Teaching chores to an artificial agent
Activity simulator could eventually teach robots tasks like making coffee or setting the table.
Chien Wang selected to join French climate research initiative
MIT senior research scientist is one of six U.S. scientists to join French President Emmanuel Macron's "Make Our Planet Great Again" program.
Engineers design color-changing compression bandage
Bandage is threaded with photonic fibers that change color to signal pressure level.
MIT-Tufts collaboration aims to advance translational research
Collaboration will focus on the early yet critical stage of translational science, when a medical device or diagnostic tool is still in its prototype stage.
Turning up the heat on thermoelectrics
New materials, heated under high magnetic fields, could produce record levels of energy, model shows.
J-WAFS awards over $1.3 million in fourth round of seed grant funding
Eleven principal investigators from six MIT departments will receive grants totaling over $1.3 million, overhead free, for research on food and water challenges.
Ingestible “bacteria on a chip” could help diagnose disease
Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding.
Tiny particles could help fight brain cancer
Nanoparticles carrying two drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier and shrink glioblastoma tumors.
Fleet of autonomous boats could service some cities, reducing road traffic
Researchers design 3-D-printed, driverless boats that can provide transport and self-assemble into other floating structures.
How many taxis does a city need?
New dispatching approach could cut the number of cars on the road while meeting rider demand.
Gauging language proficiency through eye movement
Study tracks eye movement to determine how well people understand English as a foreign language.
Making driverless cars change lanes more like human drivers do
Algorithm computes “buffer zones” around autonomous vehicles and reassess them on the fly.
Chemists synthesize millions of proteins not found in nature
New technology could lead to development of novel “xenoprotein” drugs against infectious diseases.
A single-injection vaccine for the polio virus
Nanoparticles could offer a new way to help eradicate the disease worldwide.
TESS takes initial test image
Exoplanet-seeking satellite developed by MIT swings by moon toward final orbit.