Technology

Novel method detects microbial contamination in cell cultures
MIT News
Novel method detects microbial contamination in cell cultures Researchers from the Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP) interdisciplinary research group of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with MIT, A*STAR Skin Research Labs, and the National University of Singapore, have ...
Posted:
BBC News
BBC News
M&S stops online orders and issues refunds after cyber attack The firm has stopped taking orders on its website and apps, including for food and clothes.
Posted:
Artificial intelligence enhances air mobility planning
MIT News
Artificial intelligence enhances air mobility planning Every day, hundreds of chat messages flow between pilots, crew, and controllers of the Air Mobility Command's 618th Air Operations Center (AOC). These controllers direct a thousand-wide fleet of aircraft, juggling variables to determine which routes to fly, how much ...
Posted:
The chemistry of creativity
MIT News
The chemistry of creativity Senior Madison Wang, a double major in creative writing and chemistry, developed her passion for writing in middle school. Her interest in chemistry fit nicely alongside her commitment to producing engaging narratives. Wang believes that world-building in stories supported by science and research ...
Posted:
Martina Solano Soto wants to solve the mysteries of the universe, and MIT Open Learning...
MIT News
Martina Solano Soto wants to solve the mysteries of the universe, and MIT Open Learning... Martina Solano Soto is on a mission to pursue her passion for physics and, ultimately, to solve big problems. Since she was a kid, she has had a lot of questions: Why do animals exist? What are we doing here? ...
Posted:
Designing a new way to optimize complex coordinated systems
MIT News
Designing a new way to optimize complex coordinated systems Coordinating complicated interactive systems, whether it’s the different modes of transportation in a city or the various components that must work together to make an effective and efficient robot, is an increasingly important subject for software designers to tackle. Now, researchers ...
Posted:
BBC News
BBC News
Cyber attack causes further chaos for M&S shoppers Customers have reported problems with click and collect orders as well as card and contactless payments.
Posted:
BBC News
BBC News
How can you keep your child safe online? Tech firms are being urged to do more to stop young people accessing unsuitable material.
Posted:
Luna: A moon on Earth
MIT News
Luna: A moon on Earth On March 6, MIT launched its first lunar landing mission since the Apollo era, sending three payloads — the AstroAnt, the RESOURCE 3D camera, and the HUMANS nanowafer — to the moon’s south polar region. The mission was based out of Luna, ...
Posted:
BBC News
BBC News
Overhaul algorithms and age checks or face fines, tech firms told Websites will have to instate age checks and tighten up algorithm recommendations for young users.
Posted:
BBC News
BBC News
Trump crypto soars as president offers dinner to top holders The meme coin's website says its 220 top investors will be invited to a gala event with the president.
Posted:
Six from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2025
MIT News
Six from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2025 Six MIT faculty members are among the nearly 250 leaders from academia, the arts, industry, public policy, and research elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced April 23.One of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies, ...
Posted:
Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans
MIT News
Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans For a robot, the real world is a lot to take in. Making sense of every data point in a scene can take a huge amount of computational effort and time. Using that information to then decide how to best ...
Posted:
Wearable device tracks individual cells in the bloodstream in real time
MIT News
Wearable device tracks individual cells in the bloodstream in real time Researchers at MIT have developed a noninvasive medical monitoring device powerful enough to detect single cells within blood vessels, yet small enough to wear like a wristwatch. One important aspect of this wearable device is that it can enable continuous ...
Posted:
BBC News
BBC News
Instagram still posing serious risks to children, campaigners say Instagram promised more "built-in protections" for young people but researchers say users are still exposed to sexualised images and negative stereotypes.
Posted:
BBC News
BBC News
Apple and Meta attack 'unfair' €700m EU fines The tech giants have reacted with fury, accusing the EU of unfairly pursuing US companies.
Posted:
New electronic “skin” could enable lightweight night-vision glasses
MIT News
New electronic “skin” could enable lightweight night-vision glasses MIT engineers have developed a technique to grow and peel ultrathin “skins” of electronic material. The method could pave the way for new classes of electronic devices, such as ultrathin wearable sensors, flexible transistors and computing elements, and highly sensitive ...
Posted:

Load More