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“Materials scientist Anna Osherov helps researchers comprehend the nanoscale down to an atom using MIT.nano’s characterization tools. Stroll past MIT.nano, the Institute’s center for nanoscience and engineering, and you can peer through large panes of glass …
“The device could help workers locate objects for fulfilling e-commerce orders or identify parts for assembling products. MIT researchers have built an augmented reality headset that gives the wearer X-ray vision. The headset combines computer vision and wireless perception to …
“The chip, which can decipher any encoded signal, could enable lower-cost devices that perform better while requiring less hardware. Imagine using an online banking app to deposit money into your account. Like all information sent over the internet, those communications …
“A wireless technique enables a super-cold quantum computer to send and receive data without generating too much error-causing heat. Heat causes errors in the qubits that are the building blocks of a quantum computer, so quantum systems are typically kept …
“The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual. No two hearts beat alike. The size and shape of the the heart can vary from one person to the next …
“The receiver chip efficiently blocks signal interference that slows device performance and drains batteries. Imagine sitting in a packed stadium for a pivotal football game — tens of thousands of people are using mobile phones at the same time, perhaps video …
“Using lasers, researchers can directly control a property of nuclei called spin, that can encode quantum information. In principle, quantum-based devices such as computers and sensors could vastly outperform conventional digital technologies for carrying out many complex tasks. But developing …
“A new method for removing the greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far more efficient than existing systems for removing it from the air. As carbon dioxide continues to build up in the Earth’s atmosphere, research teams around …
“An MIT team is working to harness combustion to yield valuable materials, including some that are critical in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries. For more than a century, much of the world has run on the combustion of fossil fuels …
“The system’s simple repeating elements can assemble into swimming forms ranging from eel-like to wing-shaped. Underwater structures that can change their shapes dynamically, the way fish do, push through water much more efficiently than conventional rigid hulls. But constructing …