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An antibiotic that could give medicine a new weapon to fight drug-resistant bacteria
A team led by quantum expert Mikhail Lukin (right) has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing. Dolev Bluvstein, a Ph.D. student in Lukin’s lab, was first author on the paper. Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer
A key step toward reliable, game-changing quantum computing
Caption:In real-world tests, researchers utilized HuGE to train robotic arms to pick and place objects and to draw the letter “U." They crowdsourced data from 109 nonexpert users in 13 different countries spanning three continents. Credits:Credit: Courtesy of the researchers
Using a new method of crowdsourced feedback to help train robots could also lead to autonomous learning
Using radio waves to monitor nuclear weapons stockpiles
MIT engineers have designed a new nanoparticle sensor that can enable cancer diagnosis with a simple urine test. The nanoparticles (blue) carry DNA barcodes (zigzag lines) that can be cleaved by cancer-associated proteases in the body (pac-man shapes). Once cleaved, the DNA barcodes can be detected in a urine sample. Credits:Image: Courtesy of the researchers. Edited by MIT News
Revolutionary Paper Test Unveils Early Cancer Detection and Tumor Analysis Through Urine Samples
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Earlier disease diagnosis with a new ultrasound method
The researchers suspended microporous nanocrystals in water and other aqueous solutions. Courtesy of Jarad Mason
Microporous water opens up enormous possibilities for biomedical and energy applications.
A prototype cooling system uses new solid-state barocaloric materials. CREDIT Adam Slavney
Could solid-state refrigerants become a viable replacement for current air conditioning and other cooling technologies?
Think shrink-wrapped food: An antimicrobial plant-based food wrap designed to replace plastic
MIT engineers have created a reconfigurable AI chip that comprises alternating layers of sensing and processing elements that can communicate with each other. Credit: Figure courtesy of the researchers and edited by MIT News
A LEGO-like artificial intelligence chip that is is stackable and reconfigurable for upgrades and features
3D printing becomes truly 3D opening up vast possibilities
Cuprous oxide – the mined crystal from Namibia used for making Rydberg polaritons
Could a special form of light made using an ancient Namibian gemstone be the key to new light-based quantum computers?
The method works by using soap-like bubbles as nano-containers. With DNA nanotechnology, multiple ingredients can be mixed within the containers. Photo: Nikos Hatzakis
Speeding up vaccine development by more than one million times while minimizing costs
New method can edit genes associated with high cholesterol and partially restore vision in mice
Opening genomics data to all with a new cloud-based platform