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To study how chips work, MIT researchers built their own operating system

A new approach to cancer vaccination yields more powerful T cells using mRNA vaccines

The future of AI seems weirdly dependent on water

Researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks

Virtual violin produces realistic sounds

A new sensor could enable earlier detection of bladder cancer: « Using a catheter coated with carbon nanotubes, researchers can detect biomarkers produced by cancer cells in the bladder

Researchers “reprogram” materials by quickly rearranging their atoms: « A new method for precisely moving columns of individual atoms within a material could give rise to exotic quantum properties

Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds

Self-organizing “pencil beam” laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies: « MIT researchers leveraged a surprise discovery to devise a faster and more precise biomedical imaging technique

Injectable “satellite livers” could offer an alternative to liver transplantation

Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?

Improving cartilage repair through cell therapy: « SMART breakthrough offers a promising pathway toward improved manufacturing of high‑quality cells for regenerative therapies to treat joint diseases

Implantable islet cells could control diabetes without insulin injections: « The cells can survive in the body for at least three months, producing enough insulin to control blood sugar levels…

Why solid-state batteries keep short-circuiting

The first animals on Earth may have been sea sponges, study suggests

A new study suggests aerobic respiration began hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought, some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphere

Pills that communicate from the stomach could improve medication adherence

To flexibly organize thought, the brain makes use of space: « MIT researchers tested their theory of spatial computing, which holds that the brain recruits and controls ad hoc groups of neurons for cognitive tasks by applying brain waves to patches of the cortex

AI-generated sensors open new paths for early cancer detection: Nanoparticles coated with molecular sensors could be used to develop at-home tests for many types of cancer.

Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for measuring blood glucose

One pull of a string is all it takes to deploy these complex structures: « A new method could enable users to design portable medical devices, like a splint, that can be rapidly converted from flat panels to a 3D object without any tools

Deep-learning model predicts how fruit flies form, cell by cell

Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost: « The new design from MIT engineers could pump up many biohybrid builds. »

Enabling small language models to solve complex reasoning tasks

Director of MIT's Plasma and Fusion Center, Dies at 47

Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air

New therapeutic brain implants could defy the need for surgery: « MIT researchers created microscopic wireless electronic devices that travel through blood and implant in target brain regions…

Ioannis Yannas, who invented artificial skin for treatment of burns, has died

New nanoparticles stimulate the immune system to attack ovarian tumors: « Targeted particles carrying the cytokine IL-12 can jump-start T cells, allowing them to clear tumors while avoiding side effects

Attention lapses due to sleep deprivation due to flushing fluid from brain

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