Hearing through the clatter
Study reveals brain regions that respond differently to the presence of background noise, suggesting the brain progressively hones in on and isolates sounds.
Using rigorous evaluation to reduce and prevent homelessness in North America
New J-PAL North America publication highlights how rigorous research can improve policies to help people access and maintain stable, affordable housing.
How to make a book last for millennia
Study of Dead Sea Scroll sheds light on a lost ancient parchment-making technology.
Creating new opportunities from nanoscale materials
MIT Professor Frances Ross is pioneering new techniques to study materials growth and how structure relates to performance.
Exotic physics phenomenon is observed for first time
Observation of the predicted non-Abelian Aharonov-Bohm Effect may offer step toward fault-tolerant quantum computers.
A tech intervention to tame tuberculosis
An interactive program using mobile phones helps more patients conclude treatment successfully.
How “information gerrymandering” influences voters
Study analyzes how networks can distort voters’ perceptions and change election results.
Soft robotics breakthrough manages immune response for implanted devices
Discovery could enable longer-lasting and better-functioning devices — including pacemakers, breast implants, biosensors, and drug delivery devices.
A summer at the MSRP-Bio reveals connections between proteins, people, and passions
Undergraduate Meucci Ilunga spent 10 weeks investigating protein interactions, exploring career options, and making new friends.
Comparing primate vocalizations
Study shows Old World monkeys combine items in speech — but only two and never more, unlike humans.
A comprehensive catalogue of human digestive tract bacteria
Researchers identify nearly 8,000 strains of bacteria, while also clarifying their genetic and metabolic context.
For first time, astronomers catch asteroid in the act of changing color
Asteroid is likely shedding reddish dust, revealing a fresh, blue surface beneath.
New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds
Deaths of prominent life scientists tend to be followed by a surge in highly cited research by newcomers.
MIT’s fleet of autonomous boats can now shapeshift
New capabilities allow “roboats” to change configurations to form pop-up bridges, stages, and other structures.
Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels
Magnetically controlled device could deliver clot-reducing therapies in response to stroke or other brain blockages.