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New ‘electron gun’ could help enable X-ray moviesFebruary 28, 2017

A low-power tabletop source of ultrashort electron beams could replace car-size laboratory devices, engineers report...
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3D antibody arrays could help diagnose malaria and other diseasesJanuary 17, 2017

MIT chemical engineers have built three-dimensional arrays of antibodies that could be used as sensors to diagnose diseases such as malaria or tuberculo...
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Chem

Plant-to-human communication: nanobionic spinach plants can detect explosivesNovember 15, 2016

By embedding leaves with carbon nanotubes, chemical engineers have transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosives and wirelessly rel...
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Mech

Mechanical engineers develop drive-by monitoring system for urban streetlightsOctober 18, 2016

Currently, the way we measure street lighting is primitive - most cities and towns do not have any comprehensive listing or map of where lights are loca...
Mech
Mech

Engineers using 3D-printed structures that ‘remember’ their shapesOctober 4, 2016

Engineers are using light to print three-dimensional structures that “remember” their original shapes. The heat-responsive materials may aid in cont...
Chem
Chem

Portable device produces biopharmaceuticals on demandOctober 4, 2016

System is designed to use microbes for manufacturing small amounts of vaccines and other therapies that could be used to produce treatments at the point...
Chem
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Flexible pharmacy with portable system that can produce drugs on demandAugust 9, 2016

Engineers have developed a compact, portable 'flow processing' pharmaceutical manufacturing system that can be reconfigured to produce a variety of drug...
Bio
Bio

Engineers program cells to remember and respond to series of stimuliJuly 26, 2016

Engineers have programmed cells to remember and respond to events. This approach to circuit design enables researchers to create complex cellular state...
News
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NUI Galway graduate among team members to unveil new Hyperloop pod prototypeJune 17, 2016

An NUI Galway graduate, Colm O’Rourke, was part of a team at MIT which recently unveiled the first ever MIT Hyperloop Pod...
Mech
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Ingestible ‘origami’ robot can retrieve foreign objects from a simulated stomachMay 31, 2016

The 'origami' ingestible robot can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to rem...
Mech
Mech

Phone-based laser rangefinder works outdoorsApril 5, 2016

A new infrared depth-sensing system is being presented by researchers, built from a smartphone with a $10 laser attached to it, that works outdoors as w...
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Elec

Will we ever stop using fossil fuels? Not without a carbon tax, states MIT studyMarch 8, 2016

Study suggests tech-driven cost cuts in fossil fuels will lead to continued use oil, gas, and coal, unless governments pass taxes on carbon emissions...
Tech
Tech

New quantum computer, based on five atoms, factors numbers in a scalable wayMarch 8, 2016

The system is designed so that more atoms and lasers can be added to build a bigger and faster quantum computer, able to factor much larger numbers...
Bio
Bio

Neuroscientists reverse autism symptomsFebruary 23, 2016

Turning on a gene later in life can restore typical behaviour in mice...
Mech
Mech

System could help prevent robots from overwhelming human teammates with informationFebruary 23, 2016

Researchers have presented a new way of modelling robot collaboration that reduces the need for communication by 60%...
Tech
Tech

Algorithm lets planning systems generate backup plans efficientlyFebruary 23, 2016

Researchers have developed a planning algorithm that generates contingency plans should the initial plan prove too risky...
News
News

World leaders in biomedical engineering deliver keynote lectures at NUI Galway conferenceJanuary 29, 2016

Two world leaders in field of biomedical engineering deliver keynote lectures at 22nd Bioengineering in Ireland Conference at NUI Galway...
Chem
Chem

Chemists create adaptable metallic-cage gelsNovember 24, 2015

MIT chemists have created a new material that combines the flexibility of polymer gels with the rigid structure provided by metal-based clusters...
Mech
Mech

MIT researchers use engineered viruses to provide quantum-based enhancement of energy transportNovember 10, 2015

MIT researchers have engineered viruses that take advantage of quantum physics, mimicking the process of photosynthesis, to enhance energy transfer...
Chem
Chem

Researchers pioneer use of capsules to save materials, streamline chemical reactionsNovember 10, 2015

Researchers describe a technique that could greatly reduce the number of steps a chemist must perform to prepare common compounds for use in a wide rang...
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