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Plants appear to detect the patter of falling rain

Plants appear to detect the patter of falling rain

MIT engineers have found the first direct evidence that plant seeds can sense sounds in nature: Rice submerged in shallow water germinated 30% to 40% more quickly when exposed to vibrations from water dripping on the surface. They think other types of seeds may respond similarly. When a raindrop...

Reinventing the zipper

Reinventing the zipper

With an adaptable fastener designed at CSAIL, pitching a tent or adjusting the cast for a broken bone could be almost as easy as zipping your coat. The researchers, led by associate professor Stefanie Mueller, were inspired by an abandoned prototype for a three-sided zipper that William Freeman,...

Ultrasound imaging turns a robot hand into a skillful mimic

Ultrasound imaging turns a robot hand into a skillful mimic

Our hands are the nimblest parts of our bodies, coordinating 34 muscles, 27 joints, and over 100 tendons and ligaments to perform countless nuanced movements and gestures. So far, robots have been notoriously bad at mimicking that dexterity, in part because researchers struggle to capture what is...

A man of many words

A man of many words

Brian Sietsema has a favorite word. It’s somewhat surprising that he can choose just one. He’s the person spellers rely on to confirm pronunciations and answer questions about the roots of the words they’re given at the Scripps National Spelling Bee—arguably the world’s most prestigious competition...

LightComposer, la lampe qui se règle au cadran comme un vieux téléphone

LightComposer, la lampe qui se règle au cadran comme un vieux téléphone

Le bidouilleur allemand John Engeln en avait assez. Il voulait une petite lampe de bureau qui change de couleur, point, sans dégainer son smartphone pour télécharger une appli et appairer le moindre objet, et plutôt que de suivre la mode du tout-connecté il est allé piocher du côté des années...