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Can silk replace microplastics?

Unlike the high-quality silk threads used for fine fabrics, the silk protein used in the new alternative material is widely available and less expensive.

  • Monday, 25 July 2022
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India's biotech queen Kiran Mazumdar elected to MIT board

Bengaluru: India’s biotech queen Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw got elected as a full-term member of the MIT Corporation, the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), her company Biocon announced on Thursday. “Shaw is among the eight members who will serve the five-year term on the Board from July 1,” said the city-based biotech […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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MIT develops device that can transcribe words spoken 'in your head'

New York: Researchers including two of Indian origin at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a computer interface that can transcribe words that the user verbalises internally but does not actually speak aloud. Electrodes in the device pick up neuromuscular signals in the jaw and face that are triggered by internal verbalisations — saying […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Self-ventilating workout suit to keep you cool and dry

New York: If sweating is your problem with workout, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have a new solution to offer. They have designed a breathable workout suit that can keep the body cool and dry in the gym. The workout suit has ventilating flaps that open and close in response to the body’s heat […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Material that changes properties according to environment developed

New York: Inspired by the jelly-like jaw of a sea worm, researchers have developed a new material that becomes hard or flexible depending on the environment around it and can be used in soft robotics. The researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looked at a sea worm called Nereis virens whose jaw has a […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Researchers develop system that can 3-D print entire building

New York: Expanding the list of material that can be produced by 3-D printing, researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a system to print the basic structure of an entire building. Structures built with this system could be produced faster and less expensively than traditional construction methods allow, the researchers said. “Our […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Apple hires man who 3D printed his brain tumour

New York: Apple has hired Steven Keating, the doctoral student from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who made a 3D printout of his own brain after he was diagnosed with a tumour, a media report said. According to a report in CNBC on Friday, it is still not known whether Keating is working on one of […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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MIT researchers develop MRI sensor to peek deep inside brain

New York: Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to image calcium activity deep in the brain. Calcium is a critical signalling molecule for most cells, and it is especially important in neurons. Using the non-invasive technique, the researchers can track signalling processes inside the […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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Researchers build AI system to connect vision, touch

New York: A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with a predictive Artificial Intelligence (AI) that can learn to see by touching and to feel by seeing. While our sense of touch gives us capabilities to feel the physical world, our eyes help us understand the full picture […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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This skin patch can painlessly deliver cancer drugs quickly

New York: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a fast-acting skin patch that efficiently delivers medication to attack cells in melanoma – a deadly form of skin cancer. Topical ointments can impart medications to the skin, but they can only penetrate a small distance through it. While syringes are an effective drug delivery […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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96% of deepfake videos online contain porn: Study

London: As tech firms scramble to tackle the spread of deepfake videos online, a new research has claimed 96 per cent of such videos contain pornographic material targeting female celebrities. The researchers from Deeptrace, a Netherland-based cybersecurity company, also found that top four websites dedicated to deepfake pornography received more than 134 million views on […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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