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Engineering Viruses To Produce Enhanced Photoelectrics – MIT News
Engineers at MIT and in Italy have genetically modified a virus so that it harnesses the odd behaviors of quantum physics to carry the energy from light much more efficiently than ordinary photovoltaic systems. (Learn more: http://mitsha.re/TqXtc) Video produced and edited by Melanie Gonick/MIT Animation by Lauren Aleza Kay Scientific direction by Professor Angela Belcher and Dr. Heechul Park 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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Using Solar Power To Purify Water – MIT News
For nearly two years now, members of the remote Mexican village of La Mancalona, have operated and maintained a solar-powered water purification system engineered by researchers at MIT. (Learn more: http://mitsha.re/T8IgE) 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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Siberian Traps Likely Triggered End-Permian Mass Extinction – MIT News
Around 252 millions years ago life on Earth collapsed in a unprecedented fashion as more than 96 percent of marine species and 70 percent of land species disappeared. The cause of this severe extinction has been a mystery, until now. (Learn more: http://bit.ly/1McanIw) MIT researchers have now determined the Siberian Traps erupted at the right time and for the right duration to have been a likely trigger for the end-Permian extinction. Video produced and edited by Melanie Gonick/MIT Additional footage and stills: Henrik Svensen, Scott Simper and Seth Burgess Music sampled from “Out” by Ryan Cross http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rya… http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b… Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has…
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How The Brain Encodes Time And Place – MIT News
MIT researchers have now identified a brain circuit that processes the “when” and “where” components of memory. (Learn more:http://mitsha.re/SzDmW) Video produced and edited by Melanie Gonick/MIT Additional images courtesy of Takashi Kitamura Music sampled from “Out” by Ryan Cross http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rya… 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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Self-Driving Transportation – MIT News
Members of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) are developing technology for self-driving vehicles that could pick you up, drive along a designated path and bring you safely to your destination. (Learn more: http://mitne.ws/1Kplnor) Video produced and edited by Melanie Gonick/MIT Additional footage courtesy of SMART Autonomous Vehicles Group, SMART 2010-2015: Marcelo H. Ang Jr., James Fu Guo Ming, Emilio Frazzoli, Daniela Rus, David Hsu, Lui Wei, Shen Xiaotong, Scott Pendleton, Chen Min, Hands Andersen, Feng Mengdan, Chong Zhuang Jie, Baoxing Qin, Tawit Uthaicharoenpong, Cody Kamin, Wenig Zhiyong, Daniel Morton, Diluka Moratuwage and Sertac Karaman. Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added…
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Women’s Technology Program – MIT News
The MIT Women’s Technology Program (WTP) is a rigorous four-week summer academic and residential experience where female high school students explore engineering through hands-on classes, labs, and team-based projects. (For more information on WTP: http://wtp.mit.edu) Students attend WTP in either Electrical Engineering and Computer Science or Mechanical Engineering. WTP is designed for students who excel in and have a passion for matt and science, but who have little or no experience. Students who are not yet certain about their future college majors are encouraged to apply. Applications are available until late November and the application deadline is January 1. Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT Music sample from “Candlepower” by Chris Zabriskie https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ch… http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b……
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Improving Robot Dexterity – MIT News
MIT engineers have devised a way to give more dexterity to simple robotic grippers using the environment as a helping hand. Their model predicts the force with which a robotic gripper must push against surrounding fixtures in order to adjust its grasp. (Learn more about the system: http://mitne.ws/1ONlwzt) Video produced and edited by Melanie Gonick/MIT Robotic footage and additional editing courtesy of Nikhil Chavan-Dafle and Alberto Rodriguez 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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LiquiGlide: Nonstick Coatings Leaves Zero Waste – MIT News
The days of wasting condiments — and other products — that stick stubbornly to the sides of their bottles may be gone, thanks to MIT spinout LiquiGlide, which has licensed its nonstick coating to a major consumer-goods company. (Learn more about LiquiGlide:http://mitne.ws/1BTLIqK) Developed in 2009 by MIT’s Kripa Varanasi and David Smith, LiquiGlide is a liquid-impregnated coating that acts as a slippery barrier between a surface and a viscous liquid. Applied inside a condiment bottle, for instance, the coating clings permanently to its sides, while allowing the condiment to glide off completely, with no residue. They can also design the coatings to be made entirely of food so it’s edible and…
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How Air Transportation Connects The World – MIT News
Every time you’ve seen a plane take off or land at a hub airport, you’ve seen the world growing more connected, according to a new model developed by researchers at MIT. (Learn more about their model: http://mitne.ws/1fy6Bhl) Video produced and edited by Melanie Gonick/MIT Computer model simulations courtesy of the researchers. Music sampled from “One Step Enough” by James Joshua Otto http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jam… 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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Explained: Chemical Vapor Deposition – MIT News
The process of chemical vapor deposition, or CVD, is explained. Video produced and edited by Melanie Gonick/MIT 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
