MIT NEWS
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- Simulation-based pipeline tailors training data for dexterous robots July 11, 2025The PhysicsGen system, developed by MIT researchers, helps robots handle items in homes and factories by tailoring training data to a particular machine.Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL
- New AI system uncovers hidden cell subtypes, boosts precision medicine July 11, 2025CellLENS reveals hidden patterns in cell behavior within tissues, offering deeper insights into cell heterogeneity — vital for advancing cancer immunotherapy.Karen Baird | Department of Chemistry
- Study shows a link between obesity and what’s on local restaurant menus July 11, 2025MIT researchers analyzed the nutritional content of millions of menu items across Boston, London, and Dubai.Peter Dizikes | MIT News
- A bionic knee integrated into tissue can restore natural movement July 10, 2025In a small clinical study, users of this prosthesis navigated more easily and said the limb felt more like part of their body.Anne Trafton | MIT News
- AI shapes autonomous underwater “gliders” July 9, 2025An AI pipeline developed by CSAIL researchers enables unique hydrodynamic designs for bodyboard-sized vehicles that glide underwater and could help scientists gather marine data.Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL
IEEE Spectrum
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- Video Friday: Reachy Mini Brings Cute to Open-Source Robotics July 11, 2025Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.IFAC Symposium on Robotics: 15–18 July 2025, PARISRoboCup 2025: 15–21 July 2025, BAHIA, BRAZILRO-MAN 2025: 25–29 […]Evan Ackerman
- Pixar’s Art Challenge Highlights IEEE’s Electrical Science Roots July 10, 2025IEEE and Pixar Animation Studios’ collaboration on the RenderMan SciTech Art Challenge last year broke entry records for the annual competition, tripling the usual number of submissions. Nearly 200 artists, engineers, and enthusiasts competed to demonstrate shading, lighting, rendering, and compositing techniques using RenderMan tools. The contest was held from 26 August to 26 November […]Robert Schneider
- Ensuring Technology Is Tailored for An Aging Population July 9, 2025The global population is getting older. By 2030 there will be nearly 1.5 billion people who will be at least 60, according to the World Health Organization.Studies have found that most older adults want to stay in their own homes. To help them, an assortment of technologies known as age tech is being developed to […]Kathy Pretz
- The Internet of Things Gets a 5G Update July 9, 2025A new chip component designed by MIT researchers promises to expand the reach of the Internet of Things into 5G. The discovery represents a broader push for 5G-based IoT tech—using the telecom standard’s low latency, energy efficiency, and capacity for massive device connectivity. The new research also signals an important step toward applications that include […]Margo Anderson
- Chemical Process Produces Critical Battery Metals With No Waste July 8, 2025Olivine is a rather unassuming rock. Olive brown to yellow green in color, this hard yet brittle mineral is thought to be the most abundant in Earth’s upper mantle. Chemically, olivine is magnesium iron silicate, though it contains other elements too. Economically, it’s close to worthless. Its limited industrial utility stretches to gemstones, metalworking, ceramics, […]Laurie Winkless
Advanced Science News
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- Walking on Air: Pneumatic System Enables Autonomous Motion in Soft Robots July 2, 2025Robot fabrication in a single step with a desktop 3D printer and pressurised gas. The post Walking on Air: Pneumatic System Enables Autonomous Motion in Soft Robots appeared first on Advanced Science News.Lisa Smith
- Behavioral Fever Helps Fight Parasitic Infections July 2, 2025Infected fruit flies use behavioral fever against deadly parasitoid wasps. The post Behavioral Fever Helps Fight Parasitic Infections appeared first on Advanced Science News.Matthew Vandermeulen
- Turning Periods into Power: Menstrual Blood a Valuable Resource for Medical Diagnostics July 2, 2025Wearable sensors help women analyse menstrual blood for affordable, non-invasive health monitoring. The post Turning Periods into Power: Menstrual Blood a Valuable Resource for Medical Diagnostics appeared first on Advanced Science News.Marisa Sargent
- Fermilab Confirms Muon g-2 Measurements June 3, 2025Fermilab releases its final results, testing the Standard Model of particle physics. The post Fermilab Confirms Muon g-2 Measurements appeared first on Advanced Science News.Lisa Smith
- Methods Perspectives: Magnetic Force Microscope Calibration Explored by Héctor Corte-León June 3, 2025Héctor Corte-León explores the advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques used to calibrate a magnetic force microscope. The post Methods Perspectives: Magnetic Force Microscope Calibration Explored by Héctor Corte-León appeared first on Advanced Science News.Lisa Smith