Inexpensive New COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Accessible for More of the World
The protein subunit vaccine, which can be manufactured using engineered yeast, has shown promise in preclinical studies. While many people in wealthier countries have been…
The protein subunit vaccine, which can be manufactured using engineered yeast, has shown promise in preclinical studies. While many people in wealthier countries have been…
Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals. Having trouble hearing? Just turn up your shirt. That’s the…
A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations in water-limited regions, improving overall efficiency. Solar power is expected to reach 10 percent of…
Microbes and Minerals May Have Set Off Earth’s Oxygenation Scientists propose a new mechanism by which oxygen may have first built up in the atmosphere….
Researchers created a mathematical framework to examine the genome and detect signatures of natural selection, deciphering the evolutionary past and future of non-coding DNA. Despite…
The computer-vision technique behind these maps could help avoid contrail production, reducing aviation’s climate impact. As COVID-19’s initial wave crested around the world, travel restrictions…
An MIT study identifies ways that lawyers could make their written documents easier for the average person to read. Legal documents, such as contracts or…
Tracing connections between neuron populations could help researchers map brain circuits that underlie behavior and perception. Using a novel probe for functional magnetic resonance imaging…
A method for stabilizing the interfaces in solid-state lithium-ion batteries opens new possibilities. In the endless quest to pack more energy into batteries without increasing…
A model’s ability to generalize is influenced by both the diversity of the data and the way the model is trained, researchers report. Artificial intelligence…
Researchers find similarities between how some computer-vision systems process images and how humans see out of the corners of our eyes. Perhaps computer vision and…
Theories from cognitive science and psychology could help humans learn to collaborate with robots faster and more effectively, scientists find. Scientists who study human-robot interaction…
If wildfires become larger and more frequent, they might stall ozone recovery for years. The Australian wildfires in 2019 and 2020 were historic for how…
A new technique boosts models’ ability to reduce bias, even if the dataset used to train the model is unbalanced. If a machine-learning model is…
A new strategy for producing a natural compound could also be used to generate variants with even stronger antimicrobial activity. Chemists at MIT have developed…
Discovery shows for the first time that multiferroic properties can exist in a two-dimensional material; could lead to more efficient magnetic memory devices. MIT physicists…
MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing but not other types of music. For the first…
Researchers demonstrate a method that safeguards a computer program’s secret information while enabling faster computation. Multiple programs running on the same computer may not be…