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Researchers develop microneedle technology using melatonin to extend shelf life of fresh-cut produce and reduce spoilage

How to solve a bottleneck for CO2 capture and conversion: « Today’s carbon capture systems suffer a tradeoff between efficient capture and release, but a new approach developed at MIT can boost overall efficiency

MIT engineering students crack egg dilemma, finding sideways is stronger

Startup enables 100-year bridges with corrosion-resistant steel

MIT physicists discover a new type of superconductor that's also a magnet

MIT physicists snap the first images of “free-range” atoms: « The results will help scientists visualize never-before-seen quantum phenomena in real space

MIT engineers advance toward a fault-tolerant quantum computer

System lets robots identify an object's properties through handling

New electronic "skin" could enable lightweight night-vision glasses

Soft Vine-Like Robot Helps Rescuers Find Survivors In Disaster Zones

Astronomers discover a planet that’s rapidly disintegrating, producing a comet-like tail: « The small and rocky lava world sheds an amount of material equivalent to the mass of Mount Everest every 30.5 hours

In kids, EEG monitoring of consciousness safely reduces anesthetic use

MIT engineers print synthetic "metamaterials" that are both strong and stretchy

"Periodic table of machine learning" could fuel AI discovery

Engineered bacteria emit signals that can be spotted from a distance: « These bacteria, which could be designed to detect pollution or nutrients, could act as sensors to help farmers monitor their crops

Molecules that fight infection also act on the brain

A new way to make graphs more accessible to blind and low-vision readers

Looking under the hood at the brain's language system

Mathematicians uncover the logic behind how people walk in crowds

Making math fun by prepping for friendly competition (2022)

Artificial muscle flexes in multiple directions, offering a path to soft, wiggly robots: « MIT engineers developed a way to grow artificial tissues that look and act like their natural counterparts

High-performance computing, with much less code

MIT engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy

Study: The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs

Smart researchers pioneer nanosensor for real-time iron detection in plants

A protein from tiny tardigrades may help cancer patients tolerate radiation therapy

MIT scientists pin down the origins of a fast radio burst

Engineers turn the body's goo into new glue

A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful: « MIT chemical engineers have devised a way to capture methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and convert it into polymers

A new biodegradable material to replace certain microplastics: « MIT chemical engineers designed an environmentally friendly alternative to the microbeads used in some health and beauty products

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