Portable cap can measure cognition with pulsed laser light

The cap will help researchers gain new insight into how the brain functions.

Anne McGovern | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Jan. 24, 2023 ~6 min

MIT engineers design a soft, implantable ventilator

The new design works with the diaphragm to improve breathing.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 12, 2022 ~7 min


An interdisciplinary journey through living machines

With NEET, Sherry Nyeo is discovering MIT’s undergraduate research community at the intersection of computer science and biological engineering.

Jiyoo Jye | New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) program • mit
Oct. 18, 2022 ~5 min

Neurodegenerative disease can progress in newly identified patterns

A machine-learning method finds patterns of health decline in ALS, informing future clinical trial designs and mechanism discovery. The technique also extends to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
Sept. 27, 2022 ~10 min

Cell Rover: Exploring and augmenting the inner world of the cell

MIT researchers demonstrate an intracellular antenna that's compatible with 3D biological systems and can operate wirelessly inside a living cell.

Michaela Jarvis | MIT Media Lab • mit
Sept. 22, 2022 ~6 min

SMART Innovation Center awarded five-year NRF grant for new deep tech ventures

By providing researchers with financial and strategic support from the early stages, the Innovation Center hopes to bring new and disruptive technologies to market.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
Sept. 13, 2022 ~8 min

Artificial intelligence model can detect Parkinson’s from breathing patterns

An MIT-developed device with the appearance of a Wi-Fi router uses a neural network to discern the presence and severity of one of the fastest-growing neurological diseases in the world.

Alex Ouyang | Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health • mit
Aug. 22, 2022 ~6 min

Living LEGOs

Mathematical modeling speeds up the process of programming bacterial systems to self-assemble into desired 2D shapes.

Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics • mit
Aug. 15, 2022 ~5 min


Artificial intelligence model finds potential drug molecules a thousand times faster

A geometric deep-learning model is faster and more accurate than state-of-the-art computational models, reducing the chances and costs of drug trial failures.

Alex Ouyang | Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health • mit
July 12, 2022 ~6 min

Researchers pioneer a new way to detect microbial contamination in cell cultures

The anomaly-detection model developed by SMART utilizes machine learning to detect microbial contamination within a few minutes.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
June 29, 2022 ~8 min

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