Beating battery drain
Startup’s power-conserving chip may increase smartphone battery life, save energy in cell towers.
Better chemotherapy through targeted delivery
New approach could kill tumor cells in the brain more effectively and avoid side effects.
A double-edged sword
An enzyme key to DNA repair can worsen tissue damage caused by stroke and organ transplantation.
Microscopic “walkers” find their way across cell surfaces
Technology could provide a way to deliver probes or drugs to cell structures without outside guidance.
Fast modeling of cancer mutations
New genome-editing technique enables rapid analysis of genes mutated in tumors.
Said and Done for October 2014
Digest of the MIT humanities, arts, and social sciences features a Nobel Prize, a new professorship in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, three new SHASS websites, and more.
Getting the salt out
Study shows electrodialysis can provide cost-effective treatment of salty water from fracked wells.
Why sign rights treaties?
Study: Autocratic leaders who sign human-rights treaties seek political gain, not material benefits.
Gedik and Jarillo-Herrero named 2014 Moore Experimental Investigators in Quantum Materials
The professors have been awarded $1.8 million each for discovery-driven, high-risk research, with potential for new experimental techniques.
Big step in battling bladder disease
Novel device that stays in the bladder and slowly releases drugs sells to pharmaceutical giant.
Creating user-friendlier environments
Federico Casalegno designs technology environments that keep human experience at the center of user experience.
MIT and MGH form strategic partnership to address major challenges in clinical medicine
First set of grants support projects designed to improve diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness.
Mars One (and done?)
MIT team independently assesses the technical feasibility of the proposed Mars One mission.