MIT Engineers Devise the Best Way to Deflect an Incoming Planet-Killer Asteroid
MIT engineers devise a decision map to identify the best mission type to deflect an incoming asteroid. On April 13, 2029, an icy chunk of…
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MIT Devises More Efficient Error Correction for Quantum Devices
A new study suggests a path to correcting the “jitters” in quantum devices, which may help make quantum computers and sensors more practical. Labs around…
Can Seeding Earth’s Oceans With Iron on a Global Scale Solve Climate Change?
Study finds Earth’s oceans contain just the right amount of iron; adding more may not improve their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. Historically, the oceans…
Low-Cost RFID “Smart” Diaper Can Let You Know When It’s Wet
Design combines a common diaper material with RFID technology. For some infants, a wet diaper is cause for an instant, vociferous demand to be changed,…
Details Revealed of Asteroid So Heavily Cratered It’s Been Dubbed the “Golf Ball Asteroid”
A tilted orbit may explain the asteroid Pallas’ highly cratered surface. Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes, and now astronomers at MIT and elsewhere…
Researchers Found a Surprisingly Simple Solution to Significantly Slow a Viral Epidemic
To slow an epidemic, focus on handwashing: Improving the rate of handwashing at just 10 major airports could significantly slow the spread of a viral…
Harnessing Sunlight to Efficiently Make Fresh Drinkable Water From Seawater
Simple, solar-powered water desalination system achieves new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh potable water from seawater. A completely passive solar-powered desalination…
New “Peel and Stack” Process Enables Next-Generation Devices and Stretchy Electronics
Engineers mix and match materials to make new stretchy electronics: Next-generation devices made with new “peel and stack” method may include electronic chips worn on…
Chemists Discovered the Structure of a Key Influenza Protein – Breakthrough Could Lead to Flu Treatment
Findings could help researchers design drugs to treat influenza B infections. A team of MIT chemists has discovered the structure of a key influenza protein,…
More Powerful Batteries Possible With MIT’s New Electrode Design
An MIT team has devised a lithium metal anode that could improve the longevity and energy density of future batteries. New research by engineers at…
MIT Bionic ‘Heart’ Made of Heart Tissue and a Robotic Pumping System Beats Like the Real Thing
Engineers design bionic ‘heart’ for testing prosthetic valves, other cardiac devices. As the geriatric population is expected to balloon in the coming decade, so too…
Cheaper Solar Cells Are Possible With Thinner Silicon Wafers
Solar panel costs have dropped lately, but slimming down silicon wafers could lead to even lower costs and faster industry expansion. Costs of solar panels…
Confused by U. S. Elections? MIT Researchers Use Physics to Explain Democratic Elections
U.S. elections have become more “unstable,” sometimes swinging in the opposite direction from the greater electorate’s preferences. It may seem surprising, but theories and formulas…
Hydrogel Enables Ingestible Medical Devices That Can Be Broken Down With Light
New light-sensitive material could eliminate some of the endoscopic procedures needed to remove gastrointestinal devices. A variety of medical devices can be inserted into the…
New Method to Verify That Quantum Chips Accurately Performed Complex Computations
A new method determines whether circuits are accurately executing complex operations that classical computers can’t tackle. In a step toward practical quantum computing, researchers from…
Carbon Nanotube Film Produces Aerospace-Grade Composites Without Huge Ovens or Autoclaves
A New Approach to Making Airplane Parts, Minus the Massive Infrastructure A modern airplane’s fuselage is made from multiple sheets of different composite materials, like…
Using Mathematical Theory to Find the True Potential of Algorithms
Using mathematical theory, Virginia Williams coaxes algorithms to run faster or proves they’ve hit their maximum speed. Each semester, Associate Professor Virginia Vassilevska Williams tries…
MIT Develops Machine-Learning Tool to Make Code Run Faster
Tool predicts how fast code will run on a chip: Machine-learning system should enable developers to improve computing efficiency in a range of applications. MIT…