An air filter made out of corn protein instead of petroleum products can concurrently capture small particulates as well as toxic chemicals like formaldehyde that current air filters can’t.
The device emits a stream of single photons and could provide a basis for optical quantum computers.
RESEARCH The major cause of Parkinson’s Disease is a dysregulation of immune genes central for fighting against viruses, a new study reveals. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen show that this dysregulation leads to a malfunction in the cell’s powerhouse, which cannot produce sufficient energy for neurons to stay alive, causing them to gradually die.
MIT researchers characterize gene expression patterns for 22,500 brain vascular cells across 428 donors, revealing insights for Alzheimer’s onset and potential treatments.
SPERM COUNT New research from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet explains why some men produce no sperm cells at all, meaning that fertility treatment can never help them.
Over more than 50 years at MIT, he made fundamental contributions to quantum field theory and discovered topological and geometric phenomena.
MIT students share ideas, aspirations, and vision for how advances in computing stand to transform society in a competition hosted by the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing.
Biology graduate student Tong Zhang has spent the last two years learning the intricacies of how bacteria protect themselves.