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Spinach embedded with nanotubes can detect explosives and much more
Originally written for the MIT News by Anne Trafton. Spinach is no longer just a superfood: By embedding leaves with carbon nanotubes, MIT[…]
Read moreAmputees with prosthetic arms may get their natural sense of touch restored
Originally written for the University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences by Matt Wood. Research provides blueprint for building neuroprosthetic devices[…]
Read moreYou may think that you browse the web anonymously, but you really don't
You may think you are anonymous on the web, but you really aren’t. Stanford and Princeton researchers have shown how[…]
Read moreQuantifying street safety opens avenues for AI-assisted urban planning
Urban revitalization is getting an update that combines crowdsourcing and machine learning. Theories in urban planning that infer a neighborhood’s[…]
Read moreStretchy optical fibers are ready to be implanted
Biocompatible fibers could use light to stimulate cells or sense signs of disease. Originally published by MIT News Office, written[…]
Read moreThis lego-like wall creates 3D soundscapes that put your surround sound to shame
Researchers are promising intricate 3D soundscapes that are to audio what holograms are to images – all coming from a single lego-like[…]
Read moreMIT keeps the dream of unlimited clean energy alive with record-breaking fusion reactor
The pursuit for clean energy has achieved a major leap on the last day of MIT’s 23-year old nuclear fusion[…]
Read moreLong exposure to cosmic rays may cause dementia and cognitive impairments, study reveals
UCI study reveals that galactic cosmic rays may cause brain damage after prolonged exposure, raising concerns regarding future interplanetary spaceflights.[…]
Read moreGoogle makes robots learn new skills faster by sharing their experience
Google Brain Team and their subsidiaries DeepMind and [X] have revealed the learning method for robots to end all learning methods.[…]
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