Particles accelerate without a push
New analysis shows a way to self-propel subatomic particles, extend the lifetime of unstable isotopes.
Research Laboratory of Electronics
New fibers can deliver many simultaneous stimuli
Implanted into the brain or spinal column, they can transmit drugs, light, and electrical signals.
Watching how cells interact
New device allows scientists to glimpse communication between immune cells.
Toward quantum chips
Packing single-photon detectors on an optical chip is a crucial step toward quantum-computational circuits.
Vivienne Sze receives DARPA 2014 Young Faculty Award
Award honors work on real-time energy-efficient visual data processing for portable media, which will impact elderly-assistance and advanced driver-assistance systems.
New law for superconductors
Mathematical description of relationship between thickness, temperature, and resistivity could spur advances.
New findings could point the way to “valleytronics”
Researchers clear hurdles toward a new kind of 2-D microchip using different electron properties.
M+Visión Consortium wins Spanish industry association prize
Madrid-MIT collaboration recognized for accelerating health technology innovation.
Bose grants reward risk
Five innovative, high-risk projects launch with support from Prof. Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Bacteria become “genomic tape recorders”
Engineered E. coli can store long-term memories of chemical exposure, other events in their DNA.
Striking the cord: Optical control of motor functions
Grad student Chi Lu and colleagues demonstrate a highly flexible polymer probe for triggering spinal-cord neurons with light and simultaneously recording their activity.
Diagnostic exhalations
By analyzing carbon dioxide in the breath, an algorithm could help determine how to treat patients.
Raising cryptography’s standards
Calculating encryption schemes’ theoretical security guarantees eases comparison, improvement.
Superconducting circuits, simplified
New circuit design could unlock the power of experimental superconducting computer chips.