Diagnostic exhalations
By analyzing carbon dioxide in the breath, an algorithm could help determine how to treat patients.
Research Laboratory of Electronics
Raising cryptography’s standards
Calculating encryption schemes’ theoretical security guarantees eases comparison, improvement.
Superconducting circuits, simplified
New circuit design could unlock the power of experimental superconducting computer chips.
Job seekers to job generators
RLE’s Translational Fellows Program starts up a new dimension of support for postdocs.
High-speed biologics screen
Engineers devise technology for rapidly testing drug-delivery vehicles in zebrafish.
Study: Online classes really do work
Detailed quantitative study of learning online shows success, even among those with least preparation.
Engineered proteins stick like glue — even in water
New adhesives based on mussel proteins could be useful for naval or medical applications.
Magnetic fields make the excitons go ’round
Theorists find a new way to improve efficiency of solar cells by overcoming exciton “traps.”
Toward optical chips
A promising light source for optoelectronic chips can be tuned to different frequencies.
Bound for robotic glory
New algorithm enables MIT cheetah robot to run and jump, untethered, across grass.
A new way to diagnose malaria
Using magnetic fields, technique can detect parasite’s waste products in infected blood cells.
John King, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 88
Innovative researcher and educator was a champion of attacking science problems with “ferocious vigor.”