MIT engineers design a robotic replica of the heart’s right chamber

The realistic model could aid the development of better heart implants and shed light on understudied heart disorders.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Dec. 8, 2023 ~8 min

Immune action at a distance

MIT and MGH researchers design a local, gel-based drug-delivery platform that may provoke a system-wide immune response to metastatic tumors.

Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute • mit
Nov. 30, 2023 ~10 min


With a quantum “squeeze,” clocks could keep even more precise time, MIT researchers propose

More stable clocks could measure quantum phenomena, including the presence of dark matter.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Nov. 30, 2023 ~8 min

Ingestible electronic device detects breathing depression in patients

The new sensor measures heart and breathing rate from patients with sleep apnea and could also be used to monitor people at risk of opioid overdose.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Nov. 17, 2023 ~7 min

New laser setup probes metamaterial structures with ultrafast pulses

The LIRAS technique could speed up the development of acoustic lenses, impact-resistant films, and other futuristic materials.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Nov. 15, 2023 ~8 min

2023-24 Takeda Fellows: Advancing research at the intersection of AI and health

Thirteen new graduate student fellows will pursue exciting new paths of knowledge and discovery.

School of Engineering • mit
Nov. 2, 2023 ~18 min

In a surprising finding, light can make water evaporate without heat

A newly identified process could explain a variety of natural phenomena and enable new approaches to desalination.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Oct. 31, 2023 ~7 min

Light-activated muscle grafts show promise in aiding muscle recovery post-trauma

Actuating grafts appears to turn on cell signals related to the growth of new blood vessels and nerves; a promising finding for restoring mobility in muscle lost through disease or trauma.

Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
Oct. 30, 2023 ~3 min


Wobbly gel mat trains muscle cells to work together

The vibrating platform could be useful for growing artificial muscles to power soft robots and testing therapies for neuromuscular diseases.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 20, 2023 ~7 min

Soft optical fibers block pain while moving and stretching with the body

The fibers could help with testing treatments for nerve-related pain.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 19, 2023 ~7 min

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