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New Mathematical Framework Finds Localized Solutions to Complex CalculationsEnvisioning data as ‘graphs’ offers a solution to the problem of calculating independent sets
Wed, 04/06/2011 - 11:01
(MIT: MA) -- At a time when the Internet puts an untold amount of information at anyone’s fingertips, automated scientific experiments churn out data faster than researchers can keep up with it, and communications networks can include billions of… Seeing Below the SurfaceEngineers devise new way to inspect advanced materials used to build airplanes
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 06:00
In recent years, many airplane manufacturers have started building their planes from advanced composite materials, which consist of high-strength fibers such as carbon or glass, embedded in a plastic or metal matrix. Such materials are stronger… Seeing Below the SurfaceEngineers devise new way to inspect advanced materials used to build airplanes
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 06:00
In recent years, many airplane manufacturers have started building their planes from advanced composite materials, which consist of high-strength fibers such as carbon or glass, embedded in a plastic or metal matrix. Such materials are stronger… Detecting Whether a Heart Attack Has OccurredNew implantable sensor finds telltale signs; technology could also be adapted to monitor cancer and other diseases
Mon, 02/21/2011 - 09:25
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- During about 30 percent of all heart attacks, people experience no symptoms. However, unmistakable signs of the attack remain in the bloodstream for days. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers, working… New Kind of Microscope Uses NeutronsDevice could open up new areas of research on materials and biological samples at tiny scales.
Wed, 10/23/2013 - 16:21
Researchers at MIT, working with partners at NASA, have developed a new concept for a microscope that would use neutrons—subatomic particles with no electrical charge—instead of beams of light or electrons to create high-resolution images.
Among… Advancing "Lean Research" for Improved International DevelopmentStudent representatives focus on respectful, human-centered practices
Thu, 05/14/2015 - 14:06
When a student now at the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy traveled a few years ago to rural India on a research trip to interview farmers, she brought some serious baggage with her: a nearly 200-question survey that took up to…
