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Tag: MITMore Colorful Displays with Quantum Dots Nanocrystals improve the efficiency and color range of LCDs. Wearable Sensors Watch Workers Sensors that track social behavior highlight the benefits of face-to-face interaction. Fleets of robotic aircraft could improve weather forecasts. Nanotubes Track Cellular Toxins Tiny sensors can monitor cancer-causing agents and chemotherapy drugs in cells. Better Control for Fusion Power A new control process may enable practical fusion reactors. Efficient Thin-Film Solar Cells The first prototype cell to use photonic crystals looks promising. Treatments are being tested for three inherited forms. A new way to print quantum dots could lead to brighter, more power-efficient displays. New designs for materials that repel all liquids. Polymer patches hitched to the surfaces of immune cells can transport a variety of cargo. Synthetic biology could yield microbes that fight cavities and produce vitamins. An artificial scaffold helps engineered heart cells better mimic real ones. New designs could decrease the chances that nuclear materials will fall into the hands of terrorists. A smart card's RFID chip reveals the algorithms that control it. A Model for Hurricane Evacuation Software developed at MIT could save lives and money by improving hurricane planning. |
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