MIT researchers unveil autonomous oil-absorbing robotUsing a cutting edge nanotechnology, researchers at MIT have created a robotic prototype that could autonomously navigate the surface of the ocean to collect surface oil and process it on site. The sy...
Good Vibrations: new atom-scale products on horizonThe generation of an electric field by the compression and expansion of solid materials is known as the piezoelectric effect, and it has a wide range of applications ranging from everyday items such a...