Technology - general
Self-sculpting sand
03 Apr 2012
New algorithms could enable heaps of ‘smart sand’ that can assume any shape, allowing spontaneous formation of new tools or duplication of broken mechanical parts
Reducing cash bite of wind power
By By Megan Fellman | 02 Apr 2012
New study of buildings suggests additional approaches to energy efficiency
By By Peter Dizikes, MIT News Office | 30 Mar 2012
New 3D solar panel design doubles solar energy
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 28 Mar 2012
Innovative designs from an MIT team that extend the solar cells upward in three-dimensional configurations can more than double the solar power generated from a given area
ICAR blames BT cotton for farmers' misery
26 Mar 2012
Basket ball playing robot vies for FIRST honours
22 Mar 2012
Organic farming without cabbage flies
22 Mar 2012
A biplane to break the sound barrier
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 22 Mar 2012
Cheaper, quieter and fuel-efficient biplanes could put supersonic travel on the horizon
Research offers new way to see inside solids
20 Mar 2012
Greenhouse gas can find a home underground
By David L. Chandler | 20 Mar 2012
Researchers send "wireless" message using elusive particles
17 Mar 2012
Researchers have for the first time sent a message through 240 metres of stone using a beam of neutrinos - nearly massless particles that travel at almost the speed of light
Guiding robot planes with hand gestures
By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 14 Mar 2012
As robot planes are increasingly used for routine air missions, researchers at MIT are working on a system that would enable them to follow the same types of gestures