Anne Trafton is a guest contributor to MIT News.
Adding new polymer particles containing vitamin A in foods could tackle vitamin A deficiency and help improve the health of millions of people around the world, experts say.
With only limited information, MIT researchers have been able to predict the circumstances under which an ecosystem will be stable or unstable.
Most autism studies have low numbers of female subjects. This makes it harder to offer accurate diagnoses and may lead to shortcomings in defining autism.
Engineers at MIT have developed a solution to protect good gut bacteria from the harmful side effects of antibiotics.
Fan Wang, MIT Professor, studies how the brain controls pain and hopes to develop new treatments that could help millions of people with chronic pain.
Researchers have found a relationship between the counting ability of Tsimane’ people and their ability to do matching tasks with numbers up to about 25.
The new material is a two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets and could be used as a lightweight, durable coating for car parts or cell phones.
The new molecule, known as a biohybrid photocatalyst, can improve the yield of chemical reactions for generating pharmaceuticals and other useful compounds.
MIT neuroscientists have shown that human neurons have a much smaller number of ion channels, compared to the neurons of other mammals, impacting energy.
A new MIT study suggests that our brains are actually not optimized to calculate the so-called 'shortest path' when navigating on foot.
Using nanoparticles that store and gradually release light, engineers create light-emitting plants that can be charged repeatedly.
Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have developed a new tabletop test for COVID-19 that research suggests is as accurate as existing PCR tests.
MIT researchers have designed a biocompatible glue which seals wounds, stops bleeding and can potentially be used on both internal and external wounds.
MIT engineers have created a new diagnostic nanoparticle that can detect cancer proteins in a urine test and pinpoint a tumour's location.
Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a face mask that can diagnose the wearer with COVID-19 within 90 minutes with disposable sensors.
