Reporte #115
MIT researchers develop new way to clear pollutants from water
MIT News – Engineering
Electrochemical method can remove even tiny amounts of contamination.
Making 3-D printing as simple as printing on paper
MIT News – Engineering
Startup’s cloud-based system allows for project queuing by multiple users and automated part removal.
SolarStratos takes stratospheric step toward solar-powered flight
The Engineer
A prototype solar-electric aircraft has completed its maiden flight, an event that represents a milestone toward the first solar stratospheric flight in 2018.
Teaching robots to teach other robots
MIT News – Engineering
CSAIL approach allows robots to learn a wider range of tasks using some basic knowledge and a single demo.
5G Bytes: Millimeter Waves Explained
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
High-frequency millimeter waves will greatly increase wireless capacity and speeds for future 5G networks.
World’s largest X-ray laser generates first light
The Engineer
The world’s largest X-ray laser has generated its first X-ray laser light, an achievement that represents the last major milestone before its official opening in September.
MIT opens its energy-use data to the community
MIT News – Engineering
Campus energy “dashboard” will provide detailed information to Institute’s faculty, staff, and students.
Drone Uses AI and 11,500 Crashes to Learn How to Fly
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
“Learning to Fly by Crashing,” a paper from CMU roboticists Dhiraj Gandhi, Lerrel Pinto, and Abhinav Gupta, has such a nice abstract that I’ll just let them explain what this research is all about…
Biologists identify key step in lung cancer evolution
MIT News – Engineering
Blocking the transition to a more aggressive state could offer a new treatment strategy.
Witricity Leverages Magnetic Resonance for Flexible Wireless Charging
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
Imagine coming home and dropping your phone, laptop, and Bluetooth® headset on your kitchen table so that they all recharge, simultaneously. Or driving your electric car into a garage, parking above a mat, and knowing it will be charged in the morning. Or being told by your doctor that there is a new medical implant to replace the one you wear—and the new version does not include power cords or the need to replace batteries.