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At a time when hostilities between countries increasingly occur online a new paper, co-authored by an MIT professor, suggests why countries that retaliate too much against online attacks make things worse for themselves.

This recording is a product of a glissando of sound waves that a team of MIT physicists sent through a carefully controlled gas of elementary particles known as fermions. The way that sound travels through this fluid can be used to calculate the sound, and “quantum friction,” in neutron stars and other perfect fluids.

More than 75 percent of the the quality engineering startup Ultranauts' employees are on the autism spectrum, allowing the company to tap into the unique strengths of each team member as it helps large enterprises and mature startups improve the quality of their data, analytics, and software.

A new MIT-developed system called RoboGrammar makes it possible to simulate and determine which robot design, out of thousands of possibilities, will work best based on what parts you have laying around your shop and what terrain it needs to traverse.

Since the coronavirus pandemic began in the spring, many people have only seen their close friends and loved ones during video calls, if at all. A new study from MIT finds that the longings we feel during this kind of social isolation share a neural basis with the food cravings we feel when hungry.

MIT researchers have found that people who are asymptomatic for Covid-19 may differ from healthy individuals in the way that they cough. These differences are not decipherable to the human ear. But it turns out that they can be picked up by artificial intelligence. 

In elections, every vote counts. Or should count. But a new study by an MIT professor indicates that in the 2016 U.S. general election, 4 percent of all mail-in ballots were not counted — about 1.4 million votes, or 1 percent of all votes cast, signaling a significant problem that could grow in 2020.

A study co-authored by MIT political scientist, Charles Stewart, quantifies the "blue shift" effect by state, analyzes its causes, and shows why the 2020 election might indeed be decided after Nov. 3.

Scientists at MIT, Cardiff University, and elsewhere have observed what may be signs of life in the clouds of Venus.

As the air cleared after lockdowns, solar installations in Delhi produced 8 percent more power, study shows.