Our hairy insides
Engineers predict how flowing fluid will bend tiny hairs that line blood vessels and intestines.
Using machine learning to improve patient care
New CSAIL research employs many types of medical data, including electronic health records, to predict outcomes in hospitals.
Industrial “edge cities” have helped China grow
Study: Commercial parks have boosted growth, created new urban centers.
Investigating space weather effects of the 2017 solar eclipse
Atmospheric scientists at the MIT Haystack Observatory will study North American eclipse effects on space weather with radar and navigational satellites.
Feng Zhang to share Albany Medical Prize
Five recipients honored for their fundamental and complementary accomplishments related to CRISPR-Cas9.
Researchers clarify mystery about proposed battery material
Study explains conflicting results from other experiments, may lead to batteries with more energy per pound.
High-quality online video with less rebuffering
CSAIL’s machine-learning system enables smoother streaming that can better adapt to different network conditions.
Case study suggests new approach to urban water supply
One drought remedy: Keep infrastructure fast, cheap, and under control.
Using energy-based designs to enhance earthquake hazard resistance
International workshop funded by new MISTI Global Seed Fund showcases the potential of energy-based structural analysis and sensing.
Lunar dynamo’s lifetime extended by at least 1 billion years
Findings suggest two mechanisms may have powered the moon’s ancient churning, molten core.
Tiny terahertz laser could be used for imaging, chemical detection
New design boosts the power output of the best-performing chip-scale terahertz laser by 80 percent.
Blocking a key enzyme may reverse memory loss
MIT study suggests a new approach to developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
New AI algorithm monitors sleep with radio waves
Patients with sleep disorders could be studied nonintrusively at home using wireless signals.
TESS mission to discover new planets moves toward launch
Satellite’s cameras have been delivered by MIT researchers and passed NASA inspection.