Battling superbugs

Battling superbugs

Two new technologies could enable novel strategies for combating drug-resistant bacteria. « more » Related Links: Battling superbugs (MIT News) Enhanced killing of antibiotic-resistant bacteria enabled by massively parallel combinatorial genetics (PNAS)...
Toward optical chips

Toward optical chips

A promising light source for optoelectronic chips can be tuned to different frequencies. « more » Related Links: Toward optical chips (MIT News) Professor Mildred Dresselhaus MGM Group Professor Jing Kong Nano-Materials and Electronics...
Englund spotlighted by Brookhaven National Lab

Englund spotlighted by Brookhaven National Lab

Dirk Englund, assistant professor in the MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at MIT and head of the Quantum Photonics Group, collaborates with the experts and instruments at Brookhaven Lab’s Center for Functional Nanomaterials to explore the...
Pioneering bioelectronic interfaces

Pioneering bioelectronic interfaces

Flexible polymer probes and magnetic nanoparticles promise breakthroughs for treating paralysis and brain disease. « more » Related Links: Pioneering bioelectronic interfaces (MIT News) Professor Polina Anikeeva Bioelectronics...
Quick test for malaria shows promise

Quick test for malaria shows promise

Magnetic detection method is more portable and less error-prone than conventional tests. « more » Related Links: Quick test for malaria shows promise (Nature) A new way to diagnose malaria (MIT News) Professor Jongyoon Han Micro/Nanofluidic...
A new way to diagnose malaria

A new way to diagnose malaria

Using magnetic fields, technique can detect parasite’s waste products in infected blood cells. « more » Related Links: A new way to diagnose malaria (MIT News) Professor Jongyoon Han Micro/Nanofluidic...