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Vine-inspired robot fingers can reach out and grab someone

Vine-inspired robot fingers can reach out and grab someone

In the horticultural world, some vines are especially grabby. As they grow, the woody tendrils can wrap around obstacles with enough force to pull down fences and trees. Inspired by vines’ twisty tenacity, engineers at MIT and Stanford University have developed a robotic gripper that can snake...

A I-designed proteins may help spot cancer

A I-designed proteins may help spot cancer

Researchers at MIT and Microsoft have used artificial intelligence to create molecular sensors that could detect early signs of cancer via a urine test. The researchers developed an AI model to design short proteins that are targeted by enzymes called proteases, which are overactive in cancer...

Just pull a string to turn these tile patterns into useful 3D structures

Just pull a string to turn these tile patterns into useful 3D structures

MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can spring up from a flat sheet of interconnected tiles with a single pull of a string. The technique could be used to make foldable bike helmets and medical devices, emergency shelters and field hospitals for disaster...

The Download: radioactive rhinos, and the rise and rise of peptides

The Download: radioactive rhinos, and the rise and rise of peptides

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why conservationists are making rhinos radioactive Every year, poachers shoot hundreds of rhinos, fishing crews haul millions of sharks out of...

Why conservationists are making rhinos radioactive

Why conservationists are making rhinos radioactive

Every year, poachers shoot hundreds of rhinos, fishing crews haul millions of sharks out of protected seas, and smugglers carry countless animals and plants across borders. This illegal activity is incredibly hard to disrupt, since it’s backed by sophisticated criminal networks and the perpetrators...