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Team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale

December 13, 2018

Team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

MIT researchers have invented a way to fabricate nanoscale 3-D objects of nearly any shape.

How returning to a prior context aids memory recall

December 12, 2018

How returning to a prior context aids memory recall

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David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

Whether it’s the pleasant experience of returning one’s childhood home over the holidays or the unease of revisiting a site that proved unpleasant, we often find that when we return to a context wh

Five MIT students named 2019 Marshall Scholars

December 2, 2018

Five MIT students named 2019 Marshall Scholars

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Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships

Five MIT students — Radha Mastandrea, Kathryn O’Nell, Anna Sappington, Kyle Swanson ’18, and Crystal Winston — have been awarded Marshall Scholarships to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingd

Biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons

November 27, 2018

Biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

As we age, neurons in our brains can become damaged by free radicals.

How the brain switches between different sets of rules

November 19, 2018

How the brain switches between different sets of rules

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

Cognitive flexibility — the brain’s ability to switch between different rules or action plans depending on the context — is key to many of our everyday activities.