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A new MIT study proposes that laser technology on Earth could be fashioned into something of a planetary porch light — a beacon strong enough to attract extraterrestrial intelligence from as far as 20,000 light years away.
University Research | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT engineers have built and flown the first-ever airplane with no moving parts. Instead of propellers or turbines, the light aircraft is powered by an “ionic wind” that is produced aboard the plane.
University Research | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT researchers have developed a neural-network model that can analyze raw text and audio data from interviews to discover speech patterns indicative of depression.
University Research | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearchers at the University of Washington have developed a new method that gives drones a backup system in case GPS fails: An antenna on the ground that can tell a drone where it is.
University Research | University of WashingtonA long-term study that tracked how hundreds of species in The Carrizo Plain National Monument fared during the historic drought that struck California from 2012 to 2015 shows surprising winners and losers.
University Research | University of WashingtonMIT’s Cheetah 3 robot can climb stairs and step over obstacles without the help of cameras or visual sensors.
University Research | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT researchers report that they have found a way to break spaghetti in two, by both bending and twisting the dry noodles. The researchers say the results may have applications beyond culinary curiosities.
University Research | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA new scientific study concludes there is no safe level of drinking alcohol. More than 500 researchers, academics, and others from more than 40 nations contributed to the study.
University Research | University of WashingtonA study of 3,877 randomly selected patients found a significant link between three degenerative eye diseases – age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma – and Alzheimer’s disease.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | University Research | University of WashingtonSpeaking directly to the baby with a style of speech known as “parentese” — talking slowly and clearly, often with exaggerated vowels and intonation — appears to improve infant language development, a new study shows.
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