Cell division and growth rate
Cell division and growth rate
MIT researchers answer a longstanding question in biology: How do cells know when to progress through the cell cycle?
Printable robots
Printable robots
Three prototype devices from CSAIL using a new technology that could make it possible for the average person to design, customize and print a specialized robot in a matter of hours.
MIT Physics Demo - Magnetizing and Demagnetizing an Iron Rod
MIT Physics Demo - Magnetizing and Demagnetizing an Iron Rod
An iron bar is used to try to pick up some paperclips or thumbtacks. It is not able to do this because it is not magnetized. The rod is placed in a long solenoid and DC power applied. The rod becomes magnetized and is able to pick up some of the paperclips or tacks. ...
MIT Physics Demo - Bimetallic Strip
MIT Physics Demo - Bimetallic Strip
A bimetallic strip (12" ) of iron and aluminum is vertically fixed at one end to a board. The top end has a pointer that is free to move. The bimetallic strip is straight at room temperature. When heated with a blow torch, the strip curves due to differential expansion.
Why your voice sounds different with helium?
MIT Physics Demo - Change in frequency of voice with helium
Helium introduced into a resonant cavity, including the lungs of the demonstrator, will increase the frequency of all pitches originating in the cavity.
MIT Physics Demo - Refraction & Total Internal Reflection
MIT Physics Demo - Refraction & Total Internal Reflection
A beam of light from a helium-neon laser is directed at a tank of water and is refracted as it enters the water. The outgoing angle of refraction is smaller than the incident angle. Next, the laser is directed from below the water's surface. At a ...
MIT Physics Demo - Collapsing Solenoid
MIT Physics Demo - Collapsing Solenoid
A slinky is stretched out on a glass rod and connected to 120 VAC. When power is applied, the slinky immediately collapses due to Lenz's Law.
Knife-edge maneuvers for autonomous aircraft
Fast and Accurate Knife-Edge Maneuvers for Autonomous Aircraft
Researchers in MIT's Robot Locomotion Group have built a computer-controlled aircraft that flies accurately enough to navigate safely through a gap smaller than its wingspan.
Autonomous ship hull inspection
Autonomous Ship Hull Inspection: 3-D Coverage Planning with the HAUV
Work by the Hover Group at MIT on autonomous ship hull inspection.
Shared Human-Machine Control of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle ...
Shared Human-Machine Control of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)
Read more about the Robotic Mobility Group at MIT News: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/mechanical-engineers-develop-intelligent-car-co-pilot-0713.htmlAnd on the Group's website: http://web.mit.edu/mobility/
An "intelligent co-pilot" for cars
MIT researchers develop an "intelligent co-pilot" for cars
A new semiautonomous driver system can take the wheel to keep drivers safe.
Glasses-free 3-D TV
Glasses-free 3-D television from the MIT Media Lab
A new method for producing multiple-perspective 3-D images could prove more practical in the short term than holography.
Making the Invisible Visible in Video
Making the Invisible Visible in Video
MIT researchers have developed new software that amplifies variations in successive frames of video that are imperceptible to the naked eye.
The Transformation of the Datacenter: How to solve the ...
The Transformation of the Datacenter: How to solve the exascale problem ...
About the Presentation This webinar will offer a comprehensive overview on the primary issues facing the modern datacenter in the drive to become higher performing and less costly, and methods to address those issues. This presentation will examine the immediate and ...
The Lynx Catboat - Leaving the Mooring
The Lynx Catboat - Leaving the Mooring
MIT Sailing sailing.mit.edu/videos
The Tech - Rigging
The Tech - Rigging
The Tech is really easy to rig once you've done it a few times. This video will show you how to properly rig the Tech and give you pointers to some common newbie predicaments. MIT Sailing sailing.mit.edu/videos
LiquiGlide
LiquiGlide
"A revolutionary super-slippery coating to liberate your ketchup!"