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The Legacy Of Marvin Minsky, Who Helped Found Artificial Intelligence
A pioneer of thinking about thinking
RoboClam Is A Digging Machine
Scientists get some tips from one of nature's best diggers.
Breakthrough Low-Power Desalination and Purification Technology Brings Clean Water To Remote Villages
High costs, in money and energy, limit the usefulness of desalination as a way to provide drinkable water in disaster … Continued
MIT Student Invention Deployed in Haiti to Save Lives
Hand-powered negative-pressure pump is designed to speed wound healing
With Artificial Photosynthesis, A Bottle of Water Could Produce Enough Energy To Power A House
One of the interesting side effects of last year’s stimulus bill was $400 million in funding for ARPA-E, the civilian, … Continued
MIT Stumbles on a Way to Print Flexible Coatings Made of Micromachines
A plastic skin impregnated with printed sensors could be wrapped around an airplane wing, for instance
Ion Engines Will Make Little CubeSats Steerable
The DIY miniature satellites known as CubeSats have a lot going for them. They’re cheap, they’re easy to program, and … Continued
Siftables, the Amazing Computerized Toy Blocks, Are Coming To a Store Near You (Hopefully Soon)
Sifteo, makers of Siftables, the ingenious cookie-sized computer blocks that play together in infinitely interesting ways, has today officially gone … Continued
MIT Redesigns Natural Gas Power Plant For Near-Zero Carbon Emissions
New technology produces energy from fuel without burning it
