Hydrogen Peroxide-Sensing Molecule Helps Select Effective Cancer Therapy
MIT chemical engineers have developed a new sensor that lets them see inside cancer cells and determine whether the cells are responding to a particular…
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New Computational Method Improves Resolution of Time-of-Flight Depth Sensors 1,000-Fold
For the past 10 years, the Camera Culture group at MIT’s Media Lab has been developing innovative imaging systems — from a camera that can…
More Than 80% Efficiency Attained in New Ultralow-power Circuit
Researchers at MIT developed a new ultralow-power circuit that improves efficiency of energy harvesting to more than 80 percent. This can lead the way to…
New Wireless Sensor Detects Hazardous Chemicals or Food Spoilage
Researchers from MIT have developed a new wireless sensor that can transmit information on hazardous chemicals or food spoilage to a smartphone. MIT chemists have…
DARPA Creates First Solid State Receiver to Demonstrate Gain at 0.85 THz
Scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have created the world’s first solid state receiver to demonstrate gain at 0.85 terahertz (THz). In the…
Floating Robots Demonstrate Their Water Monitoring Technology
Engineers at UC Berkeley released their smartphone-equipped floating robots in the Sacramento River to field test their ability and to demonstrate their water monitoring technology….
Cost Effective Sensor Measures Fruits’ Ripeness
In an effort to reduce food loss due to spoilage, MIT researchers developed a new sensor that detects tiny amounts of ethylene, a gas that…
Smart Pills Will Track Patients from the Inside Out
Proteus Biomedical’s smart pills, which are pills that include embedded microchips, are set to launch this year in the United Kingdom, with the collaboration of…