Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), www.mit.edu, Cambridge, MA is the globally number 1 ranked institution of research and higher education (based on Quacquarelli Symonds ranking in 2012-2013), with over 25,000 existing spawn out companies that collectively employ 3.3 million people and generate over $2 trillion annually (equivalent of 11th largest economy in the world), according to a 2009 study by Kaufman Foundation
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31 Oct 2012
Thin-film polymer metamaterial could be used as food sensor
Materials scientists at Rice University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created very thin color-changing films that may serve as part of inexpensive sensors for food spoilage or security, multiband optical elements in laser-driven systems and even as part of high-contrast displays.11 Oct 2012
Drawing a line, with carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes offer a powerful new way to detect harmful gases in the environment. However, the methods typically used to build carbon nanotube sensors are hazardous and not suited for large-scale production.3 Oct 2012
Promising breakthrough in solar cells based on nanocarbon
An exciting advance in solar cell technology developed at the University of Kansas has produced the world's most efficient photovoltaic cells made from nanocarbons, materials that have the potential to dramatically drop the costs of PV technology in the future.2 Oct 2012
Using sponges to improve and store alternative fuels
Mircea Dincă is working on turning these sponges into materials for batteries and for organic photovoltaics.1 Oct 2012
Promising breakthrough in solar cells based on nanocarbon
An exciting advance in solar cell technology has produced the world's most efficient photovoltaic cells made from nanocarbons, materials that have the potential to dramatically drop the costs of PV technology in the future.26 Sep 2012
Wireless Sensor Networks and the new Internet of Things
The Internet of Things was conceived in Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998.12 Sep 2012
Windows that block heat only on hot days
Smart windows that reflect heat from the sun on hot summer days but let in the heat in colder weather could soon find its way into US homes.3 Sep 2012
Merging tissue and electronics
New tissue scaffold could be used for drug development and implantable therapeutic devices.30 Aug 2012
One-molecule-thick material has big advantages
A new research suggests that was just the beginning: A whole family of two-dimensional materials may open up even broader possibilities for applications that could change many aspects of modern life.11 Jul 2012
Chip harvests power from multiple sources
Researchers at MIT have taken a significant step toward battery-free monitoring systems — which could ultimately be used in biomedical devices, environmental sensors in remote locations and gauges in hard-to-reach spots, among other applications.9 Jul 2012
How dye-based nanotubes can help harvest light's energy
Microorganisms called green sulfur bacteria, which live deep in the ocean where there's hardly any light available, manage to harvest 98 percent of the energy in the light that reaches them.6 Jul 2012
New fuel cell keeps going after the hydrogen runs out
Materials scientists at Harvard have demonstrated a solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that converts hydrogen into electricity but can also store electrochemical energy like a battery. This fuel cell can continue to produce power for a short time after its fuel has run out.5 Jul 2012
Flexible nanogenerator technology
A Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) research team has successfully developed the foundation technology that will enable the fabrication of a low cost, large area nanogenerator.26 Jun 2012
The first all-carbon photovoltaic cell
The carbon-based cell is most effective at capturing sunlight in the near-infrared region. Because the material is transparent to visible light, such cells could be overlaid on conventional solar cells, creating a tandem device that could harness most of the energy of sunlight.21 Jun 2012
Textured surface may boost power output of solar cells
A team at MIT has found a new approach that could reduce the thickness of the silicon used by more than 90 percent while still maintaining high efficiency.15 Jun 2012
Terepac produce large volumes of micro circuits for Internet of Things
Canadian company Terepac plan to produce large volumes of its micro circuits for the "Internet of Things" — uniquely identifiable objects and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure using radio frequency identification (RFID).14 Jun 2012
New energy source for future medical implants: sugar
MIT engineers have developed a fuel cell that runs on the same sugar that powers human cells: glucose. This glucose fuel cell could be used to drive highly efficient brain implants of the future, which could help paralyzed patients move their arms and legs again.9 Apr 2012
All in a day's work: Design and print your own robot
Funded by a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the project will aim to develop a desktop technology that would make it possible for the average person to design, customize and print a specialized robot in a matter of hours.14 Mar 2012
Metamaterial more efficient at capturing sunlight
Researchers have found a way to use metamaterials to absorb a wide range of light with extremely high efficiency, which they say could lead to a new generation of solar cells or optical sensors.9 Mar 2012
Fabricating solar cells onto everyday surfaces
Barr's most recent inventive breakthrough — a pioneering approach to fabricating solar cells on a variety of everyday surfaces — could lead to widespread adoption of solar power.