MIT Develops a System That Can 3D Print the Basic Structure of an Entire Building
The list of materials that can be produced by 3D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass, and even food….
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Yale Engineers Develop Plant-Derived Material to Purify Water
Scientists from the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Yale University have developed a plant-derived material that can be used to purify water potentially…
DMSO Treatment Could Transform Solar Cells, Boosts Efficiency
Researchers at the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science have discovered a modification to perovskite solar cells, which could lead to a new generation…
“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…
New Electromagnetic Wave Router Offers Unlimited Bandwidth
Engineers from UCLA are developing a new electromagnetic wave router that offers unlimited bandwidth. Mobile phones and computers use electromagnetic waves to send and receive…
MIT Engineers Design New 3D Forms of Graphene
A team of engineers at MIT has successfully designed a new 3D material with five percent the density of steel and ten times the strength,…
New Material Provides an Elastic “Second Skin”
A team of researchers has developed a “second skin” polymer that can provide a barrier, cosmetic improvement, and potentially deliver drugs. Scientists at MIT, Massachusetts…
New Method Could Accelerate Graphene Production
Engineers at the University of Exeter have developed a new cheap and simple mass production technique for graphene. A team of engineers from Exeter’s Centre…
NASA Runs First-Ever Test of New “Propulsor” Jet Engine Tech
Aerospace engineers believe they can reduce fuel consumption by embedding an aircraft’s engines into the boundary layer to ingesting the boundary layer air flow. Car,…
New Technique Reveals Internal Characteristics of Photonic Crystals
Scientists at MIT have developed a new technique that reveals the inner details of photonic crystals, synthetic materials whose exotic optical properties are the subject…