Posts Tagged ‘MIT’

A Brand New Media Lab Complex For MIT

Saturday, March 6, 2010 3:06 By Rajeev Saxena

Perhaps, one the most famous branches of the Massachsetts Instiute of Technology (MIT), the Media Lab has been given an all new domain that was unveiled on Friday, thus laying new grounds for the more cutting edge innovations and state of the art technological breakthroughs. The Media Lab Complex has been designed by the famed [...]

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Body heat to run low-power electronic devices

Friday, February 19, 2010 12:00 By GSerrano

Scientific and technological research knows no bounds. MIT is indefatigable in such researches. Their latest breakthrough will see body heat that transforms into energy run low-power electronic devices. Yes, electricity runs through your body.
Darren Quick in gizmag talks of ‘new energy-scavenging systems under development at MIT’ that ‘could generate electricity just from differences in temperature [...]

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MIT Media Labs To Build The World’s First 3D Food Printer

Friday, January 15, 2010 14:30 By Rajeev Saxena

The Media Labs division of the revolutionary Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that gave us a sneak peek of the Sixth Sense technology, that was centered on wearable computer systems is yet again working on a sensational concept, that has been planned to further bridge the gap between human and machine relationships. This all new project [...]

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A Remarkable Breakthrough In Thoughts To Speech Technology

Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:15 By Rajeev Saxena

In a remarkable medical and scientific breakthrough, Frank Guenther of the Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) among others have reached pivotal point in the field of thoughts to speech technology, where the scientists have successfully interpreted brain wave signals into speech and that too in real time. The [...]

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MIT Grabs $40,000 Prize In Balloon Hunt Contest

Sunday, December 6, 2009 12:30 By Rajeev Saxena

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology or MIT added yet another feather in its cap after winning $40,000 in a nationwide balloon hunt, that involved locating ten balloons scattered all across the United States with the means of high-tech technology. The contest was organized by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), whose primary responsibility is [...]

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Eco-Friendly Energy Production From Natural Gas

Friday, December 4, 2009 8:03 By Rajeev Saxena

The researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are currently in the process of figuring out the feasibility of an all new energy power plant, that would be able to generate environment friendly energy from natural gas. The MIT proposed revolutionary power plant is expected to cost even less than a conventional natural-gas [...]

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A Virtual Mapping Device For The Blind By MIT

Monday, November 23, 2009 14:07 By Rajeev Saxena

One of the most known names in the field of breakthrough inventions, MIT or Massachusetts Institute of Technology has reportedly developed an all new virtual navigation system that has been designed specifically for the blind.
With the help of the all new technology, BlindAid System, will enable the visually impaired to judge and understand their surroundings [...]

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WiTricity: Wireless Electricity For The Future

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:46 By Rajeev Saxena

The world of wires and cables is all set to come to an end. The concept of wireless electricity isn’t new, but there is a huge difference between concepts and realty. However, a group Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists and researchers have established a new company, known as WiTricity, that is dedicated to the [...]

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Julie Andrews May Opt For New Revolutionary Vocal Cords Treatment

Saturday, October 24, 2009 7:22 By Madhuri Katti

Julie Andrews whose songs from The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins are popular all over the world even today has been unable to sing after vocal chords surgery in 1997. But she may get her singing ability and youthful voice back in a year or two thanks to new revolutionary technique.
Julie Andrews underwent operation [...]

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Use Of Electron Microscopes For Study Of Living Sample May Become A Reality

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 16:57 By Anna

MIT assistant professor Mehmet Fatih Yanik and his student William Putnam have developed a process by which electron microscopes can be used to study living cells. Although electron microscopes provide the most powerful magnification possibilities, the study of living tissue with electron microscopes is not possibly since electrons destroys live samples.
Yanik and Putnam have created [...]

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