“Completely Unexpected” – MIT Scientists Discover Fractal Patterns in Quantum Material
The X-ray-focusing lens used in the experiment is based on a design used in lighthouses for centuries. A fractal is any geometric pattern that occurs…
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New MIT Model Recovers Valuable “Lost Dimensions” of Images and Video
Model could recreate video from motion-blurred images and “corner cameras,” may someday retrieve 3D data from 2D medical images. MIT researchers have developed a model…
MIT Assembler Robots Make Large Structures From Little Pieces – Could One Day Build Space Colonies
Assembler robots make large structures from little pieces. Systems of tiny robots may someday build high-performance structures, from airplanes to space settlements. Today’s commercial aircraft…
Giant Galaxy Cluster Used As X-Ray Magnifying Lens to Spot Super-Energetic Stages of Star Formation
Astronomers use giant galaxy cluster as X-ray magnifying lens. The new lens technique spots tiny dwarf galaxy in the first, super-energetic stages of star formation….
New Mathematical Understanding of Zeolites Could Lead Discovery of New Materials for Catalysis and Filtering
Study of minerals widely used in industrial processes could lead to discovery of new materials for catalysis and filtering. Zeolites are a class of natural…
Hunting Down Cybercriminals With New Machine-Learning System
Model from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory identifies “serial hijackers” of internet IP addresses. Hijacking IP addresses is an increasingly popular form of…
Nanocomposite ‘Electroadhesive’ Stamp Picks Up and Puts Down Microscopic Structures
New technique could enable assembly of circuit boards and displays with more minute components. If you were to pry open your smartphone, you would see…
500 Years Ago Leonardo da Vinci Designed This Bridge – Now MIT Engineers Put It to the Test
Proposed bridge would have been the world’s longest at the time; new analysis shows it would have worked. In 1502 A.D., Sultan Bayezid II sent…
Converting Plastic Waste From Cities and Rivers Into Fuel
MIT alumna addresses the world’s mounting plastic waste problem. It’s been nearly 10 years since Priyanka Bakaya MBA ’11 founded Renewlogy to develop a system…
New Microneedle Capsule Can Orally Deliver Drugs That Usually Have to Be Injected
Coated pill carries microneedles that deliver insulin and other drugs to the lining of the small intestine. Many drugs, especially those made of proteins, cannot…
Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics – Oobleck’s Weird Behavior Is Now Predictable [Video]
MIT engineers develop a model that predicts how the cornstarch-water mixture turns from liquid to solid, and back again. It’s a phenomenon many preschoolers know…
Artificial Gut Aims to Expose the Elusive Microbiome and Its Trillions of Bacteria
Testing platform will allow the research community to explore the human microbiome in new ways. The microbiome is a collection of trillions of bacteria that…
“Closer to Our Daily Life” – Scientists Observe a Single Quantum Vibration at Room Temperature
Studying a common material under ordinary conditions, researchers bring quantum behavior “closer to our daily life.” When a guitar string is plucked, it vibrates as…
Engineers Program Viruses as a New Weapon to Combat Infection
Engineered viruses could fight drug resistance: By tweaking bacteriophage genomes, MIT team creates a new weapon to combat infection. In the battle against antibiotic resistance,…
New System Helps Smart Devices Find Their Position in Places GPS Fails
Connected devices can now share position information, even in noisy, GPS-denied areas. A new system developed by researchers at MIT and elsewhere helps networks of…
New Ultrathin Coating to Corrosion-Proof Thin Atomic Sheets
Ultrathin coating could protect 2D materials from corrosion, enabling their use in optics and electronics. A variety of two-dimensional materials that have promising properties for…
Is Dark Matter Warm, Cold, or ‘Fuzzy’? New Simulations Provide Intriguing Insights.
Scientists simulate early galaxy formation in a universe of dark matter that is ultralight, or “fuzzy,” rather than cold or warm. Dark matter was likely…
This Flat Structure Can Morph Into the Shape of a Human Face
New structural design could lead to self-deploying tents or adaptive robotic fins. Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have designed 3-D printed mesh-like structures that morph…