Study finds a surprising new role for a major immune regulator
In addition to turning on genes involved in cell defense, the STING protein also acts as an ion channel, allowing it to control a wide variety of immune responses.
In addition to turning on genes involved in cell defense, the STING protein also acts as an ion channel, allowing it to control a wide variety of immune responses.
With a new, user-friendly interface, researchers can quickly design many cellular metamaterial structures that have unique mechanical properties.
“PhotoGuard,” developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, prevents unauthorized image manipulation, safeguarding authenticity in the era of advanced generative models.
Researchers discover how to control the anomalous Hall effect and Berry curvature to create flexible quantum magnets for use in computers, robotics, and sensors.
A new technique helps a nontechnical user understand why a robot failed, and then fine-tune it with minimal effort to perform a task effectively.
In China, the use of AI-driven facial recognition helps the regime repress dissent while enhancing the technology, researchers report.
The images shed light on how electrons form superconducting pairs that glide through materials without friction.
A new technique produces perovskite nanocrystals right where they’re needed, so the exceedingly delicate materials can be integrated into nanoscale devices.
A new dataset can help scientists develop automatic systems that generate richer, more descriptive captions for online charts.
The system analyzes the likelihood that an attacker could thwart a certain security scheme to steal secret information.
The results could help turn up unconventional superconducting materials.
By adding weak linkers to a polymer network, chemists dramatically enhanced the material’s resistance to tearing.
The device emits a stream of single photons and could provide a basis for optical quantum computers.
By applying a language model to protein-drug interactions, researchers can quickly screen large libraries of potential drug compounds.
Now a global community of builders of all skill levels and backgrounds, the fab lab network grew from a single maker facility at MIT.