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Research
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Fleets of drones could aid searches for lost hikers
System allows drones to cooperatively explore terrain under thick forest canopies where GPS signals are unreliable.
November 1, 2018 -
Study: Impact of mercury-controlling policies shrinks with every five-year delay
Toxin will accumulate in the environment, particularly in remote regions, as countries delay implementing emissions controls.
November 1, 2018 -
A new approach to liquid-repelling surfaces
Novel surface design overcomes problem of condensation that bedeviled previous systems.
November 1, 2018 -
First two-dimensional material that performs as both topological insulator and superconductor
MIT researchers have demonstrated that a tungsten ditelluride-based transistor combines two different electronic states of matter.
October 31, 2018 -
Addressing the possibility of life on Mars
Mars expert John Grotzinger tells the story of exploration and the search for ancient life on the red planet at the annual Carlson Lecture.
October 31, 2018 -
Monitoring the atmosphere, changing the world
The AGAGE network celebrates 40 years of measuring ozone-depleting and climate-warming gases.
October 31, 2018 -
Squeezing cells to cure diseases
Startup SQZ Biotech aims to open a new path in immunotherapy with its cell-compressing technique.
October 31, 2018 -
Machines that learn language more like kids do
Computer model could improve human-machine interaction, provide insight into how children learn language.
October 31, 2018 -
Model paves way for faster, more efficient translations of more languages
New system may open up the world’s roughly 7,000 spoken languages to computer-based translation.
October 30, 2018 -
Inside these fibers, droplets are on the move
Fibers containing systems for mixing, separating, and testing fluids may open up new possibilities for medical screening.
October 29, 2018 -
MIT Portugal collaboration enters new phase
MPP2030 is focused on education, research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
October 26, 2018 -
Q&A: Climate change, tough tech startups, and the future of energy intelligence
MIT Energy Initiative Director Robert Armstrong offers his perspective on the takeaways from MITEI’s annual research conference.
October 25, 2018 -
Simple, effective Earth-system modeling
A faster, cheaper modeling method could improve our understanding of long-term atmospheric chemistry and provide a powerful tool for risk assessment.
October 24, 2018 -
New CRISPR tool opens up more of the genome for editing
Enzyme can target almost half of the genome’s “ZIP codes” and could enable editing of many more disease-specific mutations.
October 24, 2018 -
How should autonomous vehicles be programmed?
Massive global survey reveals ethics preferences and regional differences.
October 24, 2018 -
Study reveals how the brain overcomes its own limitations
Strategies to compensate for uncertainty help the brain succeed at difficult mental computations.
October 24, 2018 -
Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy
Method boosts differentiation of stem cells into mature blood cell types, may help leukemia and lymphoma patients.
October 24, 2018 -
How to mass produce cell-sized robots
Technique from MIT could lead to tiny, self-powered devices for environmental, industrial, or medical monitoring.
October 23, 2018 -
Inexpensive chip-based device may transform spectrometry
Tiny device could replace expensive lab-scale equipment for many applications.
October 23, 2018 -
Studying the hotbed of horizontal gene transfers
Global Microbiome Conservancy research reveals surprising new insights into human gut microbiomes.
October 22, 2018