Scientists Discover That Chromosomes Are Fluid
Chromosome manipulation in live cells indicates that they are fluid. Researchers from CNRS, the Curie Institute, and Sorbonne University have successfully physically acted on chromosomes in live…
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Chrysalis: Saturn’s Ancient, Missing Moon
Saturn’s Rings and Tilt Could Be the Product of an Ancient, Missing Moon According to a new study, a “grazing encounter” may have smashed the…
MIT AI Image Generator System Makes Models Like DALL-E 2 More Creative
A new method developed by researchers uses multiple models to create more complex images with better understanding. With the introduction of DALL-E, the internet had…
Innovative MIT Passive Cooling System Works Without Electricity
Relying on evaporation and radiation — but not electricity — the MIT passive cooling system could keep food fresh longer or supplement air conditioning in…
MIT Researchers Say Autism Studies Tend To Exclude Women
A commonly used screening test creates a gender gap that may hinder autism diagnosis and treatment for women and girls. Researchers who study autism have…
Using DNA To Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Valuable Products
MIT Assistant Professor Ariel Furst and her colleagues are looking to DNA to help guide the process. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a significant product of…
MIT Contributes to Success of Historic Fusion Ignition Experiment
MIT students are part of the large team that achieved fusion ignition for the first time in a laboratory. Researchers around the world have been…
MIT Warns: Astronomers Risk Misinterpreting Planetary Signals in Webb Space Telescope Data
Refining current opacity models will be key to extracting details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from the powerful new…
MIT Chemists Discover How a Shape-Shifting Receptor Influences Cell Growth
New insight into the way the EGF receptor sends signals into cells could help researchers design new cancer drugs that target this protein. Receptors found…
MOXIE Experiment Successfully Making Oxygen on Mars
Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument reliably generates breathable oxygen from the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere. Nearly 100 million miles from Earth, on…
New App Uses AI To Classify Skin Conditions With the Snap of a Picture
Piction Health, founded by Susan Conover SM ’15, uses machine learning to help physicians identify and manage skin disease. When Susan Conover wanted to get…
A New Concept for Low-Cost Batteries – Made From Inexpensive, Abundant Materials
An aluminum-sulfur battery, made from inexpensive, abundant materials, could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources. As ever larger installations of wind and solar…
MIT Scientists Release Open-Source Photorealistic Simulator for Autonomous Driving
MIT researchers unveil the first open-source simulation engine capable of constructing realistic environments for deployable training and testing of autonomous vehicles. Since they’ve proven to…
MIT Researchers 3D Print Precise Plasma Sensors for Satellites
Cheap and quick to produce, these digitally manufactured plasma sensors could help scientists predict the weather or study climate change. Scientists at MIT have created…
Patients With Aphasia Use Different Cognitive Tools To Compensate for Language Deficits
Study Illuminates Trade-Off Between Complex Words and Complex Sentences A team of cognitive scientists and doctors finds that patients with aphasia use different cognitive tools…
MIT’s Tiny Robotic Lightning Bugs Take Flight
Inspired by fireflies, scientists create insect-scale robots that can emit light when they fly, which enables motion tracking and communication. Lightning bugs that light up…
Natel Energy: Making Hydropower Plants More Fish-Friendly and Sustainable
Natel Energy, launched by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and other features that mimic natural river conditions. Growing up on…
Why Do Cancer Cells Need Fat?
A study explains why many cancer cells need the import of fat. The unexpected causes of cancer cells’ frequent reliance on fat imports are being…
