Technology - general
A planet made of diamond
26 Aug 2011
Now smartphones help raise fuel efficiency
25 Aug 2011
A network of dashboard-mounted phones can collect data on traffic lights and tell drivers how to avoid inefficient stopping and starting.
Voice cells for voice recognition
24 Aug 2011
New method detects emerging sunspots deep inside the sun, provides warning of dangerous solar flares
By By Louis Bergeron | 20 Aug 2011
Ready to learn? Brain scans can tell you
By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 19 Aug 2011
Neuroscientists identify brain activity that predicts how well we remember images
Mother’s body mass index linked to fatter babies
19 Aug 2011
Effortless sailing with fluid flow cloak
By By Richard Merritt | 19 Aug 2011
ORNL microscopy generates new view of fuel cells
17 Aug 2011
Running robot: Mabel is the world's fastest two-legged robot with knees
16 Aug 2011
With a peak pace of 6.8 miles per hour, Mabel is believed to be the world's fastest bipedal robot with knees.
Researchers are redefining how the brain plans movement
By By Andrew Myers | 13 Aug 2011
Bilayer graphene: another step towards graphene electronics
12 Aug 2011
Nobel Prize winning scientists professor Andre Geim and professor Kostya Novoselov reveal graphene's exciting electronic properties for future electronic applications
A systematic way to find battery materials
By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 12 Aug 2011
DNA building blocks can be made in space
By By Bill Steigerwald, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. | 11 Aug 2011
NASA-funded researchers have found more evidence that meteorites can carry DNA components created in space, setting at rest doubts whether these were created in space or resulted from contamination by terrestrial life
DNA building blocks can be made in space
By By Bill Steigerwald, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. | 11 Aug 2011
NASA-funded researchers have found more evidence that meteorites can carry DNA components created in space, setting at rest doubts whether these were created in space or resulted from contamination by terrestrial life