Technology - general
Human societies think fast and slow in cycles
24 Aug 2015
Engineers develop a wireless, fully implantable device to stimulate nerves in mice
24 Aug 2015
A blue glowing device the size of a peppercorn can activate neurons of the brain, spinal cord or limbs in mice and is powered wirelessly using the mouse's own body to transfer energy, making it the first to deliver optogenetic nerve stimulation in a fully implantable format
Nanocrystals don’t add up for reactor materials
22 Aug 2015
Capturing cell growth in 3-D
By By Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | 22 Aug 2015
Research helping build computers from DNA
19 Aug 2015
Can nanofibre save your life?
17 Aug 2015
Desks with pedals help workers keep fit
12 Aug 2015
Study suggests REM sleep helps the brain capture snapshots of dream images
12 Aug 2015
The new research suggests that during dreams, our eyes and brains respond similarly to how they react to images when we’re awake
A small, modular, efficient fusion plant
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 10 Aug 2015
A new design could finally help to bring the long-sought power source closer to reality, producing a reactor that would provide electricity to about 100,000 people
Now we know how fireflies get their glow going
10 Aug 2015
Sex with robots could become commonplace by 2070: experts
07 Aug 2015
Dr Helen Driscoll, a leading authority on the psychology of sex and relationships, says 'sex tech' was already advancing at a fast pace and by 2070, physical relationships will seem primitive
World's first unstealable bike designed by Chilean students
06 Aug 2015
A pioneering design to lock a cycle, making it the world's first 'unstealable bike', breaks the bicycle frame if anyone tries to steal it