Reporte #138
A new way to harness wasted methane
MIT News – Engineering
Approach developed at MIT could help curb needless “flaring” of potent greenhouse gas.
Hydrogel that extracts uranium from water wins MADMEC
MIT News – Engineering
Teams developing materials solutions for ships and buildings split second and third prizes.
Hidráulica e recursos hídricos debatidos em Dhaka
Engenharia Civil
O Instituto Global de Ciência e Tecnologia organiza, nos dias 3 e 4 de novembro, em Dhaka, no Bangladesh, a Conferência Internacional sobre Engenharia de Recursos Hídricos 2017. Este é um dos mais destacados eventos, do Sudeste asiático, na área da hidráulica e gestão de recursos hídricos.
Congresso de Infraestruturas Rodoviárias e Desenvolvimento 2017
Engenharia Civil
A Bitumen Exchange organiza, entre 28 e 30 de novembro, na Cidade do Cabo, África do Sul, mais uma edição do Congresso de Infraestruturas Rodoviárias e Desenvolvimento 2017, um dos mais destacados eventos no setor rodoviário do Continente Africano.
Toward efficient high-pressure desalination
MIT News – Engineering
Surprisingly, pressurization isn’t to blame for fouling of membranes, study finds.
Optical receiver promises super-fast broadband in every home
The Engineer
Super-fast broadband speeds of over 10,000 megabits-per-second to every home could be made possible with new optical receiver technology developed in the UK.
Small European nation becomes a “living lab” for urban innovation researchers
MIT News – Engineering
Andorra funds MIT Media Lab technologies that, in turn, help improve the nation’s cities.
Turning the Optical Fiber Network into a Giant Earthquake Sensor
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
Optical fibers can do more than transmit data—they can actually sense what’s going on around them, including the earliest rumbles of an earthquake.
LIGO and Virgo make first detection of gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars
MIT News – Engineering
Discovery marks first cosmic event observed in both gravitational waves and light.
Gene circuit switches on inside cancer cells, triggers immune attack
MIT News – Engineering
Researchers at MIT have developed a synthetic gene circuit that triggers the body’s immune system to attack cancers when it detects signs of the disease.
Using artificial intelligence to improve early breast cancer detection
MIT News – Engineering
Model developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could reduce false positives and unnecessary surgeries.