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On September 10, 2008, MIT President Susan Hockfield urged Congress to sharply increase federal funding for energy research, saying such a move could help unleash an "energy revolution" capable of resolving several of America's problems at once.
On September 10, 2008, MIT President Susan Hockfield urged Congress to sharply increase federal funding for energy research, saying such a move could help unleash an "energy revolution" capable of resolving several of America's problems at once.
On September 10, 2008, MIT President Susan Hockfield urged Congress to sharply increase federal funding for energy research, saying such a move could help unleash an "energy revolution" capable of resolving several of America's problems at once.
The green 'wall' in this 3D movie shows where a fluid is separating from the surface it is flowing past as predicted by a new MIT theory. The red lines represent this separation as predicted by conventional theory. A numerical simulation of the fluid motion (white) confirms the prediction by ...
The spike in this experimental image shows where a fluid is separating from the surface it is flowing past. Spikes such as these can now be reliably predicted thanks to a new MIT theory. Movie courtesy of Peacock laboratoryRead full story
MIT researchers are developing a new kind of autonomous wheelchair that can learn all about the locations in a given building, and then take its occupant to a given place in response to a verbal command. Full story
Transcript of press conference "Fueling America's Future" held at the National Press Club, Sept. 17, 2008. Guests: MIT President Susan Hockfield; David Bell '78, president, CEO and director of Intersil Corporation; Uma Chowdhry PhD '76, senior vice president and chief science and technology ...
As you scan this visual scene (indicated with green circle), you spot a beaver out of the corner of your eye. As you glance towards it, the image is swapped for a monkey. Using analogous stimuli to produce swaps at specific locations in the visual field, MIT graduate student Nuo Li and ...
Using a bicycle wheel to thresh millet, making LEGO-like bricks from dirt, or hooking up an electric generator to an irrigation pump may not save the world, but such simple projects could go a long way toward improving the lives of millions of people living in the ...
In what some are calling a major breakthrough for renewable energy, MIT chemists Daniel Nocera and Matthew Kanan discover a new catalyst that speeds up the splitting of water into oxygen and hydrogen. The discovery may heighten interest in pollution-free fuel cell vehicles, which generate ...
An MIT professor and colleagues are creating unusually realistic pictures that not only have a full three-dimensional appearance, but also respond to their environment, producing natural shadows and highlights depending on the direction and intensity of the ...
In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine. MoreVideo: MIT ...
The water boatman uses a thin layer of air as an "external lung" allowing it to breathe underwater. New MIT research has shown that many insects' water-repellent coats trap a thin layer of air on their bodies, allowing them to store and absorb oxygen from the surrounding water. MoreVideo ...
Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun's energy that could allow just that. Full storyVideo/MIT ...
Time series of ?F/F images during presentation of drifting gratings changing in orientation from 0 to 150 degrees at 30 degree intervals. Schematic of the visual stimulus is shown in the bottom right corner. Neurons appear green, and astrocytes appear purple-white. ...
Movie showing the visual responses of the two cells plotted in text Fig. 1A-B. The movie shows the response to three repetitions of grating presentation, indicated in the bottom left corner. The two cells analyzed in text Fig 1B are circled for reference. Note the ...
The movie shows a z-stack (250 ?m square) taken from the pial surface to a depth of 350 ?m, every 2 ?m. The depth is indicated every 10 ?m in the bottom left corner. The left panel shows labeling with SR101, which selectively labels astrocytes only. The center panel shows the labeling with ...
A team led by MIT students this week successfully tested a prototype of what may be the most cost-efficient solar power system in the world--one team members believe has the potential to revolutionize global energy production. More infoVideo / Patrick Gillooly, MIT
A team led by MIT students this week successfully tested a prototype of what may be the most cost-efficient solar power system in the world. Here inventor Doug Wood demonstrates the solar dish's power by using it to set fire to a board held at the focal point. More infoVideo/David Chandler, ...
A swatch of MIT's new material for absorbing oil and other organic pollutants removes gasoline (dyed blue) from a dish of water. Full storyVideo courtesy Francesco Stellacci, MIT, and Nature Nanotechnology
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