M+Visión Consortium wins Spanish industry association prize
Madrid-MIT collaboration recognized for accelerating health technology innovation.
Research Laboratory of Electronics
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.
Job seekers to job generators
RLE’s Translational Fellows Program starts up a new dimension of support for postdocs.
High-speed biologics screen
Engineers devise technology for rapidly testing drug-delivery vehicles in zebrafish.
Study: Online classes really do work
Detailed quantitative study of learning online shows success, even among those with least preparation.
Engineered proteins stick like glue — even in water
New adhesives based on mussel proteins could be useful for naval or medical applications.
Magnetic fields make the excitons go ’round
Theorists find a new way to improve efficiency of solar cells by overcoming exciton “traps.”
Toward optical chips
A promising light source for optoelectronic chips can be tuned to different frequencies.
Bound for robotic glory
New algorithm enables MIT cheetah robot to run and jump, untethered, across grass.