris
Aerospace engineers have developed a laser sensing technique, called laser polarimetry, that can decipher not only where but what kind of space junk may be…
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Yale Engineers Develop Plant-Derived Material to Purify Water
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“Quantum Dot” Nanoparticles Provide a New Path for Biological Imaging
Engineers from MIT have discovered a way to make “quantum dots” that emit infrared light when injected into the body, providing researchers with highly detailed…
New Self-Assembly Technique Could Lead to Smaller Microchip Patterns
Using a self-assembly technique in which materials known as block copolymers are covered by a second polymer, scientists have found a long-awaited, simple method for…
Tethered Nanoparticles Improve the Performance of Immune-Based Drugs
A team of researchers from MIT has developed a way to make tumor cells more susceptible to certain types of cancer treatment by coating the…
New Power Converter for Internet of Things Reduces Resting Power Consumption by 50 Percent
Engineers from MIT’s Microsystems Technologies Laboratories have designed a new power converter that maintains its efficiency at currents ranging from 100 picoamps to 1 milliamp,…
MIT Engineers Design Transparent, Gel-Based Robots
A team of engineers from MIT has developed transparent, gel-based robots that may one day assist in surgical operations and evade underwater detection. Engineers at…
MIT Engineers Look Toward All-Solid Lithium Batteries
For the first time, team of engineers from MIT has probed the mechanical properties of a sulfide-based solid electrolyte material to determine its mechanical performance…
Engineers Develop Soft Robotic Sleeve to Help the Heart Beat
A team of researchers from Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital has developed a customizable soft robot that fits around the heart and helps it…
Data Civilizer Finds and Links Related Data Scattered Across Digital Files
A new system called Data Civilizer automatically finds connections among many different data tables and allows users to perform database-style queries across all of them….
MIT Engineers Program Yeast to Convert Plant Sugars Into Oils
By modifying the metabolic pathways of yeast, chemical engineers from MIT are able to convert plant sugars into oils. MIT engineers have genetically reprogrammed a…