Structured laser light has already opened up various different applications: it allows for precise material…
INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY
Since “2001: A Space Odyssey,” people have wondered: could machines like HAL 9000 eventually exist…
Harnessing light’s energy into nanoscale volumes requires novel engineering approaches to overcome a fundamental barrier…
Automotive manufacturers are facing an ever-increasing demand to deliver better engine performance, fuel economy and…
Human hands are remarkably skilled at manipulating a range of objects. We can pick up…
While computers have become smaller and more powerful and supercomputers and parallel computing have become…
With apologies to “Spinal Tap,” it appears that black can, indeed, get more black. MIT…
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique for measuring speed and distance…
An explosion is a complex event involving quickly changing temperatures, pressures and chemical concentrations. In…
MIT’s fleet of robotic boats has been updated with new capabilities to “shapeshift,” by autonomously…