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Using this model, researchers may be able to identify antibody drugs that can target a variety of infectious diseases.

Stories on tamper-proof ID tags, sound-suppressing silk, and generative AI’s understanding of the world were some of the most popular topics on MIT News.

A new study of the microbiome finds intestinal bacterial interact much less often with viruses that trigger immunity updates than bacteria in the lab.

The second annual MIT.nano conference highlighted nanoscale research in materials, medicine, computing, and other hard technologies. Read more.

As part of a high-resolution biosensing device without wires, the antennas could help researchers decode intricate electrical signals sent by cells.

The technique provides researchers with a powerful tool for controlling magnetism, and could help in designing faster, smaller, more energy-efficient memory chips.

FabuBlox, a participant in MIT.nano's hard-tech accelerator START.nano, has received funding from Pillar VC.

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An electronic stacking technique could exponentially increase the number of transistors on chips, enabling more efficient AI hardware.

With models like AlphaFold3 limited to academic research, the team built an equivalent alternative, to encourage innovation more broadly.

Sensors developed by SMART researchers are capable of detecting pH changes in plant xylem enable farmers to detect drought stress up to 48 hours before visible physical symptoms manifest.