An examination by scientists from MIT on rocks from west central India suggests that volcanoes may have caused dinosaur extinction. The scientists believe the volcanic eruption may have helped in the extinction of dinosaurs. The team of scientists thinks a volcanic eruption happened before the impact of the asteroid, 66 million years ago. It is believed that an asteroid the size of a mountain … [Read more...]
Twitter Funds Laboratory for Social Machines Launched at MIT
As the world of social media gets increasingly competitive, Twitter makes a move to signal its position in the field. The social media giant will collaborate with MIT’s Media Lab by pledging $10 million for the development of a Laboratory for Social Machines. The funds will be distributed over a five years period. Twitter has proved to be an invaluable tool in the popular revolts of the last … [Read more...]
MIT Predicts Wireless Controlled Contraception is Coming Soon
Contraception has been giving women and men headaches since the beginning of time. The discovery of hormone oral contraception has revolutionized the modern world, many believe, but today MIT released a statement which might very well do that once again: apparently MIT predicts wireless controlled contraception is going to be a thing of the present and soon. MIT has wanted to implant microchips … [Read more...]
Nine Laureates awarded coveted Kavli prizes for 2014
Physicist Alan Guth of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been awarded the prestigious Kavli Prize in Astrophysics for "for pioneering the theory of cosmic inflation". Guth has shared the prestigious prize with Andrei D. Linde, Stanford University, USA, and Alexei A. Starobinsky, Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia. They have been … [Read more...]
3D-Printed, Self Assembling Heat Robots In The Making From MIT
Two new studies have demonstrated an innovative design in which 3-D robots, when exposed to heat, can automatically fold, shape and assemble themselves. Daniela Rus, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science and director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT, has confirmed the progress in the promise of 3D printed robots by her research … [Read more...]
Scientists Discovered New Technique To Measure Nanoparticles’ Mass
Measuring the mass of a nanoparticle is a complex job. Recently, MIT engineers have discovered a way to measure its mass. Measurement of mass of a nanoparticle would help the scientists in better understanding the functioning and composition of the nanoparticles. The new system developed is known as SMR-Suspended Microchannel Resonator. It measures the mass of the minutest of particles with a … [Read more...]
