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    Ultrathin fuel cell uses the body's own sugar to generate electricity
    Joseph Shavit
    • 3 days ago

    Ultrathin fuel cell uses the body's own sugar to generate electricity

    Hydrogen fuel cells convert hydrogen to electricity with water vapour as the only by-product, making them an attractive green alternative.
    Portable device converts seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 1

    Portable device converts seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button

    Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or pressure pumps.
    Wallpaper your room with new paper-thin speaker techology
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 29

    Wallpaper your room with new paper-thin speaker techology

    MIT researchers have developed an ultrathin loudspeaker that can turn any rigid surface into a high-quality, active audio source.
    MIT sleep study reveals eye-opening findings
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 23

    MIT sleep study reveals eye-opening findings

    Findings leave open the possibility that helping people sleep more soundly, rather than just adding to their total amount of sleep is useful
    Why does an Oreo’s cream filling stick to just one wafer when twisted apart?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 19

    Why does an Oreo’s cream filling stick to just one wafer when twisted apart?

    Mechanical engineers put an Oreo’s cream filling through a battery of tests to understand what happens when two wafers are twisted apart.
    Harvard-MIT scientists built the most powerful quantum computer ever
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 6

    Harvard-MIT scientists built the most powerful quantum computer ever

    Physicists developed a special type of quantum computer known as a programmable quantum simulator capable of operating with 256 quantum bits
    MIT researchers build a user-friendly tool for predicting the future
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 31

    MIT researchers build a user-friendly tool for predicting the future

    Researchers design a user-friendly interface that helps nonexperts make forecasts using data collected over time
    MIT sleep research reveals eye-opening findings
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 24

    MIT sleep research reveals eye-opening findings

    Many people find it gives them increased energy, emotional control, and an improved sense of well-being.
    Could we make cars and spaceships out of petroleum waste?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 20

    Could we make cars and spaceships out of petroleum waste?

    A new method could turn refinery byproducts into high-value, ultralight structural materials for cars, aircraft, and spacecraft.
    Fast and secure: New security technique fools would-be cyber attackers
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 24

    Fast and secure: New security technique fools would-be cyber attackers

    MIT researchers has devised a new approach that allows memory sharing while providing strong security against side-channel attacks.
    MIT researchers uncover how dendrites help brain neurons perform complex calculations
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 19

    MIT researchers uncover how dendrites help brain neurons perform complex calculations

    Researchers demonstrated how dendrites help neurons perform computations on information that comes in from other parts of the brain.
    MIT physicists first to detect exotic 'X' particles from the 'Big Bang'
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 23

    MIT physicists first to detect exotic 'X' particles from the 'Big Bang'

    In the chaos before the Big Bang cooled, a fraction of the quarks and gluons collided randomly to form short-lived "X" particles.
    MIT sleep study reveals eye-opening findings
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 20

    MIT sleep study reveals eye-opening findings

    Many people find getting more sleep gives them increased energy, emotional control, and an improved sense of well-being.
    Harvard-MIT physicists built the most powerful quantum computer ever
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 9

    Harvard-MIT physicists built the most powerful quantum computer ever

    A team of physicists has developed a special type of quantum computer capable of operating with 256 quantum bits, or "qubits."
    New MIT sleep study’s eye-opening findings
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 2, 2021

    New MIT sleep study’s eye-opening findings

    Many people find that more sleep gives them increased energy, emotional control, and an improved sense of well-being.
    MIT scientists demonstrate for the first time how to make invisible matter
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 27, 2021

    MIT scientists demonstrate for the first time how to make invisible matter

    We finally have a demonstration of a quantum effect that was predicted years ago, which is capable of making invisible matter.
    Engineers create first digital fiber with memory, temperature sensors, and trained neural network
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 6, 2021

    Engineers create first digital fiber with memory, temperature sensors, and trained neural network

    MIT researchers have created the first fiber with digital capabilities, able to sense, store, analyze, and infer activity in clothes.
    An MIT sleep study’s eye-opening findings
    Joshua Shavit
    • Jul 31, 2021

    An MIT sleep study’s eye-opening findings

    Getting more sleep seems to provide big benefits: Many people find it gives them increased energy, emotional control, and better well-being
    Researchers develop new material for lightweight armor - tougher than Kevlar and steel
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 21, 2021

    Researchers develop new material for lightweight armor - tougher than Kevlar and steel

    Army-funded research identified a new material that may lead to lightweight armor, protective coatings, and blast shields
    New type of atomic clock could detect dark matter and study gravity’s effect on time
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 17, 2020

    New type of atomic clock could detect dark matter and study gravity’s effect on time

    The design, which uses entangled atoms, could help scientists detect dark matter and study gravity’s effect on time.

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