Technology - general
Researchers create tractor beam in lab
02 Jun 2014
Think fast, robot
30 May 2014
Improving a new breed of solar cells
By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | 29 May 2014
Solar-powered roads to generate power
28 May 2014
A prototype power system using solar road panels to generate power, melt snow in the winter, offer embedded LED lighting and display driver alerts is being tested in the US
Graphene to make large scale electricity storage a reality
27 May 2014
Graphene – the world’s thinnest material isolated – could make batteries light, durable and suitable for high capacity energy storage from renewable generation.
Mumbai restaurant uses drone to deliver pizza
23 May 2014
The drone used for delivering the pizza cost around $200 for the experimental delivery and consumed less than 65 watts energy, or equal to that consumed by a small light bulb
A new way to harness waste heat
By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | 23 May 2014
Custom camouflage
By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 22 May 2014
London manufacturer OwnFone introduces first Braille phone
19 May 2014
The phone can be personalised with two or four Braille buttons, pre-programmed to call friends, family, carers or the emergency services
High-flying turbine produces more power
By By Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | 16 May 2014
Proven to produce double the energy of similarly sized tower-mounted turbines, the system can also carry a payload of, say, wi-fi equipment and provide connectivity to six to eight times the area covered by a tower
Algae “see” a wide spectrum of light
05 May 2014
A device that boosts image quality in phones, computers, TVs
05 May 2014
A device created by UCLA researchers could lead to a significant leap in the quality of images on smartphones, computer displays, TVs and inkjet printers
Solving a mystery of thermoelectrics
05 May 2014
New analysis explains why some materials are good thermal insulators while similar ones are not