Ingestible medical devices can be broken down with light
New light-sensitive material could eliminate some of the endoscopic procedures needed to remove gastrointestinal devices.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Jan. 17, 2020 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research medicine mechanical-engineering chemical-engineering koch-institute school-of-engineering national-institutes-of-health-nih health-sciences-and-technology
Zeroing in on decarbonization
Wielding complex algorithms, nuclear science and engineering doctoral candidate Nestor Sepulveda spins out scenarios for combating climate change.
Leda Zimmerman | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering | Jan. 15, 2020 | mit~8 mins
Tags: nuclear-science-and-engineering mit-energy-initiative school-of-engineering technology-and-policy students research alternative-energy energy energy-storage greenhouse-gases climate-change global-warming sustainability emissions renewable-energy economics policy nuclear-power-and-reactors profile graduate graduate postdoctoral
Solid vaccine eliminates acute myeloid leukemia in mice
A new study presents an alternative treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that has the potential to eliminate AML cells completely.
Lindsay Brownell | Jan. 14, 2020 | harvard~10 mins
Tags: health-medicine acute-myeloid-leukemia-aml aml basic-research biomaterial-based-vaccine harvards-wyss-institute-for-biologically-inspired-engineering john-a-paulson-school-of-engineering-and-applied-sciences
How to verify that quantum chips are computing correctly
A new method determines whether circuits are accurately executing complex operations that classical computers can’t tackle.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Jan. 13, 2020 | mit~9 mins
Tags: research computer-science-and-technology algorithms light photonics nanoscience-and-nanotechnology quantum-computing electronics machine-learning artificial-intelligence research-laboratory-of-electronics electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs school-of-engineering
A new approach to making airplane parts, minus the massive infrastructure
Carbon nanotube film produces aerospace-grade composites with no need for huge ovens or autoclaves.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Jan. 13, 2020 | mit~8 mins
Tags: aeronautical-and-astronautical-engineering carbon-nanotubes manufacturing materials-science-and-engineering research school-of-engineering nanoscience-and-nanotechnology
Sending clearer signals
Associate Professor Yury Polyanskiy is working to keep data flowing as the “internet of things” becomes a reality.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Jan. 11, 2020 | mit~9 mins
Tags: research computer-science-and-technology profile faculty wireless internet-of-things data mobile-devices laboratory-for-information-and-decision-systems-lids idss electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs school-of-engineering
Making real a biotechnology dream: nitrogen-fixing cereal crops
Voigt Lab's work could eventually replace cereal crops’ need for nitrogen from chemical fertilizers.
Lisa Miller | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab | Jan. 10, 2020 | mit~9 mins
Tags: biological-engineering school-of-engineering genetic-engineering plants j-wafs research bacteria water
How well can computers connect symptoms to diseases?
Models that map these relationships based on patient data require fine-tuning for certain conditions, study shows.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Jan. 9, 2020 | mit~9 mins
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Julia Ortony: Concocting nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications
The MIT assistant professor is entranced by the beauty she finds pursuing chemistry.
Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative | Jan. 9, 2020 | mit~8 mins
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Genetically modified poplar trees won’t pollute the air
Genetic modification can keep poplar trees from emitting greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, while not messing with their growth potential.
U. Arizona | Jan. 7, 2020 | futurity~6 mins
Tags: earth-and-environment agriculture climate-change genetic-engineering greenhouse-gas pollution renewable-fuels trees
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