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Neuroscientists find chronic stress skews decisions toward higher-risk options.
MIT researchers create material for a chemical heat “battery” that could release its energy on demand.
New urban studies program to spur research and innovation in China.
Study explains how droplets can “levitate” on liquid surfaces.
Ryan Williams has taken a key step toward solving the biggest problem in theoretical computer science.
Pocket-sized device detects charged particles in surrounding air.
Prof. Timothy Lu speaks with STAT reporter Eric Boodman about his work trying to harness bacteria to treat disease. Lu notes that his lab is also currently working on, “building these genetic circuits for therapeutic applications, but instead of targeting bacteria, we’ve been focused on using human cells.”
MIT researchers have developed a new material that harvests sunlight and converts it into energy, reports Sydney Pereira for Newsweek. “Inspired by the structures that plants use to gather sunlight and turn it into energy, the material mimics circuitry found in nature for harvesting light,” Pereira explains.
Joe Coughlin, director of the AgeLab, has a new book called The Longevity Economy, which examines how companies can better serve older consumers, writes Robert Powell for USA Today. “A new generation of older adults is beginning to demand far more out of later life than ever before: not just passive consumerism, but the active pursuit of meaning,” says Coughlin.
A new study by MIT researchers shows how stress can lead people to make risky decisions, reports Kristin Hugo for Newsweek. “The study lends insights into how neurological disorders affect people. It could be the stress of dealing with inabilities to function properly and staving off cravings, compounded with the chemical effects on the brain, that are influencing people’s uninhibited behavior.”
Mary Clare Beytagh and Matthew Chun will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
Forbes calls this year's 30 Under 30 lists an "encyclopedia of creative disruption."
MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory's superintendent works to give more students the opportunity to work with and learn from the reactor.
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