Bio-Inspired, Blood-Repelling Tissue Glue Can Seal Wounds Quickly and Stop Bleeding
A new adhesive that mimics the sticky substance barnacles use to cling to rocks may offer a better way to treat traumatic injuries. Inspired by…
A new adhesive that mimics the sticky substance barnacles use to cling to rocks may offer a better way to treat traumatic injuries. Inspired by…
MIT-led research team fashions graphene foam into device that can extract uranium and other heavy metals from tap water. Some kinds of water pollution, such…
Technique for editing bacterial genomes can record interactions between cells, may offer a way to edit genes in the human microbiome. Biological engineers at MIT…
SMART researchers have developed an innovative method to detect and quantify the B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant of concern via wastewater epidemiology. Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance…
The tabletop diagnostic yields results in an hour and can be programmed to detect variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Engineers at MIT and Harvard University…
The results could help scientists unravel the processes underlying plate tectonics. If the Earth’s oceans were drained completely, they would reveal a massive chain of…
Daniel Korsun’s undergraduate career at MIT prepared him to look more deeply into fusion magnet technology and design. “That was your warmup. Now we’re really…
Applied in the field, a new model reduced quakes from oil and gas processes; could help manage seismic events from carbon sequestration. When humans pump…
Research from MIT Haystack Observatory finds a stratospheric warming event over Antarctica linked to anomalies in near-Earth space above North America and Europe. Weather is…
Suono Bio, founded by two MIT professors and an alumnus, is using a proven technology to boost the treatment of gastrointestinal tract disorders. It can…
MIT researchers train a neural network to predict a “boiling crisis,” with potential applications for cooling computer chips and nuclear reactors. Boiling is not just…
A new study calculates the waste generated by N95 usage and suggests possible ways to reduce it. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, face…
To quickly express learning and memory genes, brain cells snap both strands of DNA in many more places and cell types than previously realized, a…
New findings might help inform the design of more powerful MRI machines or robust quantum computers. MIT physicists have observed signs of a rare type…
Study suggests a common mechanism underlies some behavioral traits seen in autism and schizophrenia. Many neurodevelopmental disorders share similar symptoms, such as learning disabilities or…
MIT alumnus-founded RightHand Robotics has developed picking robots that are more reliable and adaptable in warehouse environments. For most people, the task of identifying an…
The design could lead to conformable wearable monitors to track skin cancer and other conditions. MIT engineers and researchers in South Korea have developed a…
Salvatore Vitale describes how gravitational-wave signals suggest black holes completely devoured their companion neutron stars. Recently, an international team of scientists, including researchers at MIT,…