A modest intervention that helps low-income families beat the poverty trap
Letting people work with a “navigator” dramatically increases how often they move to higher-opportunity neighborhoods.
Letting people work with a “navigator” dramatically increases how often they move to higher-opportunity neighborhoods.
With support from The Marcus Foundation, an MIT neuroscientist and a Harvard Medical School immunologist will study the “fever effect” in an effort to devise therapies that mimic its beneficial effects.
The findings also reveal why identifying objects in black-and-white images is more difficult for individuals who were born blind and had their sight restored.
Research sheds light on the properties of novel materials that could be used in electronics operating in extremely hot environments.
A new study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control and less fatigue than electrical stimulation.
The unexpected finding could be important for designing spacecraft shielding or in high-speed machining applications.
Sunspots and flares could be a product of a shallow magnetic field, according to surprising new findings that may help scientists predict space weather.
New adhesive hydrogel coatings could prolong the lifespan of pacemakers, drug delivery depots, and other medical devices.
The results offer a new way to probe supermassive black holes and their evolution across the universe.
MIT CSAIL researchers enhance robotic precision with sophisticated tactile sensors in the palm and agile fingers, setting the stage for improvements in human-robot interaction and prosthetic technology.
The material could be made as a thin coating to analyze air quality in industrial or home settings over time.
The doctoral student will use the prize to find novel phases of matter and particles.
A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.
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