Assay determines the percentage of Omicron, other variants in Covid wastewater

Developed by the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, the assay can provide new details about the type of SARS-CoV-2 circulating in a community.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
Aug. 25, 2022 ~11 min

MIT chemists develop a wireless electronic lateral flow assay test for biosensing

Design from the Swager Lab uses electronic polymers, rather than colored lines, to indicate a positive response, enabling quantitative monitoring of biomarkers.

Danielle Randall Doughty | Department of Chemistry • mit
Aug. 24, 2022 ~3 min


3 Questions: Amar Gupta on an integrated approach to enhanced health-care delivery

The MIT researcher and former professor discusses how Covid-19 and the influx of virtual technologies created a new medical ecosystem that needs more synchronized oversight.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Aug. 10, 2022 ~12 min

New test may predict Covid-19 immunity

The paper test measures the level of neutralizing antibodies in a blood sample and could help people decide what protections they should take against infection.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 9, 2022 ~8 min

Why it’s a problem that pulse oximeters don’t work as well on patients of color

New research ties inaccuracies in pulse oximeter readings to racial disparities in treatment and outcomes.

Megan Lewis | Institute for Medical Engineering and Science • mit
Aug. 2, 2022 ~7 min

Microparticles could be used to deliver “self-boosting” vaccines

With particles that release their payloads at different times, one injection could provide multiple vaccine doses.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 13, 2022 ~8 min

Companies use MIT research to identify and respond to supply chain risks

Pinpointing risks can also help businesses save money as they become more resilient.

Becky Ham | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
June 15, 2022 ~7 min

MIT students and postdocs advocate for increased federal support of scientific research on Capitol Hill

Students and postdocs from MIT's Science Policy Initiative meet with lawmakers on science-engineering-technology Congressional Visit Days 2022.

Science Policy Initiative • mit
May 12, 2022 ~3 min


SeXX and Immunity event raises crucial questions for society

Why has it taken the scientific community so long to include sex as a biological variable in research and analysis as a matter of course?

Department of Biological Engineering • mit
April 4, 2022 ~6 min

Study: With masking and distancing in place, NFL stadium openings in 2020 had no impact on local Covid-19 infections

The findings may inform decisions on holding large outdoor gatherings amid future public health crises.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 23, 2022 ~8 min

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