Using computers to view the unseen
A new computational imaging method could change how we view hidden information in scenes.
Rachel Gordon | CSAIL | Dec. 6, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-eecs school-of-engineering research algorithms computer-science-and-technology computer-vision video-games video disaster-response film-and-television
Understanding the impact of deep-sea mining
Mining materials from the sea floor could help secure a low-carbon future, but researchers are racing to understand the environmental effects.
Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Dec. 5, 2019 | mit~11 mins
Tags: mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering oceanography-and-ocean-engineering environment sustainability batteries renewable-energy research energy-storage
New instrument extends LIGO’s reach
Technology “squeezes” out quantum noise so more gravitational wave signals can be detected.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Dec. 5, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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How biomarkers can record and reconstruct climate trends
Scientists reveal the genes and proteins controlling the chemical structure of a paleoclimate biomarker.
Fatima Husain | EAPS | Dec. 4, 2019 | mit~5 mins
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Monthly birth control pill could replace daily doses
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Dec. 4, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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Investigating the rise of oxygenic photosynthesis
EAPS scientists find an alternative explanation for mineral evidence thought to signal the presence of oxygen prior to the Great Oxidation Event.
Kate Petersen | EAPS | Dec. 4, 2019 | mit~5 mins
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Controlling attention with brain waves
Study shows that people can boost attention by manipulating their own alpha brain waves.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Dec. 4, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research behavior brain-and-cognitive-sciences mcgovern-institute school-of-science neuroscience
A new way to control microbial metabolism
Chemical engineers program bacteria to switch between different metabolic pathways, boosting their yield of desirable products.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Dec. 2, 2019 | mit~6 mins
Tags: research chemical-engineering school-of-engineering national-science-foundation-nsf bacteria microbes biological-engineering synthetic-biology
New treatment could ease the passage of kidney stones
Muscle relaxants delivered to the ureter can reduce contractions that cause pain when passing a stone.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Dec. 2, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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Helping machines perceive some laws of physics
Model registers “surprise” when objects in a scene do something unexpected, which could be used to build smarter AI.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Dec. 2, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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