New insights into a hidden process that protects cells from harmful mutations
Research reveals how cells may activate a compensation system that can reduce the effects of harmful genetic mutations. This could inform gene therapy development.
Recreating the forms and sounds of historical musical instruments
Through an interdisciplinary collaboration between MIT and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, researchers are creating playable physical and synthesized replicas.
For one learner, online MIT courses are “like getting a Ferrari for the price of an electric scooter”
Senior engineer Badri Ratnam has enhanced his education and career with 40 courses offered by MITx at MIT Open Learning.
New catalog more than doubles the number of gravitational-wave detections made by LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA observatories
The latest crop of space-time wobbles includes a variety of heavy, fast-spinning, and lopsided colliding black holes.
Nitrous oxide, a product of fertilizer use, may harm some soil bacteria
While some N2O is produced naturally at the plant root, agricultural practices can increase its levels, to the detriment of some microbes that support plant growth.
How some skills become second nature
Patterns of gaze and attention can reveal how some people unconsciously figure out how to master a task, new research shows.
A “ChatGPT for spreadsheets” helps solve difficult engineering challenges faster
The approach could help engineers tackle extremely complex design problems, from power grid optimization to vehicle design.
Injectable “satellite livers” could offer an alternative to liver transplantation
The engineered tissue grafts could take on the liver’s function and help thousands of people with liver failure.
LAB14 joins the MIT.nano Consortium
The advanced manufacturing group becomes a member and will contribute equipment to MIT.nano.
Engineering confidence to navigate uncertainty
In 16.85 Autonomy Capstone (Design and Testing of Autonomous Vehicles), AeroAstro students build software that allows autonomous flight vehicles to navigate unknown environments.