deepai Gravity feels reliable — stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over the Earth’s surface. And it is weakest…
Can mammogram screening be more effective?
Study: Healthier women are more likely to follow age-based guidelines, leaving room for better-targeted testing. Peter Dizikes CAMBRIDGE, Mass (MIT News Office) -- About 35 percent of women get annual mammograms from age 40 onward. But…
Research effort driving advances to combat traumatic brain…
Adam Malecek Madison- Many concussions don't produce noticeable symptoms, leaving them likely to go undiagnosed and putting the injured at increased risk for lasting complications like brain damage. A team of researchers led by University…
Model could help determine quarantine measures needed to…
Jennifer Chu CAMBRIDGE, Mass (MIT News Office) -- As Covid-19 infections soar across the U.S., some states are tightening restrictions and reinstituting quarantine measures to slow the virus’ spread. A model developed by MIT researchers shows…
Discovery suggests new promise for nonsilicon computer transistors
For decades, one material has so dominated the production of computer chips and transistors that the tech capital of the world — Silicon Valley — bears its name. But silicon’s reign may not last forever.…