Category: Technology News
Technology news covering artificial intelligence, software, startups, cybersecurity and emerging digital trends.
Just pull a string to turn these tile patterns into useful 3D structures
The algorithm uses a two-step method to find the optimal path through the tile pattern for a string that can be tightened to actuate the ... Read More
A retinal reboot for amblyopia
Bear’s team, which has been studying amblyopia for decades, had previously shown that this effect could be achieved by anesthetizing both eyes or the non-amblyopic ... Read More
A new way to rejuvenate the immune system
As people age, their immune function weakens. Owing to shrinkage of the thymus, where T cells normally mature and diversify, populations of these immune cells ... Read More
A I-designed proteins may help spot cancer
Sangeeta Bhatia, SM ’93, PhD ’97, a senior author of a paper on the work with her former student Ava Amini ’16, a principal researcher ... Read More
Reformulated antibodies could be injected for easier treatment
In 2023, Doyle’s lab developed a way to generated highly concentrated antibody formulations by encapsulating them into hydrogel particles. However, that requires centrifugation, a step ... Read More
Recent books from the MIT community
Taxation and Resentment: Race, Party, and Class in American Tax Attitudes By Andrea Louise Campbell, professor of political science PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2025, $29.95 Dr. Adventure: Danger ... Read More
Vine-inspired robot fingers can reach out and grab someone
The new bot consists of a pressurized box from which long, vine-like tubes inflate and grow. As they extend, the vines twist and coil around ... Read More