Mapping the cellular circuits behind spitting
Roundworms change the flow of material in and out of their mouths in response to bright light, revealing a new way for neurons to control muscle cells.
Roundworms change the flow of material in and out of their mouths in response to bright light, revealing a new way for neurons to control muscle cells.
System could reclaim pure water from power plant cooling towers; at-scale prototypes tested on MIT facilities have proven effective.
People rarely vote after being incarcerated. Associate Professor Ariel White wonders what can be done about it.
New research using patent data could help inform decision-makers by predicting which technologies are improving the fastest.
Experiment with working poor in India finds no impact from more night sleep, though naps help; rest quality may be key.
The results could help scientists unravel the processes underlying plate tectonics.
SMART researchers have developed an innovative method to detect and quantify the B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant of concern via wastewater epidemiology.
Applied in the field, a new model reduced quakes from oil and gas processes; could help manage seismic events from carbon sequestration.
The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.
MIT researchers use cell tower data to show that movement during Covid-19-related lockdowns declined the most in wealthier areas with more people.
Interest is growing in mining the ocean for valuable metals. A new study helps gauge the extent of the impact.
The visual cortex stores and remembers individual images, but mice can’t recognize image sequences without guidance from the hippocampus.
Research from MIT Haystack Observatory finds a stratospheric warming event over Antarctica linked to anomalies in near-Earth space above North America and Europe.
New findings might help inform the design of more powerful MRI machines or robust quantum computers.
A new study describes why, in the sector where emissions are hardest to cut, carbon capture could be the sharpest knife.