There are certain universal patterns in nature that hold true, regardless of objects’ size, species, or surroundings. Take, for instance, the branching fractals seen in both tree limbs and blood vessels, or the surprisingly similar spirals in mollusks and cabbage. Now scientists at MIT and Cambridge University have identified an unexpected shared pattern in the collective movement of bacteria and electrons: As millions of bacteria stream through a microfluidic lattice, they synchronize and swim...

Henry Klassen, M.D., Ph.D., is only about a year from launching a clinical trial for a stem cell treatment to rescue vision in people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and, potentially, other retinal diseases. At the Foundation’s recent Orange County Innovation Symposium, the University of California (UC), Irvine clinician-researcher reported that he and his colleagues are in the midst of final lab studies with patient-grade cells. Once finished, they’ll request authorization from the U.S. Food and...

Reflection European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang is visible in the reflection of NASA astronaut Danny Olivas's helmet visor during this, the STS-128 mission's third and final spacewalk. Olivas and Fuglesang deployed the Payload Attachment System, replaced the Rate Gyro Assembly #2, installed two GPS antennae and worked to prepare for the installation of Node 3 next year. Work Is a Spacewalk During the STS-131 mission's first spacewalk, astronauts Ri...

Ikea created a collection that make charging a lot more available, yet a lot less obvious. Ikea calls these products as wireless charger furniture, because that’s what they are: a range of products that make it possible to charge your smartphone, without messy cables. From charging pads to furniture with built-in charging spots, you have a greater choice of where to charge. How does it work? Many smartphones support the wireless charging standard (Qi), but sometimes it needs to be activated in...

BEDDI is your ultimate bedside concierge. Now you can sleep well every night with soothing white noise while your phone and tablet are charging. Wake up refreshed every morning with a wake up light that simulates sunrise, set your alarm to your favorite music, and receive weather and traffic reports. BEDDI even communicates with other smart devices in your home to adjust your room temperature, brew your coffee, and much more! App Controlled and Fully Customizable The BEDDI app allows you t...

Millions of people worldwide need glasses or contact lenses to see or read properly. We introduce a computational display technology that predistorts the presented content for an observer, so that the target image is perceived without the need for eyewear. By designing optics in concert with prefiltering algorithms, the proposed display architecture achieves significantly higher resolution and contrast than prior approaches to vision-correcting image display. We demonstrate that inexpensive ligh...

NASA has sent more than a few robotic missions into space, but it never loses sight of its goal to enable human exploration of the cosmos. A core component of planning for future manned missions is the Human Systems Integration Division, headquartered at Ames Research Center, which focuses on advancing our understanding of how people process information and interact with mechanical and electronic systems. In 2013 Radiant Zemax introduced the ProMetric I Imaging Colorimeter, desi...

A refined approach to Virtual Reality! Introducing the first adjustable VR lens that caters to the individual's visual comfort. The Nunulo VR solves the problem of motion sickness and eye strain that is common among the first generation of virtual reality headsets. The cardboard frame houses two precision-engineered lenses that users can adjust to accommodate their unique visual parameters. Even users who wear glasses can see images in clear focus, thanks to the Nunulo VR. ...

Dedicated to working Institute-wide to improve the productivity, accessibility, and sustainability of the world's water and food systems, the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) coordinates the efforts of MIT's faculty, labs, and centers to work towards solutions for water and food security that are environmentally benign and energy-efficient.  J-WAFS supports technology innovation and basic research activities by motivating, accelerating, and coordinating research in w...

Picture preparing a bowl full of a sweet, gelatin dessert. The gelatin powder is mixed with hot water, and then the mixture is cooled in a refrigerator until it sets. It is now a gel. If that wiggly gel were placed in an oven and all of the moisture dried out of it, all that would be left would be a pile of powder. But imagine if the dried gelatin maintained its shape, even after the liquid had been removed. The structure of the gel would remain, but it would be extremely light due to low den...

The human body is incredibly complex. Every part of us—from our bones to our blood cells—is subject to a host of chemical reactions and molecular interactions that, without our conscious effort, keep us alive. But what happens to these processes when we leave the planet? In Earth orbit and beyond, where gravity is counteracted by a constant state of freefall and cosmic radiation intensifies, the molecular inner-workings of the human body may change.  To find out how, NASA has entered a rea...

Pawbo Wi-Fi Pet Camera, 720P Interactive Wireless Pet Treat Cam & Treat Dispenser PetCube is a fun & interactive product for better audio & video communication high quality approach to providing you a better connected visual experience improving the sense of happiness through wireless connectivity with your pets or family as a baby cam! Why choose us: these days staying connected through gadgets is the obvious. Now is the time we stayed connected to our pets! The only true lo...

Machine learning is a subfield of computer science (more particularly soft computing) that evolved from the study of pattern recognition and computational learning theory in artificial intelligence. In 1959, Arthur Samuel defined machine learning as a "Field of study that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed". Machine learning explores the study and construction of algorithms that can learn from and make predictions on data. Such algorithms operate by building...

Imagine a world where your house is attuned to your needs. It knows exactly what temperature you find comfortable and automatically adjusts the thermostat. It knows your schedule, so the heating or cooling shuts down to save energy when you leave for the day. Forgot to bring a grocery list to the store? No problem, an app will let you take a peek inside your fridge. As you head home, preheat the oven for dinner with your smartphone. While cooking, your oven can weigh your cut of meat and recomme...

Caterpillar and NASA both continuously work to develop next-generation technologies. Both are also home to some of the greatest engineering minds on the planet, so joining forces in collaborative research was a logical step.  This collaboration delivers value to Caterpillar customers here on Earth and to NASA’s future space explorers. Caterpillar’s relationship with NASA began about a decade ago. In January 2004, the federal government announced a new program to develop technologies that woul...

imbus Roxxane Fly is the wireless light source that puts lamp design in a whole new light. Brilliantly portable and powered by LED lights this luminaire comes with an integrated rechargeable cell to keep it powered without wires or cables.     Nimbus goes on creating sophisticated wireless lighting solution, lamps that are not connected with wires to ensure freedom of use and many different possibilities of installation. After the launch of Roxanne Fly and Roxanne Legge...

Time Management Strategies Creating and setting goals gives you a plan for achieving academic success. Setting Goals Goals are deciding what we want to achieve. I want to have a 3.5 GPA at the end of this semester. I want to join an on-campus group to meet new people. Goals involve a plan to get what we want. I will write out a study schedule to follow for each week of the semester. I will talk to other students to see what interest groups are on campus. Goals should be re...

The Grant Study is part of the Study of Adult Development at Harvard Medical School. It is a 75-year longitudinal study of 268 physically- and mentally-healthy Harvard college sophomores from the classes of 1939–1944. It has run in tandem with a study called "The Glueck Study," which included a second cohort of 456 disadvantaged nondelinquent inner-city youths who grew up in Boston neighborhoods between 1940 and 1945. The subjects were all male and of American nationality. The men continue to be...

Several Human Research Program investigations are being conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA’s One-Year Mission (1YM) to learn more about how the human body responds to stress in a long-duration, low-gravity environment. Crewmembers participating in the Journals investigation use laptops aboard the International Space Station to make entries of their thoughts for the day. Stress impacts everyone. It can impact a person’s ability to perform physical tasks, ...

A smart Wi-Fi air monitor that detects VOCs & purifies the air for a healthier life. iBaby Air is a smart Wi-Fi air quality monitor and the world’s smallest air purifier that is surprisingly powerful. iBaby Air detects dangerous VOCs, alerts the user of changes in air quality and sends suggestions and tips on how to improve the air quality. This makes iBaby’s second Indiegogo campaign, the first being iFamCare’s Helmet. We were able to successfully raise over 300% of our desired go...