Pharmaceutical companies once considered a protein called p38 a very attractive target for treating rheumatoid…
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It’s hard to believe that a single material can be described by as many superlatives…
Catching a bouncing ball or hitting a ball with a racket requires estimating when the…
Many patients with heart disease have a metal stent implanted to keep their coronary artery…
When and where did humans develop language? To find out, look deep inside caves, suggests…
Fragile X syndrome is the most frequent cause of intellectual disability in males, affecting one…
Integrating nanoscale fibers such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into commercial applications, from coatings for aircraft…
Most recent advances in artificial-intelligence systems such as speech- or face-recognition programs have come courtesy…
Neurons are the star of the show in brain science, but MIT researchers believe they…
Most sensitive web transactions are protected by public-key cryptography, a type of encryption that lets…
Our daily lives include hundreds of routine habits. Brushing our teeth, driving to work, or…
MIT neuroscientists have uncovered a cellular pathway that allows specific synapses to become stronger during…
Animals have evolved all manner of adaptations to get the nutrients they need. For nectar-feeding…
MIT engineers working with scientists in Kuwait have found that volcanic rocks, when pulverized into…
For decades, materials scientists have taken inspiration from the natural world. They’ll identify a biological…
MIT today announced the launch of the MIT Intelligence Quest, an initiative to discover the…
MIT engineers have just introduced an element of fun into microfluidics. The field of microfluidics…
About 1 in 750 babies born in the United States has some kind of craniofacial…