Technology
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MIT engineers “grow” atomically thin transistors on top of computer
Emerging AI applications, like chatbots that generate natural human language, demand denser, more powerful computer chips. But semiconductor chips are…
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How to untangle a worm ball: Mathematicians solve a knotty
As anyone who has ever unwound a string of holiday lights or detangled a lock of snarled hair knows, undoing…
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Asegun Henry wins National Science Foundation’s Alan T
The National Science Foundation (NSF) today named Asegun Henry, an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, as a…
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Study offers a new view of when and how governments
Allocating land for people to use is one of the most powerful tools a government can have. A newly published…
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Speedy robo-gripper reflexively organizes cluttered spaces
When manipulating an arcade claw, a player can plan all she wants. But once she presses the joystick button, it’s…
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New black hole images reveal a glowing, fluffy ring and
In 2017, astronomers captured the first image of a black hole by coordinating radio dishes around the world to act…
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Ingestible “electroceutical” capsule stimulates hunger-regulating hormone
Hormones released by the stomach, such as ghrelin, play a key role in stimulating appetite. These hormones are produced by…
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Driving toward data justice
As a person with a mixed-race background who has lived in four different cities, Amelia Dogan describes her early life…
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Five from MIT awarded 2023 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships
MIT graduate students Kat Kajderowicz and Shomik Verma, alumni Desmond Edwards ’22 and Steven Truong ’20, and Vaibhav Mohanty, an…
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A simple paper test could offer early cancer diagnosis
MIT engineers have designed a new nanoparticle sensor that could enable early diagnosis of cancer with a simple urine test.…
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