Working Memory: How the Brain Focuses on What’s in Mind
When holding information in mind, neural activity is more focused when and where there are bursts of gamma frequency rhythms. Working memory is the handy…
When holding information in mind, neural activity is more focused when and where there are bursts of gamma frequency rhythms. Working memory is the handy…
Reconfigurable antenna can transmit and receive signals over multiple radio-frequency bands relevant to military and commercial applications. A 38-foot-wide dome-shaped radio antenna enclosure, or radome,…
According to a recent Chinese study, wearing masks for health reasons makes individuals act more morally. Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a rise in…
A collaboration between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Washington State University opens the door to sustainable jet fuel. An…
A new general-purpose optimizer can speed up the design of autonomous systems including walking robots and self-driving vehicles. Since the fastidious Roomba vacuum, autonomous robots…
Simple microparticles can beat rhythmically together, generating an oscillating electrical current that could be used to power micro-robotic devices. MIT engineers are taking advantage of…
Computational analysis reveals that many repetitive sequences are shared across proteins and are similar in species from bacteria to humans. Approximately 70 percent of all…
The stars have the shortest orbit yet, circling each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction. In our galaxy, nearly half of the stars…
Verdox, founded by MIT chemical engineers and winner of an XPRIZE Carbon Removal milestone award, is working to move the needle on climate change. By…
New underwater camera could help scientists explore unknown regions of the ocean, track pollution, or monitor the effects of climate change. More than 95 percent…
Chromosome manipulation in live cells indicates that they are fluid. Researchers from CNRS, the Curie Institute, and Sorbonne University have successfully physically acted on chromosomes in live…
Saturn’s Rings and Tilt Could Be the Product of an Ancient, Missing Moon According to a new study, a “grazing encounter” may have smashed the…
A new method developed by researchers uses multiple models to create more complex images with better understanding. With the introduction of DALL-E, the internet had…
Relying on evaporation and radiation — but not electricity — the MIT passive cooling system could keep food fresh longer or supplement air conditioning in…
A commonly used screening test creates a gender gap that may hinder autism diagnosis and treatment for women and girls. Researchers who study autism have…
MIT Assistant Professor Ariel Furst and her colleagues are looking to DNA to help guide the process. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a significant product of…
MIT students are part of the large team that achieved fusion ignition for the first time in a laboratory. Researchers around the world have been…
Refining current opacity models will be key to extracting details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from the powerful new…