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Insights into the general nature of motor skill could fundamentally change how we develop movement abilities, with implications for musculoskeletal well-being and injury. Here, researchers sought to identify indicators of general motor skill—those shared by experts across disciplines (e.g., squash, ballet, volleyball) during non-specialized movements.

This work was carried out in part through the use of MIT.nano Immersion Lab’s facilities!

Read the publication in Nature.

Enabled by a new high-resolution mapping technique, the findings overturn a long-held belief that the genome loses its 3D structure when cells divide.

Their system uses electrochemically generated bubbles to detach cells from surfaces, which could accelerate the growth of carbon-absorbing algae and lifesaving cell therapies.

In a new study, MIT researchers evaluated quantum materials’ potential for scalable commercial success — and identified promising candidates.

Acting as a “virtual spectrometer,” SpectroGen generates spectroscopic data in any modality, such as X-ray or infrared, to quickly assess a material’s quality.

MIT postdoc Giorgio Rizzo harnesses plant chemistry to design sustainable fertilizers that could reshape modern farming.

The promoter editing system could be used to fine-tune gene therapy or to more efficiently reprogram cells for therapeutic use.

A new study identifies genetic modifications that make these immune cells, known as CAR-NK cells, more effective at destroying cancer cells.

A new method turns down quantum noise that obscures the “ticking” of atoms, and could enable stable, transportable atomic clocks.