MIT snaps ties with Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp

Elite U.S. university MIT has snapped ties with embattled Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp over investigations by U.S. authorities that the Chinese firms violated U.S. sanctions. It is also ramping up its screening process. In a strategic and significant development, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) stated it has snapped its collaborations with Huawei Technologies…

Apple drags former employee, Xiaolang Zhang, to court over theft of trade secrets

The criminal complaint sheds light on Apple’s secretive self-driving car project, many of which are detailed here. A criminal complaint filed by Apple against a former employee, Xiaolang Zhang, for allegedly stealing self-driving car trade secrets so as to work for a Chinese electric vehicle startup provides a window into Cupertino’s work on the technology,…

MIT Researchers create sensors powerful enough to detect changes in a single protein

This new sensor array system could potentially lead to new breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical treatments. Although carbon nanotubes have since long been associated with new breakthroughs in computer science, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have now found an alternative use for them – medicine and chemical engineering. Researchers at MIT have published a paper…

MIT researchers create a dynamic algorithm based on realtime data for carpooling services

The algorithm is more efficient than the ones used by Lyft and Uber. Researchers from MIT have conclusively proven that not only is carpooling less polluting, but it is also a more cost effective and efficient solution as opposed to utilizing the services of traditional taxis. Researchers from MIT’s CSAIL computer science lab have come…

Korean researchers figure out a way to sniff E-coli in food

The technique even works when the food is packed with a cellophane. In order to scientifically determine the amount of creepy crawlies strolling around your leftovers, scientists have developed a sniff test that will tell you exactly that. Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institutes of Science and Technology are using lasers to determine the quantum of…