Reasons to go outside
A MindHandHeart Innovation Fund project spearheaded by staff member Angelique Scarpa is bringing elements of nature to MIT.
A MindHandHeart Innovation Fund project spearheaded by staff member Angelique Scarpa is bringing elements of nature to MIT.
New light-sensitive material could eliminate some of the endoscopic procedures needed to remove gastrointestinal devices.
The 10th round of MindHandHeart Innovation Fund projects is bringing diversity, equity, and inclusion, wellness, and community-building programming to campus.
Three innovative research projects in literature, plant epigenetics, and chemical engineering will be supported by Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Method concentrates radionuclides in a small portion of a nuclear plant’s wastewater, allowing the rest to be recycled.
Specialized invisible dye, delivered along with a vaccine, could enable “on-patient” storage of vaccination history to save lives in regions where paper or digital records aren’t available.
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks.
Chemical engineers program bacteria to switch between different metabolic pathways, boosting their yield of desirable products.
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.
New material should be relatively easy to produce at an industrial scale, researchers say.
Researchers develop a method to isolate and sequence the RNA of T cells that react to a specific target.
New strategy for encapsulating nutrients makes it easier to fortify foods with iron and vitamin A.
New method overcomes limitations of existing chemical procedures and may accelerate nanoengineering of materials.
Coating particles with “right-handed” molecules could help them penetrate cancer cells more easily.
The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open air.