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Researchers from MIT and Sun Catalytix develop an artificial leaf for solar water splitting to produce hydrogen and oxygen

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Researchers led by MIT professor Daniel Nocera have produced an “artificial leaf”—a solar water-splitting cell producing hydrogen and oxygen that operates in near-neutral pH conditions, both with and without connecting wires. light-to-electricity efficiency, respectively, and when illuminated with 1 sun of AM 1.5

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This Durable Strand of Jelly Can Block Pain

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Is there a better way for scientists to shine a light on nerve cells throughout the body? When researchers Xinyue Liu and Siyuan Rao first began their collaboration at MIT, they treated this question literally. This flexible fiber expands the toolbox of approaches we have.” —Rob

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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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Speaking at the launch of the IEA report in London, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said that “ An expansion of gas use alone is no panacea for climate change. ” The MIT report said that natural gas should be seen as a “ bridge ” to a low-carbon regime, rather than as the ultimate long-term solution itself.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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After graduating in 1985 with bachelor’s degrees in physics and mathematics, she headed to MIT as a graduate student with the goal of pursuing a career in medical engineering. Connected on one side is a flexible fiber bundle, just 1 mm in diameter, with a light source and a digital CCD camera inside.

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Study finds CO2 emissions trading more effective path to automotive CO2 reduction in Europe than tailpipe standards

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Switching from the automotive standards to the trading scheme could save as much as €63 billion, says the study’s lead author Sergey Paltsev, deputy director at MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change and senior research scientist at the MIT Energy Initiative.

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The Vacuum Tube’s Forgotten Rival

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V-2 rockets it used to rain destruction on London. This left the magnetic amplifier to play only minor roles, such as for light dimmers in theaters. Even the space shuttle used magnetic amplifiers to dim its fluorescent lights. Universal Images Group/Getty Images. Early prototypes of NASA’s.

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The Turbulent Past and Uncertain Future of Artificial Intelligence

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It had 400 light sensors that together acted as a retina, feeding information to about 1,000 "neurons" that did the processing and produced a single output. In 1967, MIT professor. MIT professor Marvin Minsky predicted in 1967 that true artificial intelligence would be created within a generation. The MIT Museum.

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