Research Stories
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Discovery could lead to new ways of detecting cancer cells or purifying contaminated water.
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Laser pulses produce glowing plasma filaments in open air, could enable long-distance monitoring.
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Inexpensive sensors could be worn by soldiers to detect hazardous chemical agents.
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Ramesh Raskar, who as a child wished for eyes in the back of his head, invents a camera that can see around corners.
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MIT’s Quantum Engineering Group (QEG) has a challenging but potentially world-changing mission: to harness the quantum properties of matter for use in information technology, metrology, defense, healthcare, and many other fields.
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Nanoparticles that enable both MRI and fluorescent imaging could monitor cancer, other diseases.
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New sensor can transmit information on hazardous chemicals or food spoilage to a smartphone.
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New technique enables nanoscale-resolution microscopy of large biological specimens.
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Acoustic device can rapidly isolate circulating tumor cells from patient blood samples.
