Breaching a “carbon threshold” could lead to mass extinction
Carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences, study finds.
Making wireless communication more energy efficient
Along with studying theory, "it's also important to me that the work we are doing will help to solve real-world problems,” says LIDS student Omer Tanovic.
Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output
Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficiency limit.
Tiny motor can “walk” to carry out tasks
Mobile motor could pave the way for robots to assemble complex structures — including other robots.
Getting more heat out of sunlight
Material developed at MIT can passively capture solar heat for home heating or industrial applications.
A new way to make droplets bounce away
Engineers design surfaces that send rain flying away, potentially preventing icing or soaking.
Drag-and-drop data analytics
System lets nonspecialists use machine-learning models to make predictions for medical research, sales, and more.
Confining cell-killing treatments to tumors
Attaching a Velcro-like molecule may prevent immune proteins called cytokines from leaking out of cancerous tissue after injection.
New AI programming language goes beyond deep learning
General-purpose language works for computer vision, robotics, statistics, and more.
Translating proteins into music, and back
By turning molecular structures into sounds, researchers gain insight into protein structures and create new variations.
Study: Social robots can benefit hospitalized children
Interacting with a robotic teddy bear invented at MIT boosted young patients’ positive emotions, engagement, and activity level.
For Catherine Drennan, teaching and research are complementary passions
Professor of biology and chemistry is catalyzing new approaches in research and education to meet the climate challenge.
Chemists discover structure of glucagon fibrils
Study may be a step toward shelf-stable versions of the hormone, which is used to control diabetes.
A better way to encapsulate islet cells for diabetes treatment
Crystallized drug prevents immune system rejection of transplanted pancreatic islet cells.
“Nanoemulsion” gels offer new way to deliver drugs through the skin
Novel materials made with FDA-approved components could deliver large payloads of active ingredients.