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Bridging space research and policy

In experiments with rice seeds submerged in water, MIT researchers found that the sound of falling droplets shook the seeds out of a dormant state, stimulating them to germinate more quickly than seeds that were not exposed to the same sound vibrations.

Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds

MIT researchers have developed an ultra-efficient microchip that can protect wireless biomedical devices, like pacemakers and insulin pumps, from quantum attacks.

New chip can protect wireless biomedical devices from quantum attacks

A new mathematical “bridge” connects worlds of classical and quantum physics.

New study bridges the worlds of classical and quantum physics

Vikas Enti found that the MIT System Design and Management program's fundamentals of systems engineering, system architecture, and project management provided him with the tools he needed to address system-level problems in his work.

Tackling the housing shortage with robotic microfactories

“My interest in science came from the universe and trying to understand our place within it,” Linares says.

Managing traffic in space