Lopsided “David and Goliath” Black Hole Merger With an Oddball Origin Story
Researchers suggest a novel process to explain the collision of a large black hole and a much smaller one. A lopsided merger of two black…
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Massive “Bang” in LIGO and Virgo Gravitational-Wave Detectors: Fabric of Space-Time Shaken by Binary Black Hole Merger
A binary black hole merger likely produced gravitational waves equal to the energy of eight suns. For all its vast emptiness, the universe is humming…
Robot Takes Contact-Free Measurements of COVID-19 Patients’ Vital Signs
The research described in this article has been published on a preprint server but has not yet been peer-reviewed by scientific or medical experts. During…
NSF Announces MIT-Led Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions
IAIFI will advance physics knowledge — from the smallest building blocks of nature to the largest structures in the universe — and galvanize AI research…
Quantum Computing Performance May Soon Hit a Wall, Due to Interference From Cosmic Rays
Building quantum computers underground or designing radiation-proof qubits may be needed, researchers find. The practicality of quantum computing hangs on the integrity of the quantum…
MIT Develops Synthetic Coating for the Gut That Could Block Glucose Absorption to Treat Diabetes & Obesity
MIT engineers devise a temporary film that could deliver drugs or aid in digestion and may help treat diabetes, infections, and other conditions. By making…
In the COVID-19 Planetary Standstill, Are We Still Listening to Space?
Despite the planet’s seeming standstill, graduate students continue to use LIGO to identify astrophysical events. When LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, and its European…
New MIT Syringe Technology Could Enable Injection of Concentrated Biologic Drugs
Researchers have designed a simple, low-cost device for subcutaneous injection of viscous formulations. MIT researchers have developed a simple, low-cost technology to administer powerful drug…
MIT’s Lauryn Kortman: Juggling Fusion Magnets and LED Batons
Rising MIT sophomore finds satisfaction designing for the laboratory and the playing field. When Lauryn Kortman enrolled in Founder’s Journey, MIT’s entrepreneur-based first-year student seminar,…
Breaking Free From Batteries: Industrial “Internet of Things” Platform Built on Battery-Free Sensors
Everactive presents the factory of the future, batteries not included. Many analysts have predicted an explosion in the number of industrial “internet of things” (IoT)…
MIT’s Asegun Henry on “Grand Thermal Challenges” to Save Humanity From Extinction Due to Climate Change
“Our mission here is to save humanity from extinction due to climate change,” says MIT professor. More than 90 percent of the world’s energy use…
MIT’s Azra Akšamija: Rebuilding Cultures Through Art, Design, and Community
Once displaced by war, MIT’s Azra Akšamija creates works of cultural resilience in the face of social conflict. In the spring of 2016, a striking…
How MIT Built Its Own COVID-19 Testing Trailer That Can Test Up to 1,500 People a Day
Designed and assembled by experts from across the Institute, the facility should enable testing of up to 1,500 people a day. In mid-March, in response…
How Airplanes Counteract Luminous Plasma Phenomenon, St. Elmo’s Fire, During Thunderstorms
On the ground, windy conditions strengthen these electrical flashes, but new experiments tell a different story for flying objects. At the height of a thunderstorm,…
New Research Finds That Mask Mandates Have Major Impact – Tens of Thousands of Lives at Stake
Analysis shows requiring masks for public-facing U.S. business employees on April 1 would have saved tens of thousands of lives. The research described in this…
MIT Engineers Discover How Shaving Soft Hair Dulls Even the Sharpest of Razors
Human hair is 50 times softer than steel, yet it can chip away a razor’s edge, a new study shows. Razors, scalpels, and knives are…
MIT Makes Their Own Lava, Discovers Lava Oceans May Not Explain Brightness of Some Hot Super-Earths
By making their own lava and cooled glass, scientists find these materials likely aren’t responsible for the unexpected glow of some exoplanets. Arguably some of…
Origin of Oddball Meteorites: Exploring Magnetization Preserved for Billions of Years
Berkeley Lab scientists contribute to study exploring magnetization preserved for billions of years in meteorite samples. X-ray experiments at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)…