Messing with the monsoon
Study: Manmade aerosols can alter rainfall in the world’s most populous region.
Soft robotic hand can pick up and identify a wide array of objects
Team from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab develops silicone rubber gripper and advanced object-identification algorithms.
Heidi Williams wins MacArthur “genius grant”
Economist who studies medical research and intellectual property wins $625,000 prize.
“A day a week” for postdocs helps bring MIT research inventions to market
Translational Fellows Program deadline for applications is Sept. 30.
A natural light switch
MIT scientists identify and map the protein behind a light-sensing mechanism.
New system for human genome editing has potential to increase power and precision of DNA engineering
CRISPR-Cpf1 offers simpler approach to editing DNA; technology could disrupt scientific and commercial landscape.
Biologists find unexpected role for amyloid-forming protein
Yeast protein could offer clues to how Alzheimer’s plaques form in the brain.
Learning language by playing games
System learns to play text-based computer game using only linguistic information.
How flu viruses gain the ability to spread
New study reveals the soft palate is a key site for evolution of airborne transmissibility.
Viruses join fight against harmful bacteria
Engineered viruses could combat human disease and improve food safety.
How the brain encodes time and place
Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that is critical for forming episodic memories.
DUSP, CRE, and STL Lab award $1.5 million in first round of faculty research funding
Thirteen grants awarded to MIT faculty and researchers from four different schools.
A passion for learning in the lab
Thomas McKrell designs, builds, and supervises nuclear science and engineering laboratory projects, and readies students for careers in research.
Sand, sand everywhere
Senior Carrington Motley balances track and field with research on vehicle mobility in sand.