Google Maps and Apple Maps are making parking harder than it has to be
Navigation apps lack parking guidance, causing drivers to waste time searching for spots and increasing traffic pollution; MIT research demonstrates that providing probability-based parking recommendations could improve travel decisions and reduce congestion.
MIT's New 3D Printer Can Print a Working Motor, Complete With Moving Parts
MIT researchers developed a multi-material 3D printer capable of fabricating complete electric motors with moving parts in three hours for 50 cents using five different materials.
New Proof Dramatically Compresses Space Needed for Computation
“This result shows the prior intuition is completely false,” Williams says. “I thought there must be something wrong [with the proof] because this is extremely unexpected.”
Scientists reveal best way to ensure none of your eggs crack
Lab experiments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology show that raw chicken eggs are less likely to crack when dropped side-on than when vertically oriented.