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New 3D Light Weight Material
A team of MIT engineers has successfully designed a new 3-D material with five percent the density of steel and ten times the strength, making it one of the strongest lightweight materials known. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2017/3-d-graphene…) Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOf… The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types…
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Light-Based Therapy For Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers in Li-Huei Tsai’s laboratory at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown that disrupted gamma waves in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease can be corrected by a unique non-invasive technique using flickering light. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/visual-stimu…) Tsai Lab: http://tsailaboratory.mit.edu/ Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOf… The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube…
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Ultra-Long-Term Drug Delivery
Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a new drug capsule that remains in the stomach for up to two weeks after being swallowed, gradually releasing its drug payload. This type of drug delivery could potentially assist in eliminating diseases such as malaria. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/new-capsule-…) Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOf… The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the…
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Predicting Droplet Sizes For Sticky Fluids
A team of MIT engineers show they can predict a liquid’s droplet size distribution, including the likelihood of producing very big and very small droplets, based on one main property: the liquid’s viscoelasticity, or stickiness. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/spray-tuning…) Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOf… The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube channel features videos about…
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Communicating With Plants
MIT engineers have transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosives and wirelessly relay that information to a handheld device similar to a smartphone. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/nanobionic-s…) Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOf… The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT Infrared/fluorescent images: Min Hao Wong Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional…
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Furry Wetsuits
Inspired by hairy, semiaquatic mammals such as beavers and sea otters, a group of MIT engineers are fabricating fur-like rubbery pelts learn how these mammals stay warm and even dry while diving underwater. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/beaver-inspi…) Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOf… The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT Additional footage: Alice Nasto and Pond5.com…
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Metamaterial – Heat-Induced Shrinkage
Heat is a powerful force that can affect a material in many ways. For example, almost all solid materials when heated, inevitably expand. It is only in very rare instances certain materials do the opposite and actually shrink when heated. It is this class of “metamaterials” a team of engineers are interested in. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2016/3-d-printed-…) Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOf… The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with…
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Carbon Counter – MIT News
A group of MIT researchers took a detailed look at 125 U.S. auto models and found those emitting less carbon are the least expensive to drive overall. Their CarbonCounter app allows you to look up emissions rates for your vehicle or one you are considering buying or leasing. (Learn more: http://mitsha.re/oUM1304C6iZ) Visit their online app: http://carboncounter.com/ For more information: http://pubs.acs.org.libproxy.mit.edu/… Video produced and edited by: Melanie Gonick/MIT Additional transportation footage: Pond5 Music sampled from, “Warm of Mechanical Heart,” by Kai Engel http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai… https://creativecommons.org/licenses/… Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website. To be a Guest Author please visit our "Post Your Article" page.More Posts…
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The Dream Of Flight – MIT Red Bull Flugtag 2016
Red Bull Flugtag is an annual event in which competitors attempt to fly a homemade aircraft off a platform 33 feet in the air. This year, Flugtag came to Boston and the MIT Monkey Ballers entered the competition. Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT Additional time-lapse footage: MIT Monkey Ballers Music sampled from, “Origin I,” by Scott Holmes http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sco… https://creativecommons.org/licenses/… Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website. To be a Guest Author please visit our "Post Your Article" page.More Posts - Website
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Making Droplets Stick
When farmers spray their fields, a significant portion of the spray bounces right off the plants and lands on the ground. But now, by using a clever combination of two inexpensive, polymer additives, a team of MIT researchers has developed a way to make droplets less bouncy. (Learn more: http://mitsha.re/OEyz303JBbM) Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT Droplet videos: Maher Damak Farming stock footage: Pond5.com Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website. To be a Guest Author please visit our "Post Your Article" page.More Posts - Website
