How to deflect an asteroid
MIT engineers devise a decision map to identify the best mission type to deflect an incoming asteroid.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Feb. 18, 2020 | mit~8 mins
Tags: aeronautical-and-astronautical-engineering asteroids astronomy nasa research satellites school-of-engineering space astronomy-and-planetary-science
Correcting the “jitters” in quantum devices
A new study suggests a path to more efficient error correction, which may help make quantum computers and sensors more practical.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Feb. 18, 2020 | mit~6 mins
Tags: students research graduate postdoctoral school-of-engineering nuclear-science-and-engineering quantum-computing research-laboratory-of-electronics nanoscience-and-nanotechnology national-science-foundation-nsf
Seeding oceans with iron may not impact climate change
Study finds Earth’s oceans contain just the right amount of iron; adding more may not improve their ability to absorb carbon dioxide.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Feb. 17, 2020 | mit~8 mins
Tags: civil-and-environmental-engineering climate climate-change eaps earth-and-atmospheric-sciences environment microbes oceanography-and-ocean-engineering research school-of-science national-science-foundation-nsf
How CRISPR technology is advancing
Fewer off-target edits and greater targeting scope bring gene editing technology closer to treating human diseases.
Caitlin McDermott-Murphy | Feb. 14, 2020 | harvard~7 mins
Tags: science-technology base-editing base-editors biotechnology-nature broad-institute caitlin-mcdermott-murphy cas9 chemistry chemistry-and-chemical-biology crispr david-liu dna gene-editing genetic-disease genetic-engineering genome rna sickle-cell-anemia
Low-cost “smart” diaper can notify caregiver when it’s wet
Design combines a common diaper material with RFID technology.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Feb. 13, 2020 | mit~8 mins
Tags: assistive-technology mechanical-engineering research school-of-engineering technology-and-society health-science-and-technology
SENSE.nano awards seed grants in optoelectronics, interactive manufacturing
The mission of SENSE.nano is to foster the development and use of novel sensors, sensing systems, and sensing solutions.
MIT.nano | Feb. 13, 2020 | mit~4 mins
Tags: mitnano mechanical-engineering electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-eecs materials-science-and-engineering nanoscience-and-nanotechnology awards honors-and-fellowships augmented-and-virtual-reality computer-science-and-technology artificial-intelligence research funding grants sensors school-of-engineering research-laboratory-of-electronics
“Sensorized” skin helps soft robots find their bearings
Flexible sensors and an artificial intelligence model tell deformable robots how their bodies are positioned in a 3D environment.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Feb. 12, 2020 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research computer-science-and-technology algorithms robots robotics soft-robotics design machine-learning materials-science-and-engineering computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs school-of-engineering
Why C. difficile infection spreads despite increased sanitation practices
Research underscores infection is not a common hospital transmission.
Maria Iacobo | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Feb. 12, 2020 | mit~4 mins
Tags: civil-and-environmental-engineering division-of-comparative-medicine medicine disease bacteria biology health microbes research school-of-engineering school-of-science
Automated system can rewrite outdated sentences in Wikipedia articles
Text-generating tool pinpoints and replaces specific information in sentences while retaining humanlike grammar and style.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Feb. 12, 2020 | mit~10 mins
Tags: research computer-science-and-technology algorithms machine-learning data internet crowdsourcing social-media technology-and-society computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs school-of-engineering
Half of U.S. deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions
Study tracks pollution from state to state in the 48 contiguous United States.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Feb. 12, 2020 | mit~8 mins
Tags: emissions environment health policy pollution research school-of-engineering joint-program-on-the-science-and-policy-of-global-change aeronautical-and-astronautical-engineering
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