Machine
-
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
-
Researchers develop new method to control nanoscale diamond sensors
Technique allows tiny sensors to monitor small changes in magnetic fields, such as when neurons transmit electrical signals.
-
Two sensors in one
Nanoparticles that enable both MRI and fluorescent imaging could monitor cancer, other diseases.
-
MIT team enlarges brain samples, making them easier to image
New technique enables nanoscale-resolution microscopy of large biological specimens.
-
Faster, smaller, more informative
Device can measure the distribution of tiny particles as they flow through a microfluidic channel.
-
A new tool measures the distance between phonon collisions
Tabletop setup provides more nuanced picture of heat production in microelectronics.
-
Engineers design magnetic cell sensors
New protein nanoparticles allow scientists to track cells and interactions within them.
-
Biomedical imaging at one-thousandth the cost
Mathematical modeling enables $100 depth sensor to approximate the measurements of a $100,000 piece of lab equipment.
-
Protein imaging reveals detailed brain architecture
New technique could contribute to efforts to map the human brain.
-
New microscope creates near-real-time videos of nanoscale processes
Instrument scans images 2,000 times faster than commercial models.