A better nasal swab for Covid-19 testing

MIT spinout OPT Industries uses novel additive manufacturing systems to create intricately-designed products.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office • mit
April 8, 2021 ~5 min

Imaging aims to see if rectal cancer remains after treatment

A new imaging technique could eventually spare some people unnecessary surgery after treatment for rectal cancer.

Beth Miller-WUSTL • futurity
March 29, 2021 ~8 min


For first time, images capture black hole’s magnetic fields

Images released by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration reveal how the black hole, some 55 million light-years away, appears in polarized light.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
March 24, 2021 ~6 min

Infrared imaging could accurately screen for hidden COVID-19

Infrared imaging could make COVID-19 detection more accurate than traditional temperature checks, which can be unreliable.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
March 22, 2021 ~6 min

Machine learning models for diagnosing COVID-19 are not yet suitable for clinical use

Systematic review finds that machine learning models for detecting and diagnosing COVID-19 from medical images have major flaws and biases, making them

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 15, 2021 ~6 min

Mantis shrimp eyes inspire new optical sensor

A new optical sensor small enough to fit on a smartphone but capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging gets its inspiration from mantis shrimp eyes.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
March 4, 2021 ~6 min

Engineering the boundary between 2D and 3D materials

Cutting-edge microscope helps reveal ways to control the electronic properties of atomically thin materials.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 26, 2021 ~8 min

Peek at your own brain activity may curb mental illness symptoms

A technique called real-time fMRI neurofeedback that lets people see their own brain activity could help curb symptoms of depression, anxiety, and more.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Feb. 25, 2021 ~9 min


Quantum leap: how we discovered a new way to create a hologram

Entangled photons have been used for the first time to encode information in a hologram, which could lead to improved medical diagnosis and speed up the advance of quantum technologies.

Hugo Defienne, Lecturer and Marie Curie Fellow, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow • conversation
Feb. 17, 2021 ~7 min

Light decodes what a person sees from brain signals

Light may one day offer a way to help people unable to express themselves because of brain injury or disease communicate with the outside world.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Feb. 9, 2021 ~7 min

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