Five MIT payloads deployed on the International Space Station
A cohort of transdisciplinary researchers will study the effects of sustained microgravity.
Janine Liberty | MIT Media LabMarch 25, 2020 | mit
~8 mins
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Meet the first undergraduate users of MIT.nano
Micro/nano processing course fabricates devices in MIT.nano’s facilities.
Amanda Stoll | MIT.nanoMarch 25, 2020 | mit
~8 mins
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Printing objects that can incorporate living organisms
A 3D printing system that controls the behavior of live bacteria could someday enable medical devices with therapeutic agents built in.
David L. Chandler | MIT News OfficeJan. 23, 2020 | mit
~7 mins
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Algorithm may improve brain-controlled prostheses and exoskeletons
An improved method for magnet tracking enables high-speed wireless tracking through various materials.
Stephanie Strom | MIT Media LabNov. 18, 2019 | mit
~8 mins
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Investigating the power of group think
Political science doctoral student Clara Vandeweerdt studies how identity shapes beliefs on complex political topics such as climate change.
Leda Zimmerman | MIT Political ScienceNov. 7, 2019 | mit
~7 mins
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Machine learning shows no difference in angina symptoms between men and women
Finding could help overturn the prevailing notion that men and women experience angina differently.
Becky Ham | MIT Media LabNov. 6, 2019 | mit
~9 mins
Tags: media-lab machine-learning research health health-care medicine women algorithms school-of-architecture-and-planning
New method visualizes groups of neurons as they compute
Fluorescent probe could allow scientists to watch circuits within the brain and link their activity to specific behaviors.
Anne Trafton | MIT News OfficeOct. 9, 2019 | mit
~8 mins
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Detecting patients’ pain levels via their brain signals
System could help with diagnosing and treating noncommunicative patients.
Rob Matheson | MIT News OfficeSept. 12, 2019 | mit
~9 mins
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A battery-free sensor for underwater exploration
Submerged system uses the vibration of “piezoelectric” materials to generate power and send and receive data.
Rob Matheson | MIT News OfficeAug. 20, 2019 | mit
~7 mins
Tags: research computer-science-and-technology water sensors wireless oceanography-and-ocean-engineering media-lab electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs school-of-engineering school-of-architecture-and-planning planetary-science astronomy space-and-planetary-science
The MIT Press releases a comprehensive report on open-source publishing software
Report catalogs, analyzes available open-source publishing software; warns open publishing must grapple with siloed development and community-owned ecosystems.
Jessica Pellien | MIT PressAug. 8, 2019 | mit
~4 mins
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