Engineered Capsule that Buckles Under Pressure
Borrowing design ideas from a toy, scientists at MIT and Harvard have developed a new type of engineered capsule, dubbed “buckliball.” This one-piece silicone sphere…
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Runaway Planets at 30 Million MPH
It’s hard to imagine planets that zip around at 30 million mph, but it was only a few years ago that astronomers found a “flying…
Nanoparticle Based MRI Technique Predicts Onset of Diabetes
While working with mice, researchers were able to use a new magnetic nanoparticle-based MRI technique to predict Type-1 diabetes and were able to leverage this…
New Nanofabrication Process for Metamaterials
The development of metamaterials continues to move forward as physicists at Harvard have used short and powerful laser pulses to create 3-D patterns of tiny…
Magnetic Anomalies on Moon
A new report suggests that the magnetic anomalies on the moon are remnants of a massive asteroid collision, which is believed to have occurred some…
Study Shows Increased Mortality Risk from Red Meat Consumption
Say goodbye to fast-food burgers and hello to fresh garden salads. While observing 37,698 men for up to 22 years and 83,644 women for up…
3-D Image Shows How DNA Packs Itself into a “Fractal Globule”
A new imaging technique is giving scientists their first three-dimensional view of the human genome and how DNA is packed inside cells. Research has shown…
Researchers Induce Magnetism to a Non-Magnetic Organism
To better understand the underlying biology of induced magnetization, researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School…
Cholera Kills off its Microbial Rivals by Jabbing Them with a Spring-Loaded Poison Dagger
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the California Institute of Technology teamed up to image the T6SS system working in real-time to prove their hypothesis…
Researchers Develop DNA Nanorobot to Seek Specific Cell Targets
Novel technology could potentially seek out cancer cells and cause them to self-destruct. Inspired by the mechanics of the body’s own immune system, researchers at…
Mutations in TTN Gene Cause Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
The use of modern DNA sequencing platforms has helped researchers find a genetic explanation for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Researchers at Harvard Medical School found…
Researchers Suggest Halofuginone (HF) May Treat Autoimmune Disorders
Researchers from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine discovered the molecular secrets behind the Chinese herbal remedy known as chang shan. By researching halofuginone (HF),…
Previously Unknown Hominin Discovered In Denisova Cave in Siberia
The Denisova Cave, perched high in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia, has been a large natural shelter for humans and animals for tens of…
Chemists Work on Synthetic Cell Creation
Chemists Neal Devaraj and Itay Budin are working on the creation of a “synthetic cell.” Their goal is to create a living organism from non-living…
Neuroscientists Study Cortical Areas Specialized in Processing Visual Inputs in Mice
Neuroscientists found that mice, like humans, have distinct processing streams in visual cortical areas and plan to use this to explore more deeply the neurological…
DARPA Researchers Use Electricity to Suppress Fire
DARPA’s research team at Harvard University is focusing on electricity as a means to fight fire. By using a flame-suppression system based on destabilization of…
MR Spectroscopy Helps Measure Brain Tumor Mutation
A team of researchers from MIT, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Agios Pharmaceuticals are using MR spectroscopy to measure whether brain tumors have a…
Molecular Motor Dynein Exhibits Strut Like Movement
It seems that inefficiency isn’t always a bad thing. Recent research shows that dynein, a motor protein, has a “strut” like motion instead of the…