Health and Healthcare Systems
These tree-inspired filters could purify drinking water
MIT engineers have developed a prototype water filter based on tree xylem, which could be used to remove contaminates to purify drinking water.
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Climate Action
Climate crisis: 2075 could be the year the ocean starts emitting harmful gases
The ocean could become a source of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons by 2075, according to new research by MIT, further worsening the climate crisis.
Industries in Depth
Could this be the future for our disused plastic bags?
MIT engineers have spun polyethylene, used for plastic wrap and grocery bags, into fibers and yarns allowing it to be an effective material for clothing.
Nature and Biodiversity
How slimy microbes could be the secret to keeping coral reefs healthy
Researchers, oceanographers and marine biologists discovered the bacteria scrub out nitrogen, potentially defending against certain nutrient overloads.
Health and Healthcare Systems
AI can detect asymptomatic COVID-19 infections in recorded coughs
Researchers are working on an app, incorporating the AI model, which could be a prescreening tool to identify people who are likely to be asymptomatic.
Emerging Technologies
What to expect when you’re expecting robots
In their book What To Expect When You’re Expecting Robots, engineers Julie Shah and Laura Major explain that robots will soon work with us not for us.
Industries in Depth
This smart strip can tell you if your food is safe to eat or not
Engineers from MIT have developed a smart Velcro-like food sensor that can inform consumers if food has spoilt, or is contaminated, battling the issue of food waste.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
New ‘stretchy electronics’ could redefine wearable tech
A 'peel and stack' method of making electronics could allow chips to be worn on the skin.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Researchers use laughing gas to generate terahertz laser
Fashioned into lasers, terahertz waves might enable 'T-ray vision', with the ability to see through clothing, book covers, and other thin materials.
Emerging Technologies
This clever technique helps robots identify and differentiate objects
“Even if a robot is delivering a package to an environment it’s never been to, there might be clues that will be the same as other places it’s seen."
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Balance feedback takes two-legged robots' precision to a new level
“Now we can do heavy door opening or lifting or throwing heavy objects, with proper balance communication.”
Fourth Industrial Revolution
This groundbreaking new technique is going to revolutionize how our smartphones are built
Smaller and smaller components mean we need to reconsider how robots are able to handle and manipulate these parts.
Nature and Biodiversity
This see-through film could help save the planet - and you money
The new material could be used to coat windows to save on air-conditioning costs.
Industries in Depth
MIT has created a plane without any moving parts
MIT engineers have built and flown the first-ever plane powered by an “ionic wind".
Fourth Industrial Revolution
A new study suggests we could make flexible electronics made from exotic materials
MIT engineers have developed a technique to fabricate ultrathin semiconducting films made from a host of exotic materials other than silicon.