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3-D Printing Strengthens Material for Energy and Propulsion Applications
A research team led by engineers at MIT developed a new 3D printing method for strengthening materials.
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Researchers 3D-Print Miniature Vacuum Pump
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers three-dimensionally (3D)-printed a miniature peristaltic pump, in a step toward producing inexpensive mobile mass...
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Four-Legged Robotic System for Playing Soccer on Various Terrains
The four-legged DribbleBot robot developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers can dribble soccer balls using onboard sensors, computing, and reinforcement...
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Bug-Sized Robots Keep Flying After Wing Damage
Artificial muscles created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers can enable insect-sized aerial robots to repair themselves following damage.
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Augmented Reality Headset Enables Users to See Hidden Objects
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have combined computer vision and wireless perception into X-AR, an augmented reality (AR) headset that can visualize...
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Chip for Decoding Data Transmissions Demonstrates Record-Breaking Energy Efficiency
The Ordered Reliability Bits Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding decoder chip uses a more energy-efficient technique for decoding data transmissions based on...
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3D-Printed Heart Replicas Look, Pump Like the Real Thing
Physicists developed a procedure to enable the creation of three-dimensionally printed replicas of patients’ hearts.
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A New Way for Quantum Computing Systems to Keep Their Cool
A wireless technique enables a super-cold quantum computer to send and receive data without generating too much error-causing heat.
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Ingestible Sensor Could Help Doctors Pinpoint GI Difficulties
An ingestible sensor can be monitored as it travels through the digestive tract, helping doctors to diagnose gastrointestinal ailments more precisely.
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Reasserting U.S. Leadership in Microelectronics
MIT researchers lay out a strategy for how universities can help the U.S. regain its place as a semiconductor superpower.
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Quantum Computing Architecture Could Connect Large-Scale Devices
A new quantum computing architecture can facilitate extensible, high-fidelity communication between superconducting quantum chips.
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This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain on Code
Researchers found that the brain's demand and language systems encode specific code properties that correlate with machine-learned representations.
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Computational System Streamlines Design of Fluidic Devices
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers were part of a team that built a new system to simplify the process of designing fluidic devices.
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Engineers Fabricate a Chip-Free, Wireless Electronic 'Skin'
MIT engineers have devised a wearable sensor that communicates wirelessly without requiring onboard chips or batteries.
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Thinking Like a Cyber-Attacker to Protect User Data
Researchers exploit computer processor's on-chip interconnect to launch side-channel attacks.
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Using AI to Control Digital Manufacturing
An international team of researchers taught a machine learning system with computer vision to monitor and control three-dimensional printing in real time.
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Robotic Lightning Bugs Take Flight
Fireflies inspired researchers to build flying, light-emitting robots that facilitate motion tracking and communication.
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Engineers Build LEGO-Like AI Chip
An international team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence chip that is stackable and reconfigurable, similar to LEGO bricks.
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Predicting Others' Behavior on the Road With Artificial Intelligence
A new machine learning system may someday help driverless cars predict the next moves of nearby drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists in real-time.
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