Novel material offers cheap alternative to smart windows
The team analysed the light-transmitting properties of a simple block of PDMS -- a widely used rubbery, transparent polymer.
Jan 22, 2016, 16:43 PM IST
Marathon bomber loses bid for new trial, told to pay USD 101M
A federal judge has rejected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 's bid for a new trial and ordered him to pay victims of the deadly attack more than USD 101 million in restitution.
Jan 16, 2016, 08:42 AM IST
Now, an `ultrafast` processor capable of transmitting data using light
Further down the road, this research could be used in applications such as LIDAR, the light radar technology used to guide self-driving vehicles and the eyes of a robot; brain ultrasound imaging; and new environmental biosensors.
Dec 28, 2015, 10:04 AM IST
Clothes smarter than you are: Welcome to the future!
A researcher with Fluid Interfaces at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, Coelho works at the cutting edge of wearable devices that may be smarter than the person wearing them.
Nov 23, 2015, 08:53 AM IST
IISc makes Indian debut in top 100 world university ranking
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore broke India's poor ranking spell by making a debut in the world's top 100 universities for engineering and technology.
Nov 12, 2015, 13:10 PM IST
Now, turn 2D videos into 3D in a jiffy
Today's video games generally store very detailed 3D maps of the virtual environment that the player is navigating.
Nov 06, 2015, 18:22 PM IST
New 3D printed soft robot hand adapts to objects
Its three fingers have special sensors that can estimate the size and shape of an object accurately enough to identify it from a set of multiple items.
Oct 05, 2015, 21:35 PM IST
How brain encodes memory of time and place
Neuroscientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified a brain circuit that processes the “when” and “where” components of memory.
Sep 24, 2015, 16:35 PM IST
Protein-based sensor may spot, kill cancer cells
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a protein-based sensor that can detect a particular DNA sequence in a cell and then trigger a specific response, such as cell death.
Sep 22, 2015, 16:00 PM IST
US universities lead in innovation, Asia a rising power
US universities lead the world in scientific innovation but face strong competition from Asian rivals with close ties to industry, according to a detailed analysis of academic papers and patent filings.
Sep 16, 2015, 11:44 AM IST
Know which 2 Indian institutes are among world’s top 200
In a first, two Indian institutes, The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, have for the first time made it to the top 200 list of the world's best universities.
Sep 15, 2015, 10:10 AM IST
Asteroids pounding fractured Moon's upper crust: Scientists
Nearly four billion years ago, the moon took a severe beating as a barrage of asteroids pelted its surface, carving out craters and opening deep fissures in its crust, scientists have revealed.
Sep 11, 2015, 18:23 PM IST
Twitter wants MIT to make sense of your tweets
Twitter has teamed up with MIT on a USD 10 million project that will analyse every tweet sent since the micro-blogging site was launched in 2006 in an effort to better understand social networks.
Oct 03, 2014, 20:05 PM IST
