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Ancient DNA hints at diverse Stone Age traditions of kinship

Apr 16, 2021

But in other communities, like Çatalhöyük, many children and babies with no apparent biological kinship were buried within the same buildings. The results, published today in Current Biology, emphasize the...

New nanoscale device for spin technology

Apr 16, 2021

‘If you use spin waves, it's transfer of spin, you don't move charge, so you don't create heating,’ says Professor Sebastiaan van Dijken, who leads the group that wrote the...

Research Fellowship connected to "Collecting Norden"

Apr 16, 2021

Research Fellowship connected to "Collecting Norden"A Research Fellowship (SKO 1109) is available at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo. Photo: Ulrike SpringJob descriptionThe position is associated...

Fast radio bursts shown to include lower frequency radio waves than previously detected

Apr 16, 2021

Since fast radio bursts (FRBs) were first discovered over a decade ago, scientists have puzzled over what could be generating these intense flashes of radio waves from outside of our...

Designing better antibody drugs with artificial intelligence

Apr 16, 2021

For a few decades now, medicine has also been using antibodies produced by biotechnology as drugs. At the same time, an antibody drug must fulfil a host of additional criteria....

Risk of rare blood clotting higher for COVID-19 than for vaccines

Apr 16, 2021

The then compared these to calculated incidences of CVT following influenza, and the background level in the general population. Compared to the current COVID-19 vaccines, this risk is between 8-10...

Telescopes unite in unprecedented observations of famous black hole

Apr 15, 2021

In April 2019, scientists released the first image of a black hole in the galaxy M87 using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). The sequence finishes by showing what gamma-ray telescopes...

Julie Soriero inducted into National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame

Apr 15, 2021

Former MIT Director of Athletics and head of the MIT Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation Julie Soriero has been inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Directors of...

How MIT OpenCourseWare became an educational resource to millions around the world

Apr 15, 2021

In the 20 years since it began, MIT OpenCourseWare has become a pillar of the open education community, an exemplar of the MIT ethos, and an invaluable resource to millions...

Get a grip: Adding haptics to prosthetic hands eases users' mental load

Apr 15, 2021

"But what hasn't been clear is how haptic feedback affects cognitive processes. Commercially produced prostheses offer the user limited or no sensory feedback; instead, users rely heavily on visual feedback—carefully...