Ultrasound has potential to damage coronaviruses, study finds

Simulations show ultrasound waves at medical imaging frequencies can cause the virus’ shell and spikes to collapse and rupture.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 16, 2021 ~7 min

A step toward a universal flu vaccine

With computer models and lab experiments, researchers are working on a strategy for vaccines that could protect against any influenza virus.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 7, 2020 ~8 min


Covid-19 diagnostic based on MIT technology might be tested on patient samples soon

A variety of MIT research projects could aid efforts to detect and prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Anne Trafton | Jennifer Chu | David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
March 12, 2020 ~11 min

Study: To slow an epidemic, focus on handwashing

Improving the rate of handwashing at just 10 major airports could significantly slow the spread of a viral disease, researchers estimate.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 6, 2020 ~8 min

Cholesterol helps flu virus escape through host cell’s membrane | MIT News

Study could shed light on how many other proteins bind with membrane cholesterol.

Becky Ham | MIT News correspondent • mit
Nov. 20, 2017 ~5 min

Biochemists discover mechanism that helps flu viruses evolve | MIT News

Influenza viruses can hijack host cellular machinery to help mutated viral proteins fold and function.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 26, 2017 ~7 min

Tracking the spread of bird flu | MIT News

Asian flu strains can enter North America through Alaska, study finds.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
March 17, 2017 ~7 min

Engineers design programmable RNA vaccines | MIT News

Tests in mice show the vaccines work against Ebola, influenza, and a common parasite.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
July 4, 2016 ~8 min


Sneezing produces complex fluid cascade, not a simple spray | MIT News

High-speed imaging shows how fluid breaks apart in air, may help identify super-spreaders.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 10, 2016 ~6 min

Improving prevention of and responses to flu outbreaks | MIT News

New research suggests ways to reduce the likelihood that individuals and groups will become infected with influenza.

Engineering Systems Division • mit
June 10, 2015 ~3 min

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