New technique could help doctors determine whether patients are at risk from elevated pressure.

When time matters in hospitals, automated system can detect an early biomarker for the potentially life-threatening condition.

New MIT system of contracting fibers could be a boon for biomedical devices and robotics.

Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficiency limit.

Simulations suggest photonic chip could run optical neural networks 10 million times more efficiently than its electrical counterparts.

New dual-cavity design emits more single photons that can carry quantum information at room temperature.

“Hybrid” cathodes could provide more power for a given weight and volume.

Sensor can monitor wiring in a building or ship, and signal when repairs are needed.

MIT researchers find a new way to make nanoscale measurements of fields in more than one dimension.

Growing material directly onto substrates and recycling chip patterns should enable faster, simpler manufacturing.