Building “hardcore” advanced machines
In 2.72/2.270 (Elements of Mechanical Design), “if it doesn’t break the laws of physics, it’s possible; you just have to figure out how to engineer it.”
Interdisciplinary
From technical solution to systems change: Tackling the problem of plastic waste
Akorfa Dagadu, an MIT senior in chemical engineering, learns the importance of community-engaged research and innovation through the PKG Center for Social Impact.
3Q: Why science is curiosity on a mission
VP for Communications Alfred Ironside describes how a new initiative from MIT seeks to remind Americans of the value and power of curiosity-driven research.
Scientists say a daily multivitamin may help slow aging
A daily multivitamin may help slow biological aging, according to researchers studying older adults in a large clinical trial. After two years, participants taking multivitamins showed slower aging…
Transvaginal tru-cut biopsy versus ascitic fluid cytology in gynaecologic tumours: A comparative diagnostic study
by Munachiso Iheme Ndukwe, Petra Bretova, Ivan Praznovec, Denisa Pohanková, Dominik Karasek, Martin Stepan, Dominik Habes, Jan Laco, Eva Hovorkova, Akaninyene Eseme Ubom, Milan Vosmik, Igor…
Multimodal anti-Helicobacter pylori effects of Lactobacillus casei HY001: Evidence from in vitro and in vivo studies
by Zhonghua Lv, Junqing Yu, Xueting Zhang, Lei Zhang, Chunlei Zhang, Xiaoxu Liu, Yu Chang, Hang Yin, Wei Wang, Haidan Zhao, Huicheng Li
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a highly pathogenic…
Media consumption and youth work competencies: Evidence from the Hong Kong youth survey
by Boris Lok-Fai Pun, Jeremy Ko, Anthony Ying-Him Fung, Janice Ka-Yee Wong
This study examines how the number of hours spent on different types of media consumption is associated with youth…
The influence of stress path and flaw morphology on the failure mechanism and mechanical properties of rock masses
by Na Wu, Yu Gan, Jie Hu, Ruixiang Sun, Hongyan Zeng
The macroscopic failure of rock masses is essentially the result of the propagation, interaction, and eventual coalescence of internal defects…
Identification of CAND1 as a DNA-dependent protein kinase-regulated coactivator of androgen receptor and the ARv7 splice variant
by Ross A. Hamilton, Basil Paul, Ping Yi, Kimal Rajapakshe, Anil K. Panigrahi, Sandra L. Grimm, Cristian Coarfa, Anna Malovannaya, Nancy L. Weigel, David M. Lonard, Charles E. Foulds
ARv7, the most…
Drought stress induces salicylic acid accumulation, altering monoterpene profile and suppressing resin duct formation in Engelmann spruce
by Thomas Seth Davis, Ehsan Khedive, Edward Hill, Troy Ocheltree
Drought is a critical stressor on plants and often precedes large-scale insect outbreaks in forest ecosystems. Whether plant…