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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.
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Fluorescent dye could enable sharper biological imaging
Fluorescence imaging is generally utilized for imaging biological tissues, for example, the back of the eye, where indications of macular degeneration can be identified....
Scientists brings photonic communication to computer chips
MIT spinout Ayar Labs in collaboration with a top silicon-chip manufacturer have developed novel optoelectronic chips, through which they expect to increase speed and reduce energy consumption in...
Carbon taxes could make significant dent in climate change, study
Putting a cost on carbon, as a charge or expense on the utilization of petroleum derivatives, combined with restoring the produced income to people...
New computer system transcribes words users “speak silently”
MIT researchers have developed a computer system that transcribes words that the user concentrates on verbalizing but does not actually speak aloud. It comes...
Self-healing metal oxides could protect against corrosion
MIT scientists have recently discovered that a strong oxide defensive covering for metals can, when connected inadequately thin layers, disfigure as though it were a...
Polymer thermal conductor: turning plastic insulator into conductor
Plastics are considered to be good insulators of heat as they restrict the movement of thermal energy. They also are excellent insulators of electricity due...
Computer identifies telescope data for evidence of distant planets
Debris disks around stars are good indicators of exoplanets.In the latest project by NASA, volunteers search telescopic images for evidence of debris disks in...
Paper-folding art inspires better bandages
Adhesives like these bandages are commonly used in our daily lives, but when you try to attach them to places that encounter large, inhomogenous...
A novel way to find better battery materials
Another way to deal with dissecting and outlining new particle conductors — a key segment of rechargeable batteries — could quicken the advancement of...
New device, harvests water from desert air
Even in the aridest places on Earth, there is some moisture in the air, and a practical way to extract that moisture could be...
Depth-sensing imaging system can peer through fog
A failure to deal with hazy driving conditions has been one of the central impediments to the improvement of self-governing vehicular route frameworks that...
New “Body on a chip” could improve drug evaluation
MIT engineers have recently developed “Body on a chip” technology to evaluate new drugs and detect possible side effects before the drugs are tested in...