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Emily Fox, EECS graduate student discusses honey bee dances and its applications. Video by Sangmin Oh, Georgia Tech.
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 ...
It is among the grandest topics in scholarship: Why do some nations, such as the United States, become wealthy and powerful, while others remain stuck in poverty? And why do some of those powers, from ancient Rome to the modern Soviet Union, expand and then collapse? From Adam Smith and Max ...
MIT junior Adam Goldstein on the debate team's win in England
How might one encourage the deflection of an asteroid headed toward Earth? The answer could be with a volley or two of space-launched paintballs.
In this video, a surface (pink) is compressed until the orange tape attached to it delaminates, forming blisters. Video courtesy / Pedro Reis.
Researchers from MIT have now found a safe and efficient way to get large molecules through the cell membrane, by squeezing the cells through a narrow constriction that opens up tiny, temporary holes in the membrane.
A computational biologist and physician, Collin Stultz takes a unique approach to studying diseases that could lead to new treatments.
MIT postdoc Katherine Mirica has designed a new type of pencil lead in which graphite is replaced with a compressed powder of carbon nanotubes.
A paper solar cell circuit is dynamically folded and unfolded while the voltage is simultaneously measured on the meter. The paper photovoltaic is illuminated from below with simulated solar illumination.
MIT math instructors have developed a tool to help educators get to 'best practices' and preserve them for posterity.
The researchers needed to be able to change a cat's lapping speed in order to test their theory. So they developed a robotic version of a cat's tongue -- a mechanical column with a 1-inch glass disk at the tip. This device allowed the researchers to study the liquid column for different ...
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
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 ...
MIT researchers' new "multifunctional" glass, based on surface nanotextures that produce an array of conical features, is self-cleaning and resists fogging and glare.
MIT professor Karen K. Gleason explains how graduate student Miles Barr folds a solar cell into a paper airplane.
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A team of MIT mathematicians has developed a model that describes how and under what conditions traffic jams form, which could help road designers minimize the odds of their formation.
MIT biology professor Frank Gertler discusses the Mena protein, and a test developed with two colleagues that could help doctors precisely identify which breast cancer patients should receive aggressive therapy.
MITEI is an Institute-wide initiative designed to help transform the global energy system.
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The MIT-K12 project puts MIT as a publicly accessible “experiential partner” to the country’s K through 12 educators.
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TV, mobile devices, Twitter, Facebook. What is the future of media?
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