New Technique Identifies Electricity-Producing Bacteria
Microbes screened with a new microfluidic process might be used in power generation or environmental cleanup. Living in extreme conditions requires creative adaptations. For certain…
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Scientists Detect X-Ray Pulse Near Event Horizon
Pulse pattern suggests distant black hole must be spinning at least at 50 percent the speed of light. On Nov. 22, 2014, astronomers spotted a…
TESS Discovers Its Third Small Planet Outside Our Solar System
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, TESS, has discovered a third small planet outside our solar system, scientists announced this week at the annual American Astronomical…
MIT Engineers Create an Inhalable Form of Messenger RNA
Messenger RNA, which can induce cells to produce therapeutic proteins, holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases. The biggest obstacle to this approach…
Physicists Record Temporal Coherence of a Graphene Qubit
Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have recorded, for the first time, the “temporal coherence” of a graphene qubit — meaning how long it can maintain…
Neuroscientists Devise New Technique To Preserve Biological Tissue
MIT chemical engineers and neuroscientists have devised a new way to preserve biological tissue, allowing them to visualize proteins, DNA, and other molecules within cells,…
Scientists Develop Electronic Pill That Can Be Controlled Wirelessly
Researchers at MIT, Draper, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed an ingestible capsule that can be controlled using Bluetooth wireless technology. The capsule, which…
“Sun in a box” Stores Renewable Energy & Delivers It on Demand
MIT engineers have come up with a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, and deliver that…
Chemists Discover Unexpected Synergy Between Two Cancer Drugs
A class of cancer drugs called protein kinase inhibitors is one of the most effective treatments for melanoma. However, in many cases, tumors eventually become…
New Arthritis Treatment Prevents Cartilage Breakdown
Injectable material made of nanoscale particles can deliver arthritis drugs throughout cartilage. Osteoarthritis, a disease that causes severe joint pain, affects more than 20 million…
Innovative Approach to Controlling Magnetism Opens Route to Ultra-Low-Power Microchips
A new approach to controlling magnetism in a microchip could open the doors to memory, computing, and sensing devices that consume drastically less power than…
New Battery Design Extends the Life of Low-Cost, Lightweight Batteries
New battery design could greatly extend the shelf life of single-use metal-air batteries for electric vehicles, off-grid storage, and other applications. Metal-air batteries are one…
Neuroscientists Identify Brain Activity Pattern Linked to Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia, a brain disorder that produces hallucinations, delusions, and cognitive impairments, usually strikes during adolescence or young adulthood. While some signs can suggest that a…
Existing Laser Technology Could Be Used To Attract Aliens
If extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new MIT study proposes that laser technology on Earth could, in principle, be fashioned into something…
Novel Surface Design Overcomes Condensation, Offers New Approach to Liquid-Repelling Surfaces
“Omniphobic” might sound like a way to describe someone who is afraid of everything, but it actually refers to a special type of surface that…
MIT Develops New Way to Help Blood Cells Regenerate Faster
Patients with blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma are often treated by irradiating their bone marrow to destroy the diseased cells. After the treatment,…
Dendrites Help Explain the Unique Computing Power of Our Brain
Neurons in the human brain receive electrical signals from thousands of other cells, and long neural extensions called dendrites play a critical role in incorporating…
Probiotics and Antibiotics Eradicate Drug-Resistant Bacteria
In the fight against drug-resistant bacteria, MIT researchers have enlisted the help of beneficial bacteria known as probiotics. In a new study, the researchers showed…