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Articles tagged with: Mit
Peeling stickers may lead to stretchable electronics
A study of stickers peeling from windows could lead to a new way to precisely control the fabrication of stretchable electronics, according to a team of researchers including one at mit. more
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MIT Sloan Lecturer Finds that Cutting R&D Costs Can Accelerate Innovation
Apple is frequently cited as one of the most innovative companies in the world yet it only spends around 3% of its yearly revenue on R&D. According to research by mit Sloan School of Management Senior Lecturer Michael Davies, more companies should follow Apple's lead by adopting a "less is more" approach. By cutting R&D costs, he found that companies can actually accelerate innovation, boost growth, and increase profits. more
New radio chip mimics human ear
mit engineers have built a fast, ultra-broadband, low-power radio chip, modeled on the human inner ear, that could enable wireless devices capable of receiving cell phone, Internet, radio and television signals. more
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New method could lead to narrower chip patterns
..ds based on nano-scale patterns. But these technologies have faced fundamental limits because they tend to rely on light to produce these patterns, and most techniques cannot produce patterns much smaller than the wavelengths of light itself. T more
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MIT virus battery could power cars, electronic devices
For the first time, mit researchers have shown they can genetically engineer viruses to build both the positively and negatively charged ends of a lithium-ion battery. more
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Using Mobile Phones to Boost Health Care Provision
Three of the world's leading foundations involved in global health, technology and humanitarian assistance - the Rockefeller Foundation, the United Nations Foundation and The Vodafone Foundation - have announced an agreement to form the Mobile Health (mHealth) Alliance, a partnership that will work to maximize the impact of mobile health, especially in the developing world. more
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MIT project uses PDA's to track tuberculosis data
..returned to MIT, he took lecturer Amy Smith's D-Lab course and got connected with Partners in Health, a nonprofit whose mission is to promote health care in resource-poor areas. Working with faculty members from HST and the Brigham and Women's H more
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Software Radio Developer Closes $32 Million Investment
Vanu, a provider of software radio infrastructure solutions for cellular operators, has announced a US$32 million venture capital investment. Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) led this round of funding, while previous investor Charles River Ventures and Tata Capital participated in the round which will be used to support business development, marketing and integration currently underway in India. more
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MIT creates new material for fuel cells
..s. The DMFCs currently on the market, however, have limitations. For example, the material currently used for the electrolyte sandwiched between the electrodes is expensive. Even more important: that material, known as Nafion, is permeable to more
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MIT Reveals Superconducting Surprise
..ould be made to work at temperatures as high as room temperature, they could have potentially limitless applications. But first, scientists need to learn much more about how such materials work. Most superconductors only superconduct at temper more
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