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Unobtrusive wearable sensor could operate digital devices or augment other device interfaces.
Patents forecast technological change
New method uses patent data to estimate a technology’s future rate of improvement.
MIT sensor detects spoiled meat
Tiny device could be incorporated into “smart packaging” to improve food safety.
How three MIT students fooled the world of scientific journals
A decade later, CSAIL alumni reflect on their paper generator and reveal a new fake-conference project.
Taking aircraft manufacturing out of the oven
New technique uses carbon nanotube film to directly heat and cure composite materials.
Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer
Stimulating both major branches of the immune system halts tumor growth more effectively.
MIT Energy Initiative awarding $1.65 million in seed funds for innovative early-stage energy research
Grants of $150,000 each will support 11 projects lasting up to two years.
Environmental Solutions Initiative awards seed grants to advance collaborative progress on environmental challenges
Grants of up to $200,000 will fund environmental partnerships over the next two years.
Passage from India
New book details how Kenya’s Indian immigrants established a foothold in a foreign land.
Biologists identify brain tumor weakness
Discovery could offer a new target for treatment of glioblastoma.
Tunneling across a tiny gap
“Phonon tunneling” explains heat flow across nanometer-wide gaps, study finds.
Using sound waves to detect rare cancer cells
Acoustic device can rapidly isolate circulating tumor cells from patient blood samples.