Future of the Environment
These engineers have created plants that can emit light - and be recharged
Using nanoparticles that store and gradually release light, engineers create light-emitting plants that can be charged repeatedly.
Anne Trafton is a guest contributor to MIT News.
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COVID-19
New device can diagnose COVID-19 from saliva samples
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.
Future of Health and Healthcare
This barnacle-inspired blood-repelling glue can seal wounds in 15 seconds
MIT researchers have designed a biocompatible glue which seals wounds, stops bleeding and can potentially be used on both internal and external wounds.
Future of Health and Healthcare
This new test can detect and locate cancer cells
MIT engineers have created a new diagnostic nanoparticle that can detect cancer proteins in a urine test and pinpoint a tumour's location.
COVID-19
This face mask can tell you if you’ve got COVID-19
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.
Data Science
Could all your digital photos be stored as DNA?
MIT scientists are working on a more effective method of storing data using DNA, which can contain massive quantities at a very high density.
Technological Transformation
Scientists have found a way to generate energy from floating particles
This new material created from carbon nanotubes can generate electricity by scavenging energy from its environment.
COVID-19
Researchers have sequenced the most comprehensive map of the SARS-CoV-2 genome yet
MIT researchers have generated what they describe as the most accurate and complete gene annotation of the SARS-CoV-2 genome, the virus that causes COVID.
Artificial Intelligence
The (robotic) doctor will see you now
Using robots in healthcare has benefits, particularly when reducing contact during COVID-19. Developments for further medical applications are underway.
Science
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.
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.