A team of MIT researchers has developed a new way to generate nanofibers, using hardware built through standard chip-manufacturing processes.
In their prototype, the researchers cram 25 emitters into a square centimeter, boosting nanofiber-production rates while reducing power consumption.
Read more at http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/making-nanospinning-practical-1120.html
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MIT engineers have found a way to enhance the permeability of the skin to drugs, making transdermal drug delivery more efficient.
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 ...
A mysterious phenomenon detected by space probes has finally been explained, thanks to a massive computer simulation that was able to precisely align with details of the spacecraft observations.
On May 19, 2013, 250 members of the MIT community gathered on Jack Barry Field with LED outfitted umbrellas as part of UP: The Umbrella Project.
Through this popular annual loan program, individual students and student groups may borrow original works of art from the collection for their private rooms and communal spaces.
Social phobias affect about 15 million adults in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, and surveys show that public speaking is high on the list of such phobias. For some people, these fears of social situations can be especially ...
Sharmila C. Chatterjee, senior lecturer in marketing at the MIT Sloan School of Management, explains how to create a smart content marketing strategy.
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