A liquid nitrogen spray developed by Washington State University researchers can remove almost all of the simulated moon dust from a space suit, potentially solving what is a significant challenge for future moon-landing astronauts.
It’s more important than ever for artificial intelligence to estimate how accurately it is explaining data.
CRISPR The CRISPR-Cas9 technology might soon see itself surpassed by a new and smaller cousin, CRISPR-Cas12j. It was recently discovered that the defense system of bacteriophages called CRISPR-Cas12j, also known as Cas-phi can also be used for gene editing. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have mapped the structure of CRISPR-Cas12j to know exactly how it functions and how it can be used for genome editing in plants and humans.
Statistics tools support the idea that all radio bursts may repeat if observed long enough.
The new findings could explain biodiversity hotspots in tectonically quiet regions.
A new study shows lawyers find simplified legal documents easier to understand, more appealing, and just as enforceable as traditional contracts.
Astronomers discover the last three planets the Kepler telescope observed before going dark.
Undergraduate research helped feed physics and EECS major Thomas Bergamaschi’s post-MIT interest in tackling challenges.
A study inspired by the Japanese paper-cutting art provides a blueprint for designing shape-shifting materials and devices.
Using insights into how people intuit others’ emotions, researchers have designed a model that approximates this aspect of human social intelligence.
Tactile stimulation improved motor performance, reduced phosphorylated tau, preserved neurons and synapses, and reduced DNA damage, a new study shows.
A team of researchers from University of Montreal has achieved a significant breakthrough in plant ecology by developing innovative statistical models that have shed new light on how plants function, according to a news release.
The University of Bristol announced that researchers have found how repetitive cocaine use increases the amount of addictiveness.
Symposium speakers describe numerous ways to promote prevention, resilience, healing, and wellness after early-life stresses.
Biology graduate student Tong Zhang has spent the last two years learning the intricacies of how bacteria protect themselves.
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.
Over more than 50 years at MIT, he made fundamental contributions to quantum field theory and discovered topological and geometric phenomena.
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.
MIT researchers characterize gene expression patterns for 22,500 brain vascular cells across 428 donors, revealing insights for Alzheimer’s onset and potential treatments.
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.