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Inspired by kombucha tea, engineers create ‘living materials’
Engineers at MIT and Imperial College London have developed a new way to generate tough, functional materials inspired by kombucha tea's fermentation process.
Anne Trafton is a guest contributor to MIT News.
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Mental Health
AI and Reddit are helping us track COVID-19's impact on mental health
Textual analysis of social media posts on popular site Reddit finds users’ anxiety and suicide-risk levels are rising, among other negative trends.
COVID-19
What role do 'super-spreaders' play in the global transmission of COVID-19?
A study of about 60 super-spreading events shows that events where one person infects more than six other people are much more common than expected.
COVID-19
This reusable face mask can filter and kill off COVID-19
A reusable face mask is being developed by a team from MIT. The mask will help to filter and kill COVID-19 by using a heating element formed by a copper wire and battery.
COVID-19
Why we're one step closer to a flu vaccine that lasts forever
Researchers at MIT, MGH, and Harvard are now working on strategies for designing a universal flu vaccine, that could work against any flu strain.
Behavioural Sciences
How 'universalization' could help us make more sustainable decisions
It involves asking yourself, 'What if everyone did that?' and could have implications for the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
Global Health
This research team may have revolutionized the way your gut microbiome is studied
A team of researchers from MIT have found a way to grow bacteria linked to Crohn’s disease in a lab - a notoriously tricky task.
Plastics and the Environment
These MIT chemists are making tough plastics easier to recycle
Chemists at MIT have developed a method to modify thermoset plastics that allows them to be more easily broken down without compromising their mechanical strength.
Future of Health and Healthcare
This algorithm is fighting antibiotic resistance - and winning
The algorithm identified a new drug that, in lab tests, was able to kill bacteria strains that had previously shown resistance to all known antibiotics.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Scientists are using gene-editing to create new materials for healthcare technology
Smart materials change properties in response to specific DNA sequences; could be used in a variety of devices.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Biologists and mathematicians team up to explore tissue folding
An algorithm developed to study the structure of galaxies helps explain a key feature of embryonic development.
Neuroscience
This is how we make complex decisions
MIT neuroscientists are exploring how the brain handles hierarchical decision-making processes that involve breaking down a larger decision into smaller ones that each carry a degree of u...
Future of Health and Healthcare
Machine learning could help make antibiotics more effective
MIT researchers have developed a new machine-learning approach to discover an additional mechanism that helps some antibiotics kill bacteria.
Artificial Intelligence
Nanoparticles take a fantastic, magnetic voyage
These tiny robots powered by magnetic fields could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Artificial Intelligence is making pesto even more delicious
Machine learning can reveal optimal growing conditions to maximize taste and other features.