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Rewarding excellence in open data
The second annual MIT Prize for Open Data, which included a $2,500 cash prize, was recently…
A new wave of treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease, the appalling and baffling degenerative brain illness that plagues many elderly people, may be…
Twelve with MIT ties elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2023
The National Academy of Medicine announced the election of 100 new members to join their esteemed…
Five MIT faculty members named 2023 Simons Investigators
Five MIT professors have been selected to receive the 2023 Simons Investigators awards from the Simons…
New qubit circuit enables quantum operations with higher accuracy
In the future, quantum computers may be able to solve problems that are far too complex…
Future science at the molecular level
Innovating at the intersection of chemistry, biology, and engineering, Professor Brad Pentelute and the Pentelute Lab…
Study decodes surprising approach mice take in learning
Neuroscience discoveries ranging from the nature of memory to treatments for disease have depended on reading…
Study finds a surprising new role for a major immune regulator
A signaling protein known as STING is a critical player in the human immune system, detecting…