Technology - general
How to make a “perfect” solar absorber
By By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | 29 Sep 2014
Cutting electric vehicle energy use 51 per cent
25 Sep 2014
Recruiting bacteria to be technology innovation partners
24 Sep 2014
Harvard team is laying the foundation for using bacterial biofilms for production of new self-healing materials and bioprocessing technologies
Engineered proteins stick like glue — even in water
24 Sep 2014
New adhesives based on mussel proteins could be useful for naval or medical applications.
New formulation leads to improved liquid battery
22 Sep 2014
Cheaper, longer-lasting materials could enable batteries that make wind and solar energy more competitive
Fracking’s environmental impacts scrutinised
22 Sep 2014
First water-based nuclear battery to generate electrical energy developed
18 Sep 2014
The battery uses a radioactive isotope called strontium-90 that boosts electrochemcial energy in a water-based solution. A nanostructured titanium dioxide electrode with a platinum coating collects and effectively converts energy into electrons
Toward optical chips
By By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 17 Sep 2014
Seismic gap may cause major quake near Istanbul: MIT research
16 Sep 2014
After tracking seismic shifts, researchers say a major quake may occur off the coast of Istanbul
Harvard's Wyss Institute to refine smart suit for US defence agency
16 Sep 2014
DARPA's Warrior Web program seeks to develop technologies to prevent and reduce musculoskeletal injuries for military personnel.
Want to print your own cell phone microscope for pennies? Here's how
16 Sep 2014
Researchers develop a technique to produce a sleek, simple and inexpensive way to turn a cell phone into a high powered, high quality microscope that can be used to identify biological samples in the field
Brain structure could predict risky behaviour
13 Sep 2014
Advanced buoys bring vital data to untapped energy resource
13 Sep 2014
The US could power nearly 17 million homes by generating more than 54 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, according to a recent report
Consortium to focus on developing a new architecture for the internet
12 Sep 2014
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles are collaborating with Verisign, Cisco, Panasonic and other corporations to advance Named Data Networking protocol that promises to increase network security, higher bandwidth and simple but sophisticated applications