#ShutDownAcademia
On Wednesday, June 10, the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) and the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) community will participate in the #ShutDownAcademia, #ShutDownStem, and#Strike4BlackLives movements by taking a day away from our regular activities to reflect on injustices and systemic racism, to educate ourselves on…
Read MoreTaking an MIT approach to a return to campus
Data-informed efforts, partly led by IMES, are contributing to the Institute’s ramp-up strategy. As MIT continues to consider and refine options for the fall, two questions stand out: how to safely and responsibly welcome people back into the Institute’s physical spaces, and how to ensure the MIT community can excel…
Read MoreA boost for cancer immunotherapy
Engineers, including a faculty member at IMES and an HST graduate, have designed nanoparticles that stimulate the immune system, helping it to attack tumors. One promising strategy to treat cancer is stimulating the body’s own immune system to attack tumors. However, tumors are very good at suppressing the immune system,…
Read MoreCarbon nanotube transistors make the leap from lab to factory floor
A technique developed by MIT researchers, including an HST student, paves the way for more energy efficient, 3D microprocessors. Carbon nanotube transistors are a step closer to commercial reality, now that MIT researchers have demonstrated that the devices can be made swiftly in commercial facilities, with the same equipment used…
Read MoreMIT engineers propose a safer method for sharing ventilators
MIT researchers, including an HST graduate, have devised a potential design that could make it easier to divide air flow for Covid-19 patients in emergencies when no other options are available. As more Covid-19 patients experience acute respiratory distress, there has been much debate over the idea of sharing ventilators,…
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