Finger clip checks blood pressure in just 5 seconds

A new device that clips to your finger checks blood pressure quickly using light reflected off the blood vessels under the skin's surface.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Jan. 4, 2022 ~6 min

Scientists build new atlas of ocean’s oxygen-starved waters

The 3D maps may help researchers track and predict the ocean’s response to climate change.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 27, 2021 ~7 min


Smart bandage checks chronic wounds in real-time

A new wearable sensor can detect multiple chronic wound biomarkers in real time and doctors can check results remotely.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Dec. 21, 2021 ~8 min

Sensor based on quantum physics could detect SARS-CoV-2 virus

Mathematical simulations show the new approach may offer faster, cheaper, and more accurate detection, including identifying new variants.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 20, 2021 ~5 min

Stretchy semiconductor detects very low levels of light

Researchers say their soft, flexible photodetectors could enhance the utility of medical wearable sensors and implantable devices, among other applications.

Anne Wainscott Sargent-Georgia Tech • futurity
Dec. 16, 2021 ~9 min

Your smartwatch could warn you about COVID-19

A new algorithm could one day notify smartwatch wearers of stress, capturing events such as air travel, extended exercise, and illness—including COVID-19.

Hanae Armitage-Stanford • futurity
Dec. 6, 2021 ~5 min

Colour-changing magnifying glass gives clear view of infrared light

By trapping light into tiny crevices of gold, researchers have coaxed molecules to convert invisible infrared into visible light, creating new low-cost

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 2, 2021 ~4 min

Penny-size computer monitors bone health

New ultra-thin wireless devices called osseosurface electronics that grow to the surface of the bone could one day monitor and protect bone health.

Emily Dieckman-Arizona • futurity
Nov. 22, 2021 ~6 min


MIT Lincoln Laboratory wins nine R&D 100 Awards for 2021

A life-detecting radar, a microscale motor, and a quantum network architecture are among this year's most innovative new technologies.

Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Nov. 17, 2021 ~9 min

Hunting a “Jekyll-and-Hyde” molecule

A screening method developed by MIT researchers targets hydrogen peroxide in the search for new cancer therapeutics.

Leda Zimmerman | Department of Chemical Engineering • mit
Nov. 4, 2021 ~8 min

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