Model analyzes how viruses escape the immune system
Using this computational system, researchers can identify viral protein sequences that could make better vaccine targets.
Jan. 14, 2021 • ~8 min
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Algorithm and poop ID our many intestinal bacteria
A new method uses artificial intelligence and poop to map intestinal bacteria, which could clarify a wide range of illnesses.
Jan. 13, 2021 • ~5 min
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Algorithm and poop ID our many intestinal bacteria
A new method uses artificial intelligence and poop to map intestinal bacteria, which could clarify a wide range of illnesses.
Jan. 13, 2021 • ~5 min
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How explainable artificial intelligence can help humans innovate
AI algorithms can solve hard problems and learn incredible tasks, but they can't explain how they do these things. If researchers can build explainable AI, it could lead to a flood of new knowledge.
Jan. 13, 2021 • ~7 min
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MIT.nano’s Immersion Lab opens for researchers and students
Facility within MIT.nano offers equipment and capabilities for visualizing data, creating immersive environments.
Jan. 11, 2021 • ~10 min
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People from different places don’t taste bitter stuff the same way
A new study finds Danish and Chinese people taste bitter stuff like broccoli and chocolate differently, suggesting ethnicity may play a role in taste.
Jan. 5, 2021 • ~6 min
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AI microscope could check tumor removal in minutes
When surgeons remove cancer, they have to ask, "did we get it all?" A new microscope could let them check much faster than current methods.
Jan. 4, 2021 • ~8 min
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Watch a man eat cake with mind-controlled robot arms
Quadriplegic Robert Chmielewski fed himself dessert using two prosthetic arms he manipulated with his brain. "It's pretty cool," he says.
Jan. 4, 2021 • ~5 min
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Device gauges hand gestures from arm signals
A new device that can recognize hand gestures based on electrical signals in the forearm could one day control prosthetics.
Dec. 29, 2020 • ~7 min
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