New MRI sensor can image activity deep within the brain

Noninvasive measurements of calcium could reveal neurons’ roles in different types of behavior.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 22, 2019 ~5 min

Watch ‘flares’ repair leak in protective cell barrier

See how the barriers that protect our organs from disease-causing invaders get fixed when cracks form.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 15, 2019 ~5 min


Self-driving cars learn to predict what pedestrians will do

To get self-driving cars to learn how to predict how pedestrians will move, researchers are focusing on the way we walk.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 13, 2019 ~5 min

Why A.I. trained to recognize giraffe torsos

Images of giraffes demonstrate how machine learning can make it easier to identify specific animals in wildlife photos.

Gail McCormick-Penn State • futurity
Feb. 13, 2019 ~4 min

A.I. analyzed 50,000 living rooms around the world

"We were interested in seeing how other cultures decorated."

Matthew Swayne-Penn State • futurity
Feb. 12, 2019 ~6 min

Thermal imaging offers better way to assess burns

A new way to assess burn wounds with infrared thermography will not only help patients but also save on hospital costs, say researchers.

McGill University • futurity
Feb. 1, 2019 ~4 min

Technique could boost resolution of tissue imaging as much as tenfold

Approach developed by MIT engineers surmounts longstanding problem of light scattering within biological tissue and other complex materials.

Helen Knight | MIT News correspondent • mit
Jan. 31, 2019 ~6 min

‘Mental state’ test that uses eye pics is biased

A test that measures how well patients can tell what others are thinking is seriously flawed, researchers say.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Jan. 29, 2019 ~7 min


Camera decodes shadows to ‘see’ around corners

What if your car could see objects around corners to help you avoid them? A new method could be a step in that direction.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
Jan. 24, 2019 ~6 min

New technique enables subcellular imaging of brain tissue 1,000X faster than other methods

Combining two recently developed technologies — expansion microscopy and lattice light-sheet microscopy — researchers have developed a method that yields high-resolution visualizations of large volumes of brain tissue, at speeds roughly 1,000 times faster than other methods.

Kevin Jiang • harvard
Jan. 22, 2019 ~10 min

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