MIT's Mark Harnett investigates the electrical activity in cortical cells to understand brain functions and human learning. His lab also found human neurons have fewer ion channels, suggesting evolutionary efficiency.

Immunai, a biotech startup, is developing a map of the immune system to improve drug development, drawing on a vast immune cell database and predictive models to enhance treatment efficacy and safety.

MIT has created Tyche, an AI that provides multiple interpretations for medical images to account for uncertainties, aiding clinicians in diagnostics.

Harvard University will resume requiring standardized test scores for admissions, joining other institutions like Brown and M.I.T. in reverting to traditional criteria post-pandemic.

MIT researchers, inspired by "Tetris," develop a new radiation detector with a 4-pixel array, enhancing cost, safety, and accuracy in radiation source location.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute retracts a seventh study due to alleged image manipulation, in an ongoing issue involving multiple research paper irregularities.

MIT researchers have developed a machine-learning model to efficiently predict and prevent toxic responses in AI chatbots, using a 'red-team' AI for better testing.

MIT engineers have developed flexible "skeletons" for muscle-powered robots, enhancing their movement and control, potentially transforming future robotics applications.

MIT, NIST, and Demokritos collaborate to create a 3D printer that adjusts settings automatically for unknown materials, aiding sustainable manufacturing.

MIT scientists have debunked a previously acclaimed MRI method, revealing its signals of brain activity were actually artifacts from the imaging process, not neurons firing.

MIT's Haystack Observatory scientists plan to study the ionosphere's response to the April 8 solar eclipse, using instruments to capture atmospheric changes.

MIT researchers have 3D printed parts for a mass spectrometer to make it more affordable, potentially enabling in-home health monitoring for chronic diseases.

MIT researchers developed a technique using a convolutional neural network to improve the engineering of proteins, which may aid in neuroscience by enhancing brain activity measurement tools.