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April 17, 2017

High-resolution imaging with conventional microscopes

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

MIT researchers have developed a way to make extremely high-resolution images of tissue samples, at a fraction of the cost of other techniques that offer similar resolution.

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April 14, 2017

Explained: Neural networks

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Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office

In the past 10 years, the best-performing artificial-intelligence systems — such as the speech recognizers on smartphones or Google’s latest automatic translator — have resulted from a technique called “deep learning.”

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April 13, 2017

Looking ahead to the future of computer-driven cars

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Julie Pryor | McGovern Institute for Brain Research

The field of transportation is undergoing a seismic shift with the introduction of autonomous driving — or computer-driven cars.

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April 13, 2017

Scientists unveil CRISPR-based diagnostic platform

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A team of scientists from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science at MIT, and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired

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April 12, 2017

Eleven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2017

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Eleven MIT faculty members, including the chancellor of the Institute, are among 228 leaders from academia, business, public affairs, the humanities, and the arts elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the a

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April 6, 2017

Neuroscientists identify brain circuit necessary for memory formation

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

New findings challenge standard model of memory consolidation.

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April 6, 2017

Articles of faith

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Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office

A new study of the words “a” and “the” sheds light on language acquisition.

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March 22, 2017

Scientists identify brain circuit that drives pleasure-inducing behavior

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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

Surprisingly, the neurons are located in a brain region thought to be linked with fear.

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March 21, 2017

Lorraine Wong awarded 2017 MIT Collier Medal

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MIT senior in brain and cognitive sciences and women's and gender studies honored for community work supporting mental health and women in STEM.

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March 15, 2017

#AskMIT — Using your full brain

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Featured video: Kids ask tough questions; MIT students, staff, and faculty answer.
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