Silk offers an alternative to some microplastics
Researchers have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetics.
Fabric + form = a mask that uniquely fits your face
Department of Architecture doctoral candidate Lavender Tessmer has advanced the process to produce textiles that can be individually customized.
Whether speaking Turkish or Norwegian, the brain’s language network looks the same
Studying speakers of 45 languages, neuroscientists found similar patterns of brain activation and language selectivity.
Review: IT in health care has produced modest changes — so far
Large study of existing research shows incremental improvement in patient outcomes and productivity, without big employment changes.
Explained: Why perovskites could take solar cells to new heights
This family of crystalline compounds is at the forefront of research seeking alternatives to silicon.
A new spin on nuclear magnetic moments
New results from researchers at MIT reveal an unexpected feature of atomic nuclei when a “magic” number of neutrons is reached.
Physicists harness quantum “time reversal” to measure vibrating atoms
A new technique could improve the precision of atomic clocks and of quantum sensors for detecting dark matter or gravitational waves.
Teaching AI to ask clinical questions
Researchers have made strides toward machine-learning models that can help doctors more efficiently find information in a patient’s health record.
Microparticles could be used to deliver “self-boosting” vaccines
With particles that release their payloads at different times, one injection could provide multiple vaccine doses.
Starfish embryos swim in formation like a “living crystal”
Their swirling, clustering behavior might someday inform the design of self-assembling robotic swarms.
Astronomers detect a radio “heartbeat” billions of light-years from Earth
The clear and periodic pattern of fast radio bursts may originate from a distant neutron star.
MIT research informs design of new coordination service for family caregivers
Program supports family caregivers with dedicated service coordinators based on learning from MIT's AgeLab.
Artificial intelligence model finds potential drug molecules a thousand times faster
A geometric deep-learning model is faster and more accurate than state-of-the-art computational models, reducing the chances and costs of drug trial failures.
MIT engineers design surfaces that make water boil more efficiently
Systems used in many industries could save energy through these new surface treatments.
Hurricane-resistant construction may be undervalued by billions of dollars annually
Failing to consider neighborhood texture in hurricane-related wind loss models may undervalue stronger construction by over 80 percent.