Becoming superheroes, together I often explain the concept of structural inequality using the example of MIT’s bathrooms. Though the Institute never explicitly banned women, its buildings were designed for male students and…
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Recent books from the MIT community
Recent books from the MIT community A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet, and DiseaseBy Shilpa Ravella ’03 W.W. NORTON & CO., 2022, $30 The Transcendent Brain: Spirituality in the Age of…
A simple urine test for low-cost cancer diagnosis
A simple urine test for low-cost cancer diagnosis A nanoparticle sensor developed by Professor Sangeeta Bhatia, SM ’93, PhD ’97, and colleagues including former MIT postdoc Liangliang Hao, now an assistant professor at Boston…
Patches to the rescue
Patches to the rescue Patches stuck to the skin can be an appealing alternative to injections, pills, and other ways of getting medicines into the body. Two MIT groups have found ways…
A silky solution to seed counterfeiting
A silky solution to seed counterfeiting Counterfeit seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields. Now an MIT team may have found a way to outwit fakers: tiny tags…
A study that really holds water
A study that really holds water Video of water spreading through the specialized sandgrouse feathers, under magnification, shows the uncoiling and spreading of the feather’s barbules as they become wet. MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY,…
Déjà Dup is as simple a backup tool as you'll find on Linux
Déjà Dup is as simple a backup tool as you'll find on Linux Tech Why you can trust ZDNET : ZDNET independently tests and researches products to bring you our best recommendations…
AI is catching on with API developers
AI is catching on with API developers Artificial intelligence has caught on with software developers who build APIs, with 60% of respondents to a recent Postman survey saying they are using generative…
Interest-free financing no longer offered by Apple in Canada
Interest-free financing no longer offered by Apple in Canada Power up your next off-grid adventure with the Bluetti AC180 portable power station Light up your next adventure with clean and reliable electricity,…
What iOS 17 features you aren't going to get at launch
What iOS 17 features you aren't going to get at launch Interest-free financing no longer offered by Apple in Canada Interest-free financing no longer offered by Apple in Canada Affirm has killed…