Dirty carbon reveals a sophisticated side
Coal could someday be used to make a variety of useful devices, researchers suggest.
MIT conference reveals the power of using artificial intelligence to discover new drugs
Inaugural AI Powered Drug Discovery and Manufacturing Conference drew pharmaceutical companies, government regulators, and pioneering drug researchers.
Muscle signals can pilot a robot
CSAIL's Conduct-A-Bot system uses muscle signals to cue a drone’s movement, enabling more natural human-robot communication.
Study analyzes contamination in drug manufacturing plants
Report offers guidelines to help prevent viruses from tainting biopharmaceutical drugs.
New model of the GI tract could speed drug development
Studies of drug absorption in the small intestine could help researchers identify medicines that can be taken orally.
Engineers develop precision injection system for plants
Microneedles made of silk-based material can target plant tissues for delivery of micronutrients, hormones, or genes.
Six from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2020
Prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members.
Reporting tool aims to balance hospitals’ Covid-19 load
Based on crowdsourced data, app helps patients, EMTs, and physicians determine real-time availability of hospital resources.
3 Questions: Areg Danagoulian on a new arms control tool and the future of nuclear security
Danagoulian and his research team developed a system that could greatly improve the process for verifying compliance of nuclear warheads.
Reducing the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence
MIT system cuts the energy required for training and running neural networks.