This smartphone technology 3-D maps your meal and counts its calories
How many calories are on the plate of food you're about to eat?
Computer Sciences
Jan 20, 2016
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Image: First flower grown in space station's veggie facility
On Jan. 16, 2016, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly shared photographs of a blooming zinnia flower in the Veggie plant growth system aboard the International Space Station. Kelly wrote, "Yes, there are other life forms ...
Space Exploration
Jan 20, 2016
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Switchable material could enable new memory chips
Two MIT researchers have developed a thin-film material whose phase and electrical properties can be switched between metallic and semiconducting simply by applying a small voltage. The material then stays in its new configuration ...
Nanophysics
Jan 20, 2016
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Image: Compact AIS antenna
What might look like an abstract artwork is actually a novel antenna, small enough for a minisatellite, to track global ship traffic from orbit.
Space Exploration
Jan 20, 2016
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Professor uses imaging technology to enhance upcoming hybrid course
High above Raystown Lake in central Pennsylvania, a hawk glides through the crisp air, its eyes sharply focused on the ground hundreds of feet below as it looks for its next tasty snack. It zeros in on a mouse and dives to ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 20, 2016
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Voice analytics software helps customer service reps build better rapport with customers
Customer service calls can be frustrating for consumers and agents alike. But MIT spinout Cogito believes it can use behavioral analytics to make those experiences less onerous.
Computer Sciences
Jan 20, 2016
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Image: Microscopic statoliths in seedling grown in space
How do plants know which way is up? This might seem like an obvious question, but how exactly does a plant know which way to grow its roots and which way to grow towards the Sun?
Space Exploration
Jan 20, 2016
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Scientists create graphene barrier to precisely control molecules for making nanoelectronics
Gardeners often use sheets of plastic with strategically placed holes to allow their plants to grow but keep weeds from taking root.
Nanomaterials
Jan 20, 2016
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Microdroplet reactors mimic living systems
"Living systems are achieved by complex chemical reaction dynamics far from equilibrium, such as gene expression networks, signalling networks, metabolic circuits and neural networks," explains Masahiro Takinoue at Tokyo ...
Materials Science
Jan 20, 2016
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Kennedy airport in NYC using face recognition technology
John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City has started using new face recognition technology.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 20, 2016
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