Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Nanosys files lawsuit Against QD Vision for patent infringement

Nanosys has announced the filing of a lawsuit against QD Vision for infringements of patents and other claims.

3-D printed robots made of both solids and liquids

Researchers present the first-ever technique for 3-D printing robots that involves printing solid and liquid materials at the same time. The new method allows the team to automatically 3-D print dynamic robots in a single step, with no assembly required, using a commercially-available 3-D printer.

Startup bringing driverless taxi service to Singapore

The startup's driverless taxis follow optimal paths for picking up and dropping off passengers to reduce traffic congestion.

Nanocrystal self-assembly sheds its secrets

The secret to a long-hidden magic trick behind the self-assembly of nanocrystal structures is starting to be revealed.

New chemistries found for liquid batteries

Calcium, an abundant and inexpensive element, can form the basis for both the negative electrode layer and the molten salt that forms the middle layer of the three-layer battery.

MIT develops nontoxic way of generating portable power

Researchers at MIT have come up with an alternative system for generating electricity, which harnesses heat and uses no metals or toxic materials.

Wristband detects and alerts for seizures, monitors stress

Researchers have developed a medical-quality consumer wristband, called Embrace, that monitors stress signals to detect potentially deadly seizures and alert wearers and caregivers, so they can intervene.

Solar cells as light as a soap bubble

Imagine solar cells so thin, flexible, and lightweight that they could be placed on almost any material or surface, including your hat, shirt, or smartphone, or even on a sheet of paper or a helium balloon.

Physicists control electrons at femtosecond timescales

When you shine a light on a conducting surface like silicon or graphene, that light jump-starts certain electrons into high-energy states and kicks off a cascade of interactions that happens faster than the blink of an eye.

Kopin Corporation

IDTechEx interviewed Hong Choi, the CTO/R&D Manager at Kopin corporation. Kopin span out of MIT over 30 years ago, and has been developing microdisplay technologies, starting with a $55m DARPA project in the early 1990s. Today, the company is focused on the wearable technology market, and particularly on near-eye computing. This profile also mentions their work on high-capacity, SiO-C anode lithium-ion batteries, developed with Hitachi Maxell.

New chip fabrication approach

Researchers report the first chip-fabrication technique that enables significantly different materials to be deposited in the same layer.

A123 Systems

A123 Systems, LLC, founded in 2001, develops and manufactures advanced Nanophosphate® lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries and energy storage systems that deliver high power, maximize usable energy, and provide long life, all with excellent safety performance.

Harnessing the energy of small bending motions

For many applications such as biomedical, mechanical, or environmental monitoring devices, harnessing the energy of small motions could provide a small but virtually unlimited power supply.

A new way to store solar heat

A new material that can store solar energy during the day and release it later as heat, whenever it's needed.

Solar energy from discarded car batteries

A simple procedure for making a promising type of solar cell using lead recovered from discarded lead-acid car batteries — a practice that could benefit both the environment and human health.

Band-aid senses temperature, lights up, and delivers medicine

Engineers have designed what may be the Band-Aid of the future: a sticky, stretchy, gel-like material that can incorporate temperature sensors, LED lights, and other electronics, as well as tiny, drug-delivering reservoirs and channels.

Nanotechnology device to simplify blood sugar testing

This innovation depends on an injectable, near-infrared optical biosensor nanotube that would read a person's blood glucose constantly and an optical glucose scanner that can access the data collected by nanotube.

UbiQD, LLC

biQD LLC has secured two intellectual property licenses: one exclusive license from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and one nonexclusive license from Los Alamos National Security LLC (LANS). Both licenses relate to QDs that are substantially free of toxic elements - both in regards to their physical compositions, as well the elimination of such elements in the manufacturing process.

A smart inhaler for people with asthma

A sensor that attaches to inhalers to monitor usage, with aims of keeping patients healthy and cutting health care costs

The exciting fringes of 3D printing

The core of the 3D printing industry is well known. Consumer-level 3D printers continue to sell like hot cakes. GE are manufacturing over 100,000 fuel nozzles in metal for their next-generation jet engines. And so on. The fringes of 3D printing are less well known but they are just as exciting.