Face Mask with Biology Sensors Based on CRISPR Enzymes Can Detect COVID-19

MEDICINE & HEALTH 07.07.2021 01:58 AM

Scientists from Harvard and MIT innovated a tester that can easily detect COVID-19 in the form of face mask.

Physicists Achieve Quantum State on Larger Object by Freezing Human-Scale Mirror

06.18.2021 08:20 AM

Throughout the decades, a motional ground state can only be achieved using smaller-scale objects, but researchers at MIT have succeeded in obtaining the quantum state of a larger object.

Previously Unidentified Galaxy Clusters Discovered Passing Thru Sea of Hot Gas

03.30.2021 06:30 AM

MIT astronomers discovered previously overlooked galaxy clusters that previous studies identified as merely a part of a single bright galaxy.

Mobile Robot Dr. Spot Used in Hospital to Reduce COVID-19 Spread

03.20.2021 23:25 PM

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), together with robotics company Boston Dynamics, have deployed a four-legged mobile robot in a hospital to join in the fight against COVID-19.

New Generation of Insect-Inspired Smaller, Faster Drones Introduced

03.08.2021 09:00 AM

Taking inspiration from nature - particularly the agile and fast-moving insects - researchers found a way to make drones smaller and faster.

Tunable Heisenberg Model Based on “Ultracold Atoms” Observes New Quantum Behavior

12.17.2020 16:00 PM

A "tunable Heisenberg model" designed by physicists from MIT reveals the effect of magnetic forces at the quantum level, addressing the fundamental nature of magnetism and advancing the human understanding of one of the most common phenomena in nature.

Giving Cells a "Squeeze" Makes Them Divide Faster

10.14.2020 09:10 AM

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boston Children's Hospital have found that physically crowding cells, or "squeezing" them, affects the rate at which they grow and develop.

MIT Develops Sleep-Tracking Device That Alters Dreams to Boost Creativity

09.29.2020 07:40 AM

New technology from MIT can alter people's dreams towards particular themes by repeating information during the earliest stage of sleep.

This New Device Can Manipulate Your Dreams While You Sleep

07.30.2020 07:00 AM

MIT scientists have developed a new device that can manipulate a person's dreams while sleeping. This experimental dream incubation device aims to control dreams outside the dream itself during the first stage of sleep where the mind is trippy, loose, flexible, and divergent.

Muscle Signal Lets You Pilot A Drone To Survey Sites Or Inspect Off-Shore Platforms That Are Hard To Reach

04.28.2020 09:41 AM

MIT released a video of their ongoing work that uses muscle signals that involves full and fine control of drones to navigate around rings

AI Predicts “A Halting Of Infections” Around April 20th But Warns Catastrophe If Social Distancing Relax Too Soon

04.16.2020 21:50 PM

MIT-trained AI explained that coronavirus cases will start to level off in the US and Italy in the next week but experts warn that relaxing social distancing could cause a massive resurgence in COVID-19 cases.

MIT Has Overcome iOS and Android Issues Making Coronavirus Contact Tracking App Possible

04.09.2020 08:39 AM

MIT's Lincoln Laboratory have overcome the iOS and Android interoperability problem using Bluetooth.

Researchers Develops Ways to Deflect ‘Planet Killer’ Asteroid Hitting Earth

02.24.2020 12:37 PM

According to a research, there are ways to avoid being hit by a giant asteroid. Here's what can be done.

Research on Electrolysis Leads to a More Environmentally Friendly Way of Producing Cement

10.31.2019 10:34 AM

In a perfect world, using this technique would result to zero carbon dioxide emissions from the cement industry.

No more needles: New capsule design just as effective as injections

10.10.2019 04:45 AM

Researchers at MIT have created a new capsule design that allows oral delivery of previously injected drugs.

PhD Student at MIT Hopes to Revolutionize Insulin Administration

07.16.2019 09:11 AM

One in 11 people have diabetes, and so the potential reach of Volpatti’s research is massive. A student who is currently attaining her Ph. D. in chemical engineering, Lisa Volpatti is researching avenues for an automatic, self-administering insulin treatment that individuals with diabetes could take once each day.

MIT’s Annual 2.007 Competition Pays Homage to Apollo 11

05.14.2019 10:12 AM

MIT’s popular class 2.007 proved that robots can be efficient, ingenious, and even highly entertaining moon-rock scavengers.

MIT and Harvard Receive $4.5 Million Each for Marijuana Research from Former Student

05.02.2019 08:27 AM

Man gives a total of nine million dollars to his alma maters. A Manhattan-based investor has dropped nine million dollars to fund marijuana research at his alma maters-Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT IDEAS Challenge Showcase Continues to Pump Out World Changing Ideas

05.01.2019 08:49 AM

Ten student teams receive $100,000 in combined awards to pursue their impact-driven projects. 2019 marks the 18th year of IDEAS. Since its inception, the program has awarded more than 1 million dollars to 160 social ventures operating in 44 different countries.

Yarn-like Nanofibers Could Assist in the Healing of Tendons and Muscles

04.30.2019 06:56 AM

MIT engineers have developed tissue engineering design that may enable flexible range of motion in injured tendons and muscles during healing.

MIT Engineered Surface Treatment to Reduce Waste and Improve Efficiency

04.23.2019 08:20 AM

Any material inside a container with this lining significantly comes in contact with the lubricating liquid and slides right off instead of sticking to the solid container wall