MIT engineers developed a new way to create these arrays, by scaffolding quantum rods onto patterned DNA. Flat screen TVs that incorporate quantum dots are
By keeping data fresh, the system could help robots inspect buildings or search disaster zones. How fresh are your data? For drones searching a disaster
MIT alumnus-founded FarmWise uses autonomous machines to snip weeds while preserving crops, eliminating the need for herbicides. There’s a lot riding on farmers’ ability to
Health benefits of using wind energy instead of fossil fuels could quadruple if the most polluting power plants are selected for dialing down, new study
Developed at SMART, the nondestructive nanosensors could have wide applications in agricultural science. Researchers from the Disruptive and Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) interdisciplinary
MIT engineers find specialized nanoparticles can quickly and inexpensively isolate proteins from a bioreactor. One of the most expensive steps in manufacturing protein drugs such
“Squeezing” noise over a broad frequency bandwidth in a quantum system could lead to faster and more accurate quantum measurements. A certain amount of noise
A new study shows how large language models like GPT-3 can learn a new task from just a few examples, without the need for any
Topological materials, an exotic class of materials whose surfaces exhibit different electrical or functional properties than their interiors, have been a frontier of research in
This rendering shows a novel piece of hardware, called a smart transceiver, that uses technology known as silicon photonics to dramatically accelerate one of the