MIT researchers invented recycled glass bricks as strong as concrete
Construction is a significant source of pollution, accounting for around 37 percent of global emissions. While some companies are looking for ways to cut down …
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MIT researchers invented cooling tech that doesn’t need electricity
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a passive cooling tech that could revolutionize how we keep things cold. The new tech, …
MIT team’s new device turns seawater into drinking water with one button press
Researchers with MIT have discovered a way to easily turn seawater into drinking water by pressing a button. The institute shared news about the discovery …
MIT is trying to build a time-traveling machine to detect dark matter
Physicists at MIT have created a time-reversal machine that can measure vibrating atoms. The vibrations between atoms hold a lot of information. And, if scientists …
Watch MIT’s fascinating little robot lightning bugs take flight
Fireflies are one of the best parts of warm summer nights. The dancing, flickering lights of these tiny bugs have enamored people for centuries. Now, …
MIT engineers invented incredible speakers as thin as paper
Speakers work by vibrating a membrane to manipulate air and create sound waves. Now, engineers at MIT have developed mountable paper-thin speakers that can produce …
MIT study gives us new insights into the origins of the universe
After the Big Bang exploded, bringing the universe into existence, scientists say everything cooled immensely and became completely dark. A few short hundred million years …
MIT used simulations to teach a robot to run, and the results are hilarious
Scientists at MIT managed to teach a robot to run using machine learning. Normally robots are taught how to move across difficult terrain by preprogramming …
MIT predicted society would collapse this century, and we’re doing our best to make it happen
A grim MIT study from 1972 predicted that society will collapse by the mid 21st century, prompting criticism and generating debates. It turns out the …
Brilliant app might be able to give you an instant coronavirus test
Many people infected with the novel coronavirus are asymptomatic or presymptomatic, but they can still be contagious. Researchers from MIT developed what could become a …
MIT researchers figured out how to track sleeping positions without cameras or sensors
Sleep trackers analyze a variety of data to score the quality of one’s sleep, but they can’t easily measure one’s sleeping position. Sleep position may …
Here’s how MIT wants to save Earth from killer asteroids
If science fiction movies have taught us anything, it’s that saving Earth from a killer asteroid is going to take some big drills and probably …
Before they inevitably revolt, watch a bunch of tiny robots play soccer
If you’ve ever wondered what the robot apocalypse would look like, look no further than what unfolded on the lawn outside of MIT’s Building 10 …
MIT developed Wi-Fi technology that could seriously improve Netflix binge watching
Streaming services like Netflix are worthless without an active internet connection, and your binging sessions will suffer some serious interruption whenever there’s no decent Wi-Fi …
It’s not quite Wall-E, but MIT’s recycling robot can detect paper, plastic, and metal by touch
Automating recycling seems like the smart thing to do when considering the incredible amount of waste we humans produce every year. But robots can’t easily …
No one asked for it, but researchers built another back-flipping robot anyway
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology describe the new robot they just built and unveiled as “powerful, robust and inexpensive.” Among its abilities, the …
MIT scientists built a system that uses lasers to beam sound to your ears that no one else can hear
Hearing someone across a crowded room can be close to impossible thanks to the way sound waves spread, but what if we could project audio …
MIT invented a way to build nano-scale versions of larger objects
In science fiction, “shrink rays” are the easiest way to turn a large object into something much, much smaller, but here in reality things aren’t …
MIT’s magic plane flies without fuel or moving parts
Air travel is the safest, speediest way to get from one place to another, but you know what would make it even better? If planes …
Forget curing cancer: Scientists have discovered the perfect way to break spaghetti
With all the incredible medical and technological advancements coming out of the scientific community these days you might not think that researchers would be spending …
MIT created a high-tech pill that spews glowing bacteria into your gut, for science
For all the ultra-powerful technology that doctors have at their disposal, it’s still shockingly difficult to see what’s actually happening inside the human body. Sure, …
Robots that read our minds will actually exist sooner than you think
Robots are here to stay, and they’re only getting smarter. But it’ll be a while until they respond to our every verbal command, so until …
Meet Norman, MIT’s psychotic AI that’s seen Reddit and now only thinks about death and murder
If you were wondering whether you can use Reddit to train artificial intelligence, then you have your answer. Yes, you can. Only you might not …
MIT researchers invented a way to use water droplets as a computer interface
Water and computing don’t normally mix — unless you’ve got a water cooling system in your wicked sweet gaming PC, but I digress — but …
Scientists grow diamonds that can bend and stretch like rubber
Diamond is one of the hardest materials on the planet. Created under extreme pressure, the crystals are used in all manner of applications where rigidity …
MIT invented a wearable that lets you talk to yourself without saying a word
Alexa, Siri, and other virtual assistant apps are great for small tasks no matter where you are, but actually talking to your AI helper in …
Scientists figured out how to keep lighting from hitting planes by charging them ahead of time
An unexpected bolt of lightning can easily startle you if it strikes the ground nearby, and high-flying planes aren’t immune to the issue either. When …
