Computing consumes 8% of global electricity, largely in massive, factory-sized data centers. This already-unsustainable energy load that is doubling every decade. Stepping ‘beyond binary’ to…
View More Beyond Binary: Multi-State Data Storage Leaving Binary Behind
Scientists of the University of Malaga are working in a new system based on photonic sensors could enable early detection of SARS-CoV-2. Credit: University of…
View More Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 Virus) With New Photonic Sensor System
A new book co-authored by MIT engineers Julie Shah and Laura Major SM ’05 explores a future populated with robot helpers. Credit: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT…
View More What to Expect When You’re Expecting Robots: The Future of Human-Robot Collaboration
New deposition approach: synthesising and exfoliating (transferring onto a silicon substrate for example) 2D semiconducting MoS2. Credit: FLEET Possible pathway to fast-switching, ultra-low energy electronics…
View More Liquid Metals Come to the Rescue of Semiconductors: Overcoming Moore’s Law With Fast-Switching, Ultra-Low Energy Electronics
In developing a system to help decipher lost languages, MIT researchers studied the language of Ugaritic, which is related to Hebrew and has previously been…
View More MIT Using Artificial Intelligence to Translate Ancient “Dead” Languages
Imagine a mobile phone charger that doesn’t need a wireless or main power source. Or a pacemaker with inbuilt organic energy sources within the human…
View More Good Vibrations for New Energy: Nanogenerator “Scavenges” Power From Surroundings
Substituting deuterium for hydrogen makes methylammonium heavier and slows its swaying so it can interact with vibrations that remove heat, keeping charge carriers hot longer.…
View More Boosting Efficiency of Next-Gen Solar Cells by Blocking Vibrations That Remove Heat
The thin and cost-effective lens is 3D printed and has the capacity to put live cells under the microscope, which would significantly improve diagnostics. Credit:…
View More Microscope Lens Inspired by Lighthouses Makes It Easier to Observe Molecular-Level Details of Biological Processes
Photo (left) of a nanowire forest being sprayed on a miniature tree, with color (purple) arising from embedded gold nanoparticles. Electron microscope image (right) of…
View More Plant-Based Nanowire Spray Could Be Used to Improve N95 Mask Filters, Energy Harvesters
With a novel layer to help the metallic components of the sensor bond, an international team of researchers printed sensors directly on human skin. Credit:…
View More Engineers Print Wearable, High-Performance Biometric Sensors Directly on Skin