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Chemists craft colorful organic molecules.
[ad_1] Newswise — CAMBRIDGE, MA — Chains of fused carbon-containing rings have unique optoelectronic properties that make them useful as semiconductors. These chains, known…
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Research Reveals Deep Neural Networks’ Unique Perception of the World.
[ad_1] Newswise — CAMBRIDGE, MA — Human sensory systems are very good at recognizing objects that we see or words that we hear, even…
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Targeting a coronavirus ion channel could yield new Covid-19 drugs
[ad_1] Newswise — CAMBRIDGE, MA — The genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus encodes 29 proteins, one of which is an ion channel called E.…
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Implant Offers Diabetes Control
[ad_1] Newswise — CAMBRIDGE, MA — One promising approach to treating Type 1 diabetes is implanting pancreatic islet cells that can produce insulin when…
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Cutting-Edge Sensor Replicates Cell Membrane Functionalities
[ad_1] Newswise — CAMBRIDGE, MA — Drawing inspiration from natural sensory systems, an MIT-led team has designed a novel sensor that could detect the…
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New AI system can create proteins to fit design targets
[ad_1] Newswise — MIT researchers are using artificial intelligence to design new proteins that go beyond those found in nature. They developed machine-learning algorithms…
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Tackling counterfeit seeds with “unclonable” labels
[ad_1] Newswise — Average crop yields in Africa are consistently far below expected, and one significant reason is the prevalence of counterfeit seeds whose…
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On social media platforms, more sharing means less caring about accuracy
[ad_1] Newswise — As a social media user, you can be eager to share content. You can also try to judge whether it is…
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Study: Preschool gives a big boost to college attendance
[ad_1] Newswise — Attending preschool at age 4 makes children significantly more likely to go to college, according to an empirical study led by…
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New sensor uses MRI to detect light deep in the brain
[ad_1] Newswise — CAMBRIDGE, MA — Using a specialized MRI sensor, MIT researchers have shown that they can detect light deep within tissues…
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Study: Without more data, a black hole’s origins can be “spun” in any direction
[ad_1] Newswise — Clues to a black hole’s origins can be found in the way it spins. This is especially true for binaries, in…
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Earth can regulate its own temperature over millennia, new study finds
[ad_1] Newswise — The Earth’s climate has undergone some big changes, from global volcanism to planet-cooling ice ages and dramatic shifts in solar radiation.…
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Building with Nanoparticles, From the Bottom Up
[ad_1] Newswise — Researchers at MIT have developed a technique for precisely controlling the arrangement and placement of nanoparticles on a material, like the…
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Method for decoding asteroid interiors could help aim asteroid-deflecting missions
[ad_1] Newswise — NASA hit a bullseye in late September with DART, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, which flew a spacecraft straight at the…