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Research
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Cooling buildings worldwide
Analysis points the way to energy-efficient systems that take a location-specific approach to cooling and dehumidifying places where people live and work.
July 11, 2018 -
Making nuclear energy safer and more affordable
Galvanized by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disasters, PhD student Xingang Zhao envisions a future with safe, efficient nuclear power.
July 10, 2018 -
What separates the strong from weak among connections in the brain
MIT study finds synapses develop strength with calcium, maturation.
July 10, 2018 -
Nanoparticles give immune cells a boost
Drugs carried in cellular “backpacks” help T cells to destroy tumors.
July 9, 2018 -
Project to elucidate the structure of atomic nuclei at the femtoscale
Laboratory for Nuclear Science project selected to explore machine learning for lattice quantum chromodynamics.
July 6, 2018 -
Kirigami-inspired technique manipulates light at the nanoscale
Folding and cutting thin metal films could enable microchip-based 3-D optical devices.
July 6, 2018 -
J-PAL North America’s Education, Technology, and Opportunity Innovation Competition announces inaugural partners
July 6, 2018 -
Automating molecule design to speed up drug development
Machine-learning model could help chemists make molecules with higher potencies, much more quickly.
July 6, 2018 -
An AI system for editing music in videos
Given a video of a musical performance, CSAIL’s deep-learning system can make individual instruments louder or softer.
July 5, 2018 -
“Blind” Cheetah 3 robot can climb stairs littered with obstacles
Improved design may be used for exploring disaster zones and other dangerous or inaccessible environments.
July 4, 2018 -
Study finds potential in brackish groundwater desalination
Water-starved areas could find new sources by desalinating water that’s much less salty than seawater.
July 4, 2018 -
Study shows where brain transforms seeing into doing
MIT neuroscientists find posterior parietal cortex region is crucial to connecting perception to action.
July 3, 2018 -
Let it rain! New coatings make natural fabrics waterproof
MIT-developed process could offer nontoxic alternative to environmentally harmful chemicals.
June 29, 2018 -
Neural implants modulate microstructures in the brain with pinpoint accuracy
MIT researchers develop new tools to enable targeted delivery of drugs to deep brain structures through implanted microprobes.
June 28, 2018 -
Restricting a key cellular nutrient could slow tumor growth
Researchers identify the amino acid aspartate as a metabolic limitation in certain cancers.
June 28, 2018 -
Personalized “deep learning” equips robots for autism therapy
Machine learning network offers personalized estimates of children’s behavior.
June 27, 2018 -
Low-cost prosthetic foot mimics natural walking
New design can be tuned to an individual’s body weight and size.
June 26, 2018 -
What is the likely outcome of a trade war between the U.S. and the rest of the world?
Study highlights economic losses for participating countries.
June 26, 2018 -
Advancing knowledge in medical and genetic sciences
Three MIT faculty members selected for funding from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation.
June 26, 2018 -
3Q: Nancy Hopkins on the impact and potential of cancer prevention
Mechanism-based cancer prevention is poised to further decrease the numbers of U.S. cancer deaths, says MIT professor emerita.
June 25, 2018