Science NASA, MIT engineers develop aircraft wing that can change shape mid-flight MIT and NASA are at it again By Cohen Coberly, April 1, 2019, 2:11 PM 15 comments
Electronics Check out this bizarre robot gripper that can lift 120 times its own weight And pick up delicate objects without damaging them By Rob Thubron, March 14, 2019, 7:29 AM
Science MIT's 2D antenna turns Wi-Fi signals into power Imagine never having to charge your smartphone By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2019, 8:50 AM
Hardware Industry Engineers build the smallest ever 3-D transistor measuring in at just 2.5nm Consistent creation of sub-5nm transistors By Greg Synek, December 10, 2018, 11:56 AM 9 comments
Tech Culture Industry M.I.T. wants to build an AI-focused college using a 'planned investment' of $1 billion It's one of M.I.T.'s most ambitious projects By Cohen Coberly, October 15, 2018, 6:35 PM
Science An MIT professor has developed a device that can monitor your health through walls No wearables needed By Cohen Coberly, September 13, 2018, 2:08 PM
Industry AI MIT researchers trained an AI to detect depression in patients through normal conversation It won't replace your therapist anytime soon, though By Cohen Coberly, August 31, 2018, 1:20 PM
Electronics Watch MIT's Cheetah 3 robot navigate complex environments without cameras Vision can be noisy and slightly inaccurate By Shawn Knight, July 7, 2018, 4:13 PM 8 comments
The Web Science X-ray vision is one step closer to reality thanks to artificial intelligence The tech could be used in health care and to create a new class of video games By Shawn Knight, June 14, 2018, 4:18 PM
Science This new device can draw water from desert air At humidities as low as 10% By Rob Thubron, March 23, 2018, 6:08 AM 16 comments
Car Tech MIT researchers have discovered a way to help self-driving cars see through fog Self-driving cars may soon see further in fog than humans By Cohen Coberly, March 22, 2018, 3:57 PM 9 comments
Industry Hardware MIT's new chip makes neural networks practical for battery-powered devices Power consumption is reduced by up to 95 percent By Shawn Knight, February 15, 2018, 11:50 AM
Wearable Tech Science MIT researchers create color-shifting, 3D-printed jewelry The jewelry uses MIT's 'ColorFab' 3D printing technology By Cohen Coberly, January 29, 2018, 11:04 AM
Electronics Science MIT is redesigning power converters to make them more efficient Power converters based on gallium nitride may soon handle more volts By Shawn Knight, December 8, 2017, 1:48 PM
Science Electronics MIT researchers develop surprisingly simple camera technique to 'see' around corners Tech could one day be used to improve safety of self-driving cars By Shawn Knight, October 10, 2017, 6:48 AM
Science Electronics MIT wants to bring glasses-free 3D technology to the living room By Shawn Knight, July 12, 2017, 11:30 AM
Electronics Science MIT and Stanford created a 3-D chip integrating processing and memory It not only eliminates bus congestion, it eliminates the need for a bus By Cal Jeffrey, July 7, 2017, 4:00 PM
Industry The Web MIT to unload 8 million IPv4 addresses to fund IPv6 conversion Reports indicate Amazon is large purchaser By Cal Jeffrey, April 21, 2017, 5:00 PM
Science Water inside carbon nanotubes turns solid at boiling temperatures, MIT researchers discover By Shawn Knight, December 3, 2016, 11:00 AM 13 comments
Electronics MIT is using millimeter wave technology to make VR headsets wireless By Shawn Knight, November 14, 2016, 3:30 PM
Science MIT device uses wireless signals to identify emotions By Shawn Knight, September 20, 2016, 3:15 PM
Science MIT researchers can read a book without opening the cover By Shawn Knight, September 11, 2016, 5:15 PM 26 comments
Mobile Science MIT has developed a self-assembling mobile phone By Shawn Knight, August 22, 2016, 2:15 PM 8 comments
Electronics Mobile Smartphone battery capacity could double as early as next year By Shawn Knight, August 19, 2016, 10:15 AM 22 comments
Electronics Microsoft MIT and Microsoft create gold leaf temporary tattoos that can control devices By Rob Thubron, August 15, 2016, 9:30 AM