GEARing technology for developing markets
Amos Winter designs, builds, and delivers products for underserved populations around the world.
Study: Contrary to image, city politicians do adapt to voters
Urban politicians in the U.S. are responsive to voters’ views, regardless of the form of government.
Forced mutations doom HIV
New study reveals how a potential HIV drug exacts its toll on viral populations.
Study: Climate change and air pollution will combine to curb food supplies
Ozone and higher temperatures can combine to reduce crop yields, but effects will vary by region.
Collecting just the right data
When you can’t collect all the data you need, a new algorithm tells you which to target.
Monitoring the rise and fall of the microbiome
Close analysis of bacteria in the human digestive tract reveals links to diet and other lifestyle factors.
Study shows forward osmosis desalination not energy efficient
The two-step process is better suited for other applications
Building up bamboo
MIT researchers study bamboo for engineered building material, similar to plywood.
$650 million commitment to Stanley Center at Broad Institute aims to galvanize mental illness research
Transformative partnership with Ted Stanley will spur researchers to reveal biology of psychiatric disorders.
Try, try again? Study says no
Neuroscientists find that trying harder makes it more difficult to learn some aspects of language.
More than glitter
Scientists explain how gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells, making them useful for delivering drugs.
Getting a grip on robotic grasp
New wrist-mounted device augments the human hand with two robotic fingers.