Technology - general
'Walking' wheelchair could improve mobility for the disabled
06 Jun 2011
Instead of wheels the chair moves on a dozen legs, six on each side, which are made up of 216 separate pieces bolted together
New calculations on Blackbody Energy set the Stage for Clocks with unprecedented accuracy
03 Jun 2011
Advances in chemical synthesis reveal rare natural product with potent pain-killing properties
03 Jun 2011
New test for rare form of cancer
30 May 2011
Engineers look to birds for future unmanned aerial vehicles
By By Andrea Siedsma | 28 May 2011
Humans too can use echolocation like bats, whales
28 May 2011
Echolocation enables blind people to do things that are otherwise thought to be impossible without vision
Mineral discovery reels in wild silk harvest
26 May 2011
Does eating give you pleasure, or make you anxious?
By By Debra Kain | 25 May 2011
What makes an image memorable?
By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 24 May 2011
3D scans make Asian helmets fit properly
21 May 2011
Innovative noninvasive baby reflux monitor
20 May 2011
Don’t be dumb: get back-pain treated, says study
19 May 2011
Pain in the lower back or lumbar region doesn’t only impair your ability to work – it also makes you more stupid, according to recent research
Solar cells more efficient than photosynthesis – for now
19 May 2011
In a head-to-head battle of harvesting the sun’s energy, solar cells beat plants, according to a new paper in Science.
ORNL energy harvesters transform waste into electricity
18 May 2011
Researchers have devised an energy converter that transforms waste heat from electronic equipment into electricity.
Hightech headband reads users’ emotions
17 May 2011
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