MIT Field Experiment: A “Big Push” To Lift People Out of Poverty
MIT field experiment from India finds a one-time economic boost helps the very poor fare better for at least a decade. A field experiment in…
MIT field experiment from India finds a one-time economic boost helps the very poor fare better for at least a decade. A field experiment in…
The rechargeable battery can be woven and washed, and could provide power for fiber-based electronic devices and sensors. Researchers have developed a rechargeable lithium-ion battery…
A levitating vehicle might someday explore the moon, asteroids, and other airless planetary surfaces. Aerospace engineers at MIT are testing a new concept for a…
A new study shows it’s theoretically possible. The hypothesis could be tested soon with proposed Venus-bound missions. It’s hard to imagine a more inhospitable world…
Sensor Based on Quantum Physics Could Detect SARS-CoV-2 Virus Mathematical simulations show the new approach may offer faster, cheaper, and more accurate detection, including identifying…
A new model shows that the more polarized and hyperconnected a social network is, the more likely misinformation will spread. The spread of misinformation on…
A new way of processing rare-earth and other key metals to separate them from other materials could reduce environmental impact and cost. New processing methods…
A new fabrication technique produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots. When it comes to robots, bigger isn’t always better….
The discovery, based on an unusual event dubbed “The Cow,” may offer astronomers a new way to spot infant compact objects. In June of 2018,…
Study results also show that pancreatic tumor cells can be forced into a more susceptible state by changing their environment. Over the past few decades,…
The MIT spinout has been releasing iconic video games for more than 25 years. Every holiday season, a popular new video game causes a disproportionate…
The new machine-learning system can generate a 3D scene from an image about 15,000 times faster than other methods. Humans are pretty good at looking…
Taking Some of the Guesswork Out of Drug Discovery A deep learning model rapidly predicts the 3D shapes of drug-like molecules, which could accelerate the…
Infection during pregnancy with elevated levels of the cytokine IL-17a may yield microbiome alterations that prime offspring for aberrant immune responses, mouse study suggests. Though…
The system could help physicians select the least risky treatments in urgent situations, such as treating sepsis. Sepsis claims the lives of nearly 270,000 people…
Report led by MIT scientists details a suite of privately-funded missions to hunt for life on Earth’s sibling planet. With multiple rovers landed and a…
A new “common-sense” approach to computer vision enables artificial intelligence that interprets scenes more accurately than other systems do. Computer vision systems sometimes make inferences…
Making Her Way Through MIT Graduate student Lucy Du designs novel prosthetics and seeks to inspire others to pursue engineering. Lucy Du, a doctoral student…