The boffins at MIT have come up with a super low cost desalination plant which they say will deliver continuous clean water to a family. What makes it special is the fact that it doesn’t get clogged up by salt residues, which means it stays operative after long periods of use without cleaning. The trick? Using a non-wick system which instead uses 2.5 cm holes which don’t get clogged up with salt.
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Sound Transmitted by Lasers – MIT develops way to transmit sound through lasers
So what if you want to whisper a secret to your buddy across the room? Right now you probably get their attention and then mouth it or text them. But in the future, the answer could be freaking lasers! Researchers from MIT who clearly spend time and money on mad scientist ideas, have developed a system that can transmit sound through lasers.
Read MoreGlowing Plants – MIT is working on making nature really light up
We’ve been fighting against the literal darkness since humans crawled out of the primordial goo of evolution. Now we’re hoping to bring another weapon to the battle, glowing plants. Researchers at MIT have created plants that glow in the dark, bright enough to almost read by.
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