MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was chartered by the state of Massachusetts in 1861. The university was established to accelerate the industrialization of the United States.
MIT is renowned for its scientific and technical training and excellent research and is ranked among the top educational institutions in the world. MIT plays a vital role in shaping the future of undergraduate and graduate students.
Giving keener electric eyesight to autonomous vehicles
Autonomous vehicles largely depend on light-based image sensors to see through blind conditions. But those sensors often struggle in some conditions like heavy rain,...
How green plants expand their capacity to use solar energy?
Green plants catch light that traverses the obvious sun based range and keeping in mind that a wide otherworldly range is required for adequate...
Observing hydrogen’s effects in metal
Hydrogen is the second smallest of all the atoms available. It has the property to penetrate directly into the crystal structure of the solid...
Much of the surface ocean will shift in color by end of 21st century
The Earth's climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 650,000 years, there have been seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat, with...
Converting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2-D materials
MIT scientists have taken a step forward with a device that can potentially convert energy from Wi-Fi signals into electricity.
Usually, rectennas are used to...
A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency
MIT scientists have devised a new cryptocurrency that definitely diminishes the data users need to join the system and confirm trasactions— by up to 99...
Mechanism helps explain the ear’s exquisite sensitivity
The human ear, similar to those of different mammals, is so uncommonly delicate that it can detect sound-wave-induced vibrations of the eardrum that move...
Scientists find a technique to identify electricity-producing bacteria
MIT scientists have developed a new microfluidic method that allows microbes to be used as fuel and purify sewage water. The aim was to...
X-ray pulse detected near event horizon as black hole devours star
On Nov. 22, 2014, stargazers detected an uncommon vent in the night sky: A supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy, almost...
TESS discovers its third new planet, with longest orbit yet
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, scientists have discovered third small planet outside our solar system. Dubbed as HD 21749b, the planet orbits a bright, nearby...
Sahara Desert changed from wet to dry every 20,000 years, study
The Sahara Desert is known as one of the hottest, driest and most desolate areas in the world. It covers about 9.3 million square...
Tiny satellites could be guide stars for huge next-generation telescopes
There is a lot of importance of powerful tools such as telescopes in the field of astronomy. Telescopes can allow resolving fine details. Even more,...