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Sleek new MIT solar car “Eleanor” heads to the races

MIT’s Solar Electric Vehicle Team, the oldest such student team in the country, has just finished construction of its latest high-tech car and will be unveiling it to the public this Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. in Lobby 13. The new car, called “Eleanor,” is taller than earlier versions and thus allows a much more [...]

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MIT’s ‘bar of soap’ knows just what you want when you hold it

MIT’s ‘bar of soap’ knows just what you want when you hold it: “ It’s no mind reader, but MIT researchers Brandon Taylor and Michael Bove’s ‘bar of soap’ device should be able to tell you what gadget you’re pretending to use based on how you hold it. Loaded with 72 capacitive sensors and a three-axis [...]

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MIT’s “sixth sense” augmented reality device demonstrated on video – Engadget

MIT’s “sixth sense” augmented reality device demonstrated on video – Wired: We’ve got ourselves some video of MIT’s new “sixth sense” project, which really helps explain the concept. MIT basically plans to augment reality with a pendant picoprojector: hold up an object at the store and the device blasts relevant information onto it (like environmental stats, [...]

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