Controlling our internal world
Design principles from robotics help researchers decipher elements controlling mental processes in the brain.
Recovering “lost dimensions” of images and video
Model could recreate video from motion-blurred images and “corner cameras,” may someday retrieve 3D data from 2D medical images.
Assembler robots make large structures from little pieces
Systems of tiny robots may someday build high-performance structures, from airplanes to space settlements.
Astronomers use giant galaxy cluster as X-ray magnifying lens
New lens technique spots tiny dwarf galaxy in the first, super-energetic stages of star formation.
Study reveals how mucus tames microbes
Specialized sugar molecules called glycans can disarm opportunistic pathogens and prevent infection.
“Electroadhesive” stamp picks up and puts down microscopic structures
New technique could enable assembly of circuit boards and displays with more minute components.
Engineers put Leonardo da Vinci’s bridge design to the test
Proposed bridge would have been the world’s longest at the time; new analysis shows it would have worked.
New method visualizes groups of neurons as they compute
Fluorescent probe could allow scientists to watch circuits within the brain and link their activity to specific behaviors.
Using machine learning to hunt down cybercriminals
Model from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory identifies “serial hijackers” of internet IP addresses.
Alzheimer’s plaque emerges early and deep in the brain
Clumps of amyloid protein emerge early in deep regions, such as the mammillary body, and march outward in the brain along specific circuits.
A look at Japan’s evolving intelligence efforts
New book examines the past and future of Japanese intelligence services in a rapidly shifting world.
New capsule can orally deliver drugs that usually have to be injected
Coated pill carries microneedles that deliver insulin and other drugs to the lining of the small intestine.
A new mathematical approach to understanding zeolites
Study of minerals widely used in industrial processes could lead to discovery of new materials for catalysis and filtering.
Scientists observe a single quantum vibration under ordinary conditions
Studying a common material at room temperature, researchers bring quantum behavior “closer to our daily life.”
Oobleck’s weird behavior is now predictable
MIT engineers develop a model that predicts how the cornstarch-water mixture turns from liquid to solid, and back again.