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MIT: New algorithm may improve defensive driving
— 2 Dec 2011 10:38 | TechnologyIn 2008, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2.3 million automobile crashes occurred at intersections across the United States, resulting in some 7,000…
MIT: New blood-testing device can quickly spot cancer cells, HIV
— 30 Mar 2011 17:25 | HealthA Harvard bioengineer and an MIT aeronautical engineer have created a new device that can detect single cancer cells in a blood sample, potentially allowing doctors to quickly determine…
MIT engineers devise new way to inspect materials used in airplanes
— 28 Mar 2011 16:17 | TechnologyIn recent years, many airplane manufacturers have started building their planes from advanced composite materials, which consist of high-strength fibres, such as carbon or glass, embedded…
MIT scientists identify new H1N1 mutation that could allow virus to spread more easily
— 10 Mar 2011 18:14 | HealthIn the fall of 1917, a new strain of influenza swirled around the globe. At first, it resembled a typical flu epidemic: Most deaths occurred among the elderly, while younger people…
New MIT developments in quantum computing
— 3 Mar 2011 14:08 | TechnologyQuantum computers are computers that exploit the weird properties of matter at extremely small scales. Many experts believe that a full-blown quantum computer could perform calculations…
MIT: Understanding the autistic mind
— 1 Feb 2011 21:42 | HealthA study from MIT neuroscientists reveals that high-functioning autistic adults appear to have trouble using theory of mind to make moral judgements in certain situations…
Researchers discover how to tame hammering droplets
— 22 Jan 2011 10:05 | TechnologyA water hammer can occur when a valve is suddenly opened or closed in a pipe carrying water or steam, causing a pressure wave to travel down the pipe with enough force that it can sometimes…
MIT scientists discover cancer-fighting role for cells
— 20 Jan 2011 16:31 | HealthMIT scientists have discovered that cells lining the blood vessels secrete molecules that suppress tumour growth and keep cancer cells from invading other tissues, a finding that could…
Delivering a potent cancer drug with nanoparticles can lessen side effects
— 12 Jan 2011 18:04 | HealthResearchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have shown that they can deliver the cancer drug cisplatin much more effectively and safely in a form that has been encapsulated…
MIT researchers study the danger of Toxoplasma parasites
— 4 Jan 2011 22:53 | HealthAbout one-third of the human population is infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, but most of them don't know it. Though Toxoplasma causes no symptoms in most people, it…