Remembering Octavian-Eugen Ganea, a gifted MIT postdoc AI researcher and beloved colleague The brilliant scientist was known for both the depth of his intellect and his kindness. July 7, 2022 Read full story →
Smart textiles sense how their users are moving Researchers develop a comfortable, form-fitting fabric that recognizes its wearer’s activities, like walking, running, and jumping. July 7, 2022 Read full story →
Ancient African smelting technique sparks anew at MIT Building and working a clay-and-grass furnace, teachers and students learn more than how to turn ore into metal. July 6, 2022 Read full story →
Better living through multicellular life cycles Researchers reveal how an algae-eating bacterium solves an environmental engineering challenge. June 30, 2022 Read full story →
Tissue model reveals key players in liver regeneration By tracing the steps of liver regrowth, MIT engineers hope to harness the liver’s regenerative abilities to help treat chronic disease. June 27, 2022 Read full story →
At the forefront of building with biology Ritu Raman leads the Raman Lab, where she creates adaptive biological materials for applications in medicine and machines. June 22, 2022 Read full story →
Robotic lightning bugs take flight Inspired by fireflies, researchers create insect-scale robots that can emit light when they fly, which enables motion tracking and communication. June 21, 2022 Read full story →
New model helps identify mutations that drive cancer The system rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells, could help researchers find targets for new drugs. June 20, 2022 Read full story →
Robert Langer wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award Institute Professor honored for groundbreaking work in nucleic acid delivery and nanoparticles. June 17, 2022 Read full story →
Artificial neural networks model face processing in autism A new computational model could explain differences in recognizing facial emotions. June 16, 2022 Read full story →
MIT-Northpond Program created to advance innovation in engineering and life sciences The five-year collaboration aims to accelerate the translation of breakthrough engineering and biology for human health. June 15, 2022 Read full story →
MIT announces 2022 Bose grants for ambitious ideas Tenth anniversary of the program rewards three innovative projects. June 13, 2022 Read full story →
Could used beer yeast be the solution to heavy metal contamination in water? A study shows that yeast, an abundant waste product from breweries, can filter out even trace amounts of lead. June 13, 2022 Read full story →
An astrophysicist in a biomedical universe Magdelena Allen is developing a highly sensitive brain PET scanner that can help answer fundamental questions in neuroscience and particle physics. June 10, 2022 Read full story →
New CRISPR-based map ties every human gene to its function Jonathan Weissman and collaborators used their single-cell sequencing tool Perturb-seq on every expressed gene in the human genome, linking each to its job in the cell. June 9, 2022 Read full story →