Nine MIT students awarded 2021 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology
An artificial intelligence tool that can help detect melanoma
Using deep convolutional neural networks, researchers devise a system that quickly analyzes wide-field images of patients’ skin in order to more efficiently detect cancer.
The physicist and the hospital
Associate Professor Thomas Heldt finds inspiration where fundamental physical principles intersect with human health.
New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs
Reconnecting muscle pairs during amputation gives patients more sensory feedback from the limb.
Dava Newman named director of MIT Media Lab
Visionary astronautics researcher, explorer, and expert on human adaptation to space will lead the Institute’s world-renowned research center.
Statistical model improves analysis of skin conductance
By accounting for sweat physiology, method can make better use of electrodermal activity for tracking subconscious changes in physical or emotional state.
Technique recovers lost single-cell RNA-sequencing information
Boosting the efficiency of single-cell RNA-sequencing helps reveal subtle differences between healthy and dysfunctional cells.
Three from MIT receive National Health Institute Awards
Michael Birnbaum, Anders Hansen, and Tami Lieberman receive NIH Director’s New Innovator Awards from the NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.
Expanding access to the world’s top medical minds
InfiniteMD virtually connects patients with leading medical specialists to give advice on treatment plans, diagnoses, and more.
Real-time data for a better response to disease outbreaks
The startup Kinsa uses its smart thermometers to detect and track the spread of contagious illness before patients go to the hospital.
New design principle could prevent catheter failure in brain shunts
MIT researchers propose a design to overcome a major challenge in hydrocephalus catheters — clogging — by leveraging catheter geometry.
Exhaled biomarkers can reveal lung disease
Specialized nanoparticles create a “breath signal” that could be used to diagnose pneumonia and other infectious or genetic diseases.
Seven from MIT win 2020 Hertz Fellowships
Award recognizes scholars who pursue graduate studies focusing on “bold, risk-taking research.”
Carbon nanotube transistors make the leap from lab to factory floor
Technique paves the way for more energy efficient, 3D microprocessors.
Six from MIT awarded research funding to address Covid-19
Multi-institutional MassCPR initiative announces more than $16.5 million to support 62 Boston-area projects.