Membrane around tumors may be key to preventing metastasis

Tough as plastic wrap but elastic like a balloon, the lining could be a target for therapies to limit cancer cells from spreading.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 8, 2021 ~7 min

Curve on shoes makes walking easier, but may lead to foot problems

Toe springs in shoes make walking easier but may come at a cost.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Sept. 17, 2020 ~7 min


Robo-boot concept promises 50% faster running

A high-tech twist on an old idea – running on springs – could give human-powered movement its biggest boost in more than a century.

David Braun, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University • conversation
May 15, 2020 ~7 min

Built for distance and speed, Tunabot can illuminate how fish move

Scientists from Harvard and the University of Virginia have developed the first robotic tuna that can accurately mimic both the highly efficient swimming style of tuna, and their high speed.

Peter Reuell • harvard
Oct. 23, 2019 ~5 min

Harvard researchers create DNA ‘propellers’

Understanding how DNA and proteins interact — or fail to — could help answer fundamental biological questions about human health and disease.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
July 19, 2019 ~7 min

Dean Kamen: “The magic is out there!” | MIT News

Noted inventors Kamen and Flowers urge students to unleash their imagination on world’s problems.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
May 18, 2017 ~7 min

High-speed images capture archer fish’s rocket-like launch | MIT News

Insights into the hydrodynamics of the move may improve underwater vehicle design.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
April 19, 2017 ~8 min

Taking a leap in bioinspired robotics | MIT News

Mechanical engineer Sangbae Kim builds animal-like machines for use in disaster response.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 16, 2016 ~10 min


Seeing nature through a molecular engineer’s eye | MIT News

Alfredo Alexander-Katz probes systems in action, from clotting blood to walking molecules.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 22, 2016 ~7 min

Scientists illuminate a hidden regulator in gene transcription | MIT News

New super-resolution technique visualizes important role of short-lived enzyme clusters.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
May 25, 2016 ~8 min

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