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The new design could help the robot explore disaster zones and other dangerous environments.

Neural network learns speech patterns that predict depression in clinical interviews.

MIT researchers find that 1–2 percent of Earth’s oldest mantle rocks are made from diamond. rnrn

Results are among the strongest evidence yet for “spooky action at a distance.”rnrn

Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding.

New technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.

A new study from MIT has found that piano lessons have a very specific effect on kindergartners’ ability to distinguish different pitches, which translates into an improvement in discriminating between spoken words.

Signals from rare black hole-neutron star pairs could pinpoint rate at which universe is growing, researchers say.

Device uses ultrafast “frequency hopping” and data encryption to protect wireless signals from being intercepted and jammed.rn

New principled approach helps autonomous underwater vehicles explore the ocean in an intelligent, energy-efficient manner.

MIT researchers have designed a fleet of autonomous boats that offer high manoeuvrability and precise control.

Using a machine-learning system known as a deep neural network, MIT researchers have created the first model that can identify a musical genre just like a human would.

A new study performed at MIT suggests that children remain very skilled at learning the grammar of a new language much longer than expected.

Want to work out more? Eat more healthily? Quit smoking? These neurons control the fate of your habits.

Black holes in these environments could combine repeatedly to form objects bigger than anything a single star could produce.

Scientists pick up signals from an explosion of electromagnetic energy that occurred when a black hole ripped apart a passing star.

Three commercially released facial-analysis programs from major technology companies demonstrate both skin-type and gender biases, according to new research.

Illumination from nanobionic plants might one day replace some electrical lighting.

The scientists have traced the signals to just 180 million years after the Big Bang, making the detection the earliest evidence of hydrogen yet observed.

This new pill could make it easier for people to stick to the treatment. 

A significant hangup on the way to portable artificial intelligence has been the neural synapse, which has been particularly tricky to reproduce in hardware. Until now. 

Three questions for the designer of a video game in line with the times. 

Neuroscientists discover networks of neurons that stretch or compress their activity to control timing Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Timing is critical for playing a musical instrument, swinging a […]

Researchers at MIT have developed a system that can read a person’s emotions, even hidden ones, at a distance.

How many cumulative hours have you wasted waiting for your chat partner to respond to you? A new program created by an MIT Ph.D. student offers an opportunity to make your instant message intermissions as productive as possible.

Scientists have broaden the criteria for what makes a planet hospitable. Researchers dispute that even if a planet were tilted on its side, it could sustain life, so long as its surface is covered in water.

Catch MIT scientist Sara Seager take you to the cutting edge and into the future, with a live blog (plus commentary) right here! “Hundreds or thousands of years from now, […]

Cancer deaths in the US are down 20% since they peaked in 1991, a new American Cancer Association study reports. That’s very good news, no matter how you assess the data. […]

RIP Aaron Swartz, you will not be forgotten. 

In honor of Earth Day, I wanted to share an article written by my former colleague Ross Robertson for EnlightenNext magazine called “A Brighter Shade of Green: Rebooting Environmentalism for the 21stCentury.” […]