New Lithium-Based Battery Design Makes Use of Greenhouse Gas
New lithium-based battery could make use of greenhouse gas before it ever gets into the atmosphere. A new type of battery developed by researchers at…
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Scientists Reveal How Phytoplankton Survive in Nutrient Deficient Ocean Gyres
Subtropical gyres are huge, sustained currents spanning thousands of kilometers across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, where very little grows. With nutrients in short supply,…
Fish-Eye Lens May Produce Quantum Entanglement Between Atoms
Nearly 150 years ago, the physicist James Maxwell proposed that a circular lens that is thickest at its center, and that gradually thins out at…
New Research Shows How Sickled Red Blood Cells Clump Together
One of the most common complications of sickle-cell disease occurs when deformed red blood cells clump together, blocking tiny blood vessels and causing severe pain…
New Technique Allows Engineers To 3D Print Colloidal Crystals
MIT engineers have united the principles of self-assembly and 3-D printing using a new technique, which they highlight today in the journal Advanced Materials. By…
MIT Media Lab Researchers Develop Wireless Underwater to Air Communications
MIT researchers have taken a step toward solving a longstanding challenge with wireless communication: direct data transmission between underwater and airborne devices. Today, underwater sensors…
Scientists Reveal Cellular Changes That Lead to Chronic Allergic Inflammation
Findings suggest mechanisms for the persistence of nasal polyps and possible new treatment strategies. Chronic rhinosinusitis is distinct from your average case of seasonal allergies….
MIT Scientists Discover New Antibiotic Candidates
The human body produces many antimicrobial peptides that help the immune system fend off infection. Scientists hoping to harness these peptides as potential antibiotics have…
Ancient Quasars Help Confirm Quantum Entanglement
New results are among the strongest evidence yet for “spooky action at a distance.” Last year, physicists at MIT, the University of Vienna, and elsewhere…
New Test Helps Identify People at Risk for Five Deadly Diseases
A research team at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and Harvard Medical School (HMS) reports a new kind of…
Scientists Discover a Massive Galaxy Cluster Hiding in Plain Sight
MIT scientists have uncovered a sprawling new galaxy cluster hiding in plain sight. The cluster, which sits a mere 2.4 billion light years from Earth,…
“Time-Folded Optics” Create New Possibilities for Imaging
MIT researchers have developed novel photography optics that capture images based on the timing of reflecting light inside the optics, instead of the traditional approach…
Artificial Intelligence Uses “Self-Learning” to Make Cancer Treatment Less Toxic
Machine-learning system determines the fewest, smallest doses that could still shrink brain tumors. MIT researchers are employing novel machine-learning techniques to improve the quality of…
Engineers Incorporate Optoelectronic Diodes Into Washable Fabrics
The latest development in textiles and fibers is a kind of soft hardware that you can wear: cloth that has electronic devices built right into…
Hydrogen Peroxide-Sensing Molecule Helps Select Effective Cancer Therapy
MIT chemical engineers have developed a new sensor that lets them see inside cancer cells and determine whether the cells are responding to a particular…
On-Chip Optical Filter Provides Cheaper Alternative to “Broadband” Filters
Silicon-based system offers smaller, cheaper alternative to other “broadband” filters; could improve a variety of photonic devices. MIT researchers have designed an optical filter on…
Machine-Learning Models Capture Subtle Variations in Facial Expressions
Personalized machine-learning models capture subtle variations in facial expressions to better gauge how we feel. MIT Media Lab researchers have developed a machine-learning model that…
Proposal for Powerful Particle Collider Gets National Academies’ Go-Ahead
The case for an ambitious new particle accelerator to be built in the United States has just gotten a major boost. Today, the National Academies…