MINI Plant Oxford is showcasing a high-efficiency street lighting system that doubles as a charging station for electric vehicles (EVs). The system is known as Light & Charge and is demonstrated for…
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MIT’s new instrument is small enough to function within a smartphone camera, enabling portable light analysis
Instruments that measure the properties of light, known as spectrometers, are widely used in physical, chemical, and biological research. These devices are usually too large to be portable, but MIT scientists have…
Kokoon EEG headphones help you to sleep better by monitoring brainwaves
A kickstarter-backed start-up “Kokoon” has come up with an innovative headphone that can help you to sleep better by monitoring the brainwaves. Kokoon is a pair of really comfortable EEG-sensing, Bluetooth headphones…
Researchers have come up with a new solution to alleviate the environmental burden of discarded electronics
Portable electronics users tend to upgrade their devices frequently as new technologies offering more functionality and more convenience become available. A report published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2012 showed…
MIT startup brings nonstick coating “LiquiGlide” to consumer goods packaging
The days of wasting condiments — and other products — that stick stubbornly to the sides of their bottles may be gone, thanks to MIT spinout LiquiGlide, which has licensed its nonstick coating…