More effective surgery could boost survival rates for ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after it has reached an advanced stage, with many tumors spread throughout the... Read more
Smaller, faster, better: Nanoscale batteries may power future technology Inside modern cell phones are billions of nanoscale switches that flip on and off, allowing the phone to function. Th... Read more
Photoacoustic communication approach could send warning messages through the air without requiring a receiving device Researchers have demonstrated that a laser can transmit an audible messa... Read more
Model from MIT Lincoln Laboratory Intelligence and Decision Technologies Group sets a new standard for understanding how a neural network makes decisions. A child is presented with a picture... Read more
Magnetic-field detector is 1,000 times more efficient than its predecessors MIT researchers have developed a new, ultrasensitive magnetic-field detector that is 1,000 times more energy-effic... Read more
If future generations were to live and work on the moon or on a distant asteroid, they would probably want a broadband connection to communicate with home bases back on Earth. They may even... Read more
Chemical engineers hope smartphone-readable microparticles could crack down on counterfeiting. Some 2 to 5 percent of all international trade involves counterfeit goods, according to a 2013... Read more