Remove Boston Remove Industry Remove MIT Remove Universal
article thumbnail

Researchers say cubic boron arsenide best semiconductor material yet found

Green Car Congress

Now, a team of researchers at MIT, the University of Houston, and other institutions have shown that cubic boron arsenide overcomes these two limitations of silicon as a semiconductor material. MIT researchers say cubic boron arsenide is the best semiconductor material ever found, and maybe the best possible one.

MIT 300
article thumbnail

MIT creates new Center for Graphene Devices and Systems

Green Car Congress

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created the MIT/MTL Center for Graphene Devices and Systems (MIT-CG). This interdepartmental center, part of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL), brings together MIT researchers and industrial partners to advance the science and engineering of graphene-based technologies.

MIT 199
article thumbnail

Video Friday: Monocycle Robot With Legs

Cars That Think

Notable that Boston Dynamics is now saying that Atlas “gets ready for real work.” Boston Dynamics ] You deserve to be free from endless chores! Starship ] By blending 2D images with foundation models to build 3D feature fields, a new MIT method helps robots understand and manipulate nearby objects with open-ended language prompts.

Boston 123
article thumbnail

MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

Green Car Congress

Annual average concentrations of fine particulates from US sources of combustion emissions from (a) electric power generation; (b) industry; (c) commercial and residential sources; (d) road transportation; (e) marine transportation; (f) rail transportation; (g) sum of all combustion sources; (h) all sources. Source: MIT. related and ?2,000

MIT 378
article thumbnail

Video Friday: Beyond the Limit

Cars That Think

In a new study, engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder debuted mCLARI, a 2-centimeter-long modular robot that can passively change its shape to squeeze through narrow gaps in multiple directions. Boston Dynamics ] What do the robots do on Halloween after everyone leaves? Queens University ] Thanks Josh! Happy Halloween!

Boston 114
article thumbnail

Researchers report high thermoelectric performance for indium-doped tin telluride; waste heat recovery applications

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the University of Houston’s physics department and the Texas Center for Superconductivity, MIT and Boston College have found that indium-doped tin telluride (SnTe) shows high thermoelectric performance, with a peak figure of merit (ZT) of ?1.1 Ren and his research team arrived at UH in January from Boston College.

Waste 225
article thumbnail

Video Friday: Spot Levels Up

Cars That Think

The industry standard for dangerous and routine autonomous inspections just got better, now with a brand-new set of features and hardware. Boston Dynamics ] For too long, dogs and vacuums have existed in a state of conflict. Moderated by Catie Cuan, Stanford University. But Roomba robots are finally ready to make peace.