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How music lessons can improve language skills
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.
June 25, 2018
Wireless system can power devices inside the body
New technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
June 08, 2018
Ingestible “bacteria on a chip” could help diagnose disease
Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding.
May 30, 2018
Cognitive scientists define critical period for learning language
A new study performed at MIT suggests that children remain very skilled at learning the grammar of a new language much longer than expected.
May 08, 2018
Machine-learning system processes sounds like humans do
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.
April 29, 2018
Astronomers detect earliest evidence yet of hydrogen in the universe
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.
February 28, 2018
Distinctive brain pattern helps habits form
Want to work out more? Eat more healthily? Quit smoking? These neurons control the fate of your habits.
February 10, 2018
New drug capsule may allow weekly HIV treatment
This new pill could make it easier for people to stick to the treatment.
January 10, 2018
Engineers Create Plants That Glow
Illumination from nanobionic plants might one day replace some electrical lighting.
January 02, 2018
