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Caption: These particles resembling microscopic balls of knitting wool are actually inorganic zeolite particles. The microporous crystalline particles are formed via precipitation as the aluminosilicate colloidal hydrogels evolve, starting as an aqueous mineral solution, then becoming a viscoelastic gel and ultimately a soft glassy solid. Credits: Image: courtesy of the researchers *Terms of Use: Images for download...

Next image Five MIT faculty members are among more than 250 leaders from academia, business, public affairs, the humanities, and the arts elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced Thursday. One of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies, the academy is also a leading center for independent policy research. Members contribute to academy publications, as well as studies of science and technology policy, energy and global security, social policy and Ame...

New wireless system can restore communication and mobility in people with paralysis Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are an emerging assistive technology, enabling people with paralysis to type on computer screens or manipulate robotic prostheses just by thinking about moving their own bodies. For years, investigational BCIs used in clinical trials have required cables to connect the sensing array in the brain to computers that decode the signals and use them to drive external devices. Now, for...

Previous image Next image The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has announced that two MIT professors have been jointly awarded the Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, the most prestigious engineering education award in the United States. Linda G. Griffith, the School of Engineering Professor of Teaching Innovation in the Department of Biological Engineering, and Douglas A. Lauffenburger, the Ford Professor of Biological Engineering, Chemical Engi...

LyNea ‘LB’ Bell *After celebrating the rich history and significant accomplishments of many African Americans during Black History month, it’s now Women’s History month and history is yet, still being made.  Talent agent/entrepreneur LyNea “LB” Bell makes history twice celebrating two historical firsts. Bell is the first woman and dually, the first African American woman to launch a search engine.  GOTCONN, a privacy-based search engine is the brainchild of the trailblazing entr...

Researchers have developed an organs-on-a-chip system that models the interactions between the brain, gut microbiome, liver, and colon in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The system allows the research team to more fully understand the gut-brain axis’ role in neurological diseases, better replicating the complex interactions that murine mice models struggle to do. The team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that short-chain fatty acids (SCFA...

Our gut-brain connection January 31, 2021MIT “Organs-on-a-chip” system sheds light on how bacteria in the human digestive tract may influence neurological diseases. In many ways, our brain and our digestive tract are deeply connected. Feeling nervous may lead to physical pain in the stomach, while hunger signals from the gut make us feel irritable. Recent studies have even suggested that the bacteria living in our gut can influence some neurological diseases. Modeling these complex interact...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology In many ways, our brain and our digestive tract are deeply connected. Feeling nervous may lead to physical pain in the stomach, while hunger signals from the gut make us feel irritable. Recent studies have even suggested that the bacteria living in our gut can influence some neurological diseases. Modeling these complex interactions in animals such as mice is difficult to do, because their physiology is very different from humans’. To help researchers bet...

Traffic tunnels in South Florida? Local leaders want them and experts say it’s possible logistically Updated:  Tags:  The question is whether this ‘tunnel vision’ will become a reality. The possible plan is a cool one, starting out relatively small, though a three-mile underground tunnel certainly isn’t small. The idea is that the first tunnel could lead to a whole system of tunnels running under our feet and freeing up traffic. When thinking of the name Elon Musk, one probably thinks...

1/26/2021 The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced today that it has selected 13 additional academic institutions to participate in the next five year phase of its collaborative research program. These universities join MIT, Stanford and the University of Michigan which have worked with TRI over the last five years to expand the body of research into artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of amplifying the human experience. The next five year phase includes investing more than $75 mil...