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Researchers observe, for the first time, topological effects unique to an “open” system.
Replacing daily pills with a weekly regimen could help patients stick to their dosing schedule.
The planetary system’s dense configuration gives clues to its formation
Portable device can generate corrective lens prescriptions in areas with no optometry care.
New book delves into “future-making” as a noble endeavor.
New model measures characteristics of carbon nanotube structures for energy storage and water desalination applications.
A new study by MIT researchers found that the Clean Air Act has had a larger impact on reducing the mortality rate than originally thought, reports Alan Moses for U.S. News & World Report. The researchers found that, “the decline in organic aerosol may account for more lives saved than the EPA had estimated.”
HuffPost reporter Sophie Gallagher writes that MIT researchers have developed a new capsule that would allow patients to take a week’s worth of HIV medications in one dose. The researchers believe that, “the innovation could improve the efficacy of HIV preventative treatment by approximately 20%.”
Reuters Video visits MIT to learn more about how researchers have developed a new robot, dubbed Jackal, which can navigate pedestrian traffic. Graduate student Michael Everett explains that the robot was designed to operate, “just like people do, so [it] fits in with the flow of traffic.”
Graduate student Achuta Kadambi speaks with the BBC’s Gareth Mitchell about the new depth sensors he and his colleagues developed that could eventually be used in self-driving cars. “This new approach is able to obtain very high-quality positioning of objects that surround a robot,” Kadambi explains.
With a product called SurgiBox, grad student Sally Miller hopes to make safe, clean surgery possible anywhere.
For a campus that prizes creative risk-taking, Independent Activities Period is a cultural touchstone.
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