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Research from MIT Haystack Observatory finds a stratospheric warming event over Antarctica linked to anomalies in near-Earth space above North America and Europe. Weather is…
Suono Bio, founded by two MIT professors and an alumnus, is using a proven technology to boost the treatment of gastrointestinal tract disorders. It can…
MIT researchers train a neural network to predict a “boiling crisis,” with potential applications for cooling computer chips and nuclear reactors. Boiling is not just…
A new study calculates the waste generated by N95 usage and suggests possible ways to reduce it. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began last year, face…
To quickly express learning and memory genes, brain cells snap both strands of DNA in many more places and cell types than previously realized, a…
New findings might help inform the design of more powerful MRI machines or robust quantum computers. MIT physicists have observed signs of a rare type…
Study suggests a common mechanism underlies some behavioral traits seen in autism and schizophrenia. Many neurodevelopmental disorders share similar symptoms, such as learning disabilities or…
MIT alumnus-founded RightHand Robotics has developed picking robots that are more reliable and adaptable in warehouse environments. For most people, the task of identifying an…
The design could lead to conformable wearable monitors to track skin cancer and other conditions. MIT engineers and researchers in South Korea have developed a…
Salvatore Vitale describes how gravitational-wave signals suggest black holes completely devoured their companion neutron stars. Recently, an international team of scientists, including researchers at MIT,…
Diagnostic nanoparticles could be used to monitor tumor recurrence after treatment or to perform routine cancer screenings. Most of the tests that doctors use to…
What’s SSUP? The Sample, Simulate, Update cognitive model developed by MIT researchers learns to use tools like humans do. Human beings are naturally creative tool…
Waging a Two-Pronged Campaign Against Climate Change With MIGHTR, MIT PhD student W. Robb Stewart aims to speed construction of new nuclear plants to help…
Researchers could rapidly obtain high-resolution images of blood vessels and neurons within the brain. To create high-resolution, 3D images of tissues such as the brain,…
A new seed-coating process could facilitate agriculture on marginal arid lands by enabling the seeds to retain any available water. As the world continues to…
Asegun Henry has a big idea for tackling climate change: Store up the sun. “This is the key, the linchpin that will set a lot…
Radioactive molecules are sensitive to subtle nuclear phenomena and might help physicists probe the violation of the most fundamental symmetries of nature. Imagine a dust…
First experimental evidence of spin excitations in an atomically thin material helps answer 30-year-old questions, could lead to better medical diagnostics and more. Physicists from…