Reporte #136
A concrete solution
MIT News – Engineering
Insight into cement’s microscopic properties may lead to stronger, more sustainable concrete.
Satellite Radar “Sees” Invisible Changes in Groundwater Levels
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
By watching from above, scientists can closely monitor aquifer levels deep below ground.
China Demonstrates Quantum Encryption By Hosting a Video Call
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
Chinese researchers have completed a practical demonstration of quantum key distribution, showing that it’s possible to encrypt and send data between two locations in a highly secure way.
Infrared Light Promises Ultrafast Wireless Communications
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
Using public Wi-Fi requires a lot of patience. Different devices have to share the bandwidth from a router, and that can slow downloads to a crawl. Now, a research group in the Netherlands is proposing to increase wireless capacity by orders of magnitude by using infrared light instead of radio waves.
Fast-moving magnetic particles could enable new form of data storage
MIT News – Engineering
Recently discovered phenomenon could provide a way to bypass the limits to Moore’s Law.
Blockchains: How They Work and Why They’ll Change the World
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
The technology behind Bitcoin could touch every transaction you ever make.
Honda Unveils Prototype E2-DR Disaster Response Robot
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
Two years ago at IROS 2015 in Germany, Honda R&D presented a paper on an experimental new humanoid robot designed for disaster response.
Fighting Cholera With a Smartphone
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
Global health experts don’t worry about if a major infectious disease outbreak will occur; it’s just a matter of when.
Biologists identify possible new strategy for halting brain tumors
MIT News – Engineering
Cutting off a process that cancerous cells rely on can force them to stop growing.
An Edible Actuator for Ingestible Robots
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
Researchers have long been trying to make electronics that are safe to eat. These include edible transistors, sensors, batteries, electrodes, and capacitors, which (if you put them together) are most of an edible robot.