A Link between Inflammation and Cancer
New research from MIT reveals a link between inflammation and cancer, showing that the timing of inflammation determines whether potentially cancerous mutations may arise. A…
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New Technique Enlarges Tissue Samples, Making Them Easier to Image
By physically enlarging the specimen itself, researchers from MIT have invented a new way to visualize the nanoscale structure of the brain and other tissues….
Meteorites Were Byproducts of Planetary Formation, Not Building Blocks
A newly published study from researchers at MIT and Purdue University reveals that chondrules were byproducts of a violent and messy planetary process, not building…
MIT Study Shows Rainfall Releases Aerosols on Impact
MIT scientists use high-speed cameras to show that when a raindrop hits a surface it traps tiny air bubbles at the point of contact and…
New Device Allows Scientists to Watch How Cells Interact
MIT engineers have developed a new device that allows scientists to observe communication between immune cells. The immune system is a complex network of many…
New Algorithm Should Enable Household Robots to Better Identify Objects
New research from MIT shows that a system using an off-the-shelf algorithm to aggregate different perspectives allows household robots to recognize four times as many…
New Photon Detectors – A Crucial Step Toward Quantum Chips
In a new study, researchers describe a micrometer-scale flip-chip process that enables scalable integration of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors on a range of photonic circuits….
Thermal-Imaging Quickly Tracks Energy Leaks in Homes and Buildings
New thermal-imaging cars from MIT spinout Essess can quickly track energy leaks in thousands of homes and buildings, helping owners curb energy loss. In 2007,…
New Half-Light Half-Matter Quantum Particles
A newly published study details how a team of researchers were able to discover half-light, half-matter particles in atomically thin semiconductors. Prospects of developing computing…
MIT Scientists Use Optogenetics to Trigger REM Sleep
By using optogenetics to trigger REM sleep in mice, a team of researchers from MIT has moved a step closer to being able to produce…
Floating Nuclear Power Plants Could Enhance Safety
MIT researchers detail how a floating nuclear power plant design could provide enhanced safety – it would be unaffected by the motions of a tsunami…
New System Allows Individuals to Pick and Choose What Data to Share
A new prototype system from MIT stores data from your digital devices in a single location that you specify, allowing you to pick and choose…
New Research Shows Vocalizing Birds Could Tell Us More About Speech Disorders
New genomics research from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory suggests vocalizing birds could tell us more about speech disorders. Think that sparrow whistling…
A New Understanding of How to Trap Light
A newly published study from MIT reveals the mechanism responsible for trapping the light, showing that this trapped state is much more stable than had…
New Computer Neural Networks Identify As Well As The Primate Brain
A new study from MIT neuroscientists shows that the newest computer neural networks can identify visual objects as well as the primate brain. For decades,…
A High-Obliquity Planet Could Be Habitable
A newly published study from scientists at MIT reveals that even a high-obliquity planet with a nearly horizontal axis could potentially support life, so long…
New Mathematical Relationship for Superconductors
Engineers from MIT have discovered a new mathematical relationship between material thickness, temperature, and electrical resistance that appears to hold in all superconductors. The result…
Valleytronics Help Researchers Move Toward a New Kind of 2D Microchip
Using an approach called valleytronics, a team of researchers has cleared hurdles toward a new kind of 2D microchip that uses different electron properties. New…
