MIT’s Thermal Resonator Pulls Electricity Out of “Thin Air”
Excerpt from TalkScience with Roger Billings.
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New Research Produces Better Food With “Food Computers”
Excerpt from TalkScience with Roger Billings
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NEW Teacher Feature — Submit a Problem Fix
Acellus recently added the functionality which allows students to submit feedback on problems in Acellus. Following popular demand, this feature...
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Firefly Lighting – the New LEDs
LED lighting is one of the most efficient methods that industry has developed so far. However, at 50% efficiency, far...
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Technology Spotlight: New Energy-Harvesting Clothing
The ever-increasing need for energy to power the ever-increasing number of gadgets that are an integral part of our lives...
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Technology Spotlight: Research Discovery—Self-Healing Glass
A new form of glass, developed by scientists who were conducting research on alternative adhesive materials, has a significant potential...
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Technology Spotlight: CT Revolutionizes Airport Security
A novel application of 3-D computed tomography (CT) scanning (currently used in the medical field) to airport security screening is...
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Technology Spotlight: New Cancer-Fighting DNA Nanobots
Scientists are tapping into a breakthrough in medical nanotechnology by creating tiny, DNA-based search and destroy nanobots that are programmed...
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Acellus Updates Standardized Tests, Credit Recovery Features
We recently released two new enhancements in response to suggestions from Acellus teachers — one to the Standardized Tests feature...
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Technology Spotlight: Harvesting Energy Out of Thin Air
Harvesting energy from ambient radio waves in the air all around us is a new breakthrough by Bluetooth researchers as...
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Technology Spotlight: Laser Beams That Create, Target Sound
Research conducted by scientists at MIT has produced a laser-based light and sound system that can send communications to a...
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Technology Spotlight: Haptic Learning Gloves
Scientists at Georgia Tech University are working to apply breakthroughs in passive haptic learning to the acquisition of new skills...
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