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System could pore through millions of research papers to extract “recipes” for producing materials.
Condensation-based method developed at MIT could create stable nanoscale emulsions.
Light-based devices could be used as biomedical sensors or as flexible connectors for electronics.
Theorist explores particle physics at the boundary of “messy and elegant.”
Research, education, and student activities help create a robust community focused on fueling the world's future.
New book, “The Longevity Economy,” calls for rethinking our ideas about what the elderly can do.
MIT researchers have developed a new sensor that can be applied to the leaf of a plant and could be used to help predict droughts, reports Alyssa Meyers for The Boston Globe. Prof. Michael Strano explains that in the future, “One of the most useful ways of using this sensor is to design more stress-tolerant crops.”
New Scientist reporter Abigail Beale writes that MIT researchers have been able to trick an AI system into thinking an image of a turtle is a rifle. Beale writes that the results, “raise concerns about the accuracy of face recognition systems and the safety of driverless cars, for example.”
CNN reporter Peter Valdes-Dapena writes that MIT researchers are working with Lamborghini to develop a battery-free, electric supercar. Valdes-Dapena explains that instead of running on batteries, the body of the car, which would be made from exotic carbon nanotubes, would be used as a supercapacitor.
Legal filing is part of larger set of Institute actions to aid DACA students.
Bruno Verdini leads a popular new class on negotiation skills.
Whether in Cambridge or Shanghai, MIT senior Joshua Charles Woodard seeks to learn from others’ perspectives and challenge his own.
A multidisciplinary team of MIT students and postdocs wins an international competition focused on building sustainably on Mars.
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