A mollusk of a different stripe
Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays.
A simple way to make and reconfigure complex emulsions
Researchers can precisely control the distribution of liquids suspended within each other.
MIT Libraries’ Program on Information Science awarded Sloan Foundation grant
Funding will support the development of tools for sharing confidential research data while retaining data privacy.
Better machine learning
Kalyan Veeramachaneni tackles some of the biggest bottlenecks holding back the data science industry.
How brain waves guide memory formation
Neurons hum at different frequencies to tell the brain which memories it should store.
Radio chip for the “Internet of things”
Circuit that reduces power leakage when transmitters are idle could greatly extend battery life.
Fibers made by transforming materials
New approach could enable low-cost silicon devices in fibers that could be made into fabrics.
New nanogel for drug delivery
Self-healing gel can be injected into the body and act as a long-term drug depot.
For the first time, spacecraft catch a solar shockwave in the act
Solar storm found to produce “ultrarelativistic, killer electrons” in 60 seconds.
Researchers generate a reference map of the human epigenome
Better understanding of epigenetic modifications could elucidate their role in human traits, diseases.
Epigenomics of Alzheimer’s disease progression
Study of epigenomic modifications reveals immune basis of Alzheimer's disease.
Smarter multicore chips
New approach to distributing computations could make multicore chips much faster.