Trained dogs can detect cancer and other diseases by smell. A miniaturized detector can analyze trace molecules to mimic the process.

Reconnecting muscle pairs during amputation gives patients more sensory feedback from the limb.

Expanding tissue samples before sequencing allows researchers to pinpoint locations of RNA molecules.

Aims to reduce carbon emissions through changes in procurement, waste tracking, airline travel, and other areas of operation.

Facility within MIT.nano offers equipment and capabilities for visualizing data, creating immersive environments.

The year’s popular research stories include astronomical firsts, scientific breakthroughs, and engineering milestones addressing Covid-19 and other global problems.

MIT serves as a laboratory for a multifaceted approach to address the Institute’s own contributions to climate change.

Study finds China’s industrial-park policy is better for productivity when political connections are not a factor.

Archaeologists used to dig primarily at sites that were easy to find thanks to obvious visual clues. But technology – and listening to local people – plays a much bigger role now.

Applications and challenges of sensing technology have been accelerated by Covid-19.