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Image from the study shows axons of neurons in the ACA (red) and ORB (green), which innervate the visual cortex and target distinct layers. Credit: Sur Lab/MIT Picower Institute

Your brain rewrites reality according to your state of consciousness.

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Researchers at MIT have discovered that the prefrontal cortex doesn't just send "general commands" to the rest of the brain—it tailors its messages specifically to different areas, depending on arousal level and movement.
Discovered viruses that make DNA from an RNA template. David Baltimore | Photo: NIH, via Wikimedia Commons

The researcher who ran viruses backwards: David Baltimore (1938–2025)

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Nobel Prize winner who identified reverse transcriptase, formulated the “Baltimore Classification” and laid the foundations for modern virology, PCR and antiviral drugs
SNSPD sensor. Credit: QROCODILE collaboration.

Breakthrough in the search for light dark matter: QROCODILE project sets new global boundaries

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An international collaboration led by the Hebrew University and the University of Zurich has developed a unique superconducting detector that has achieved record sensitivity in the search for light dark matter, opening a new horizon for particle physics.
Experimental diagram: Two single atoms act as cracks. The scattered light is recorded with a highly sensitive camera. Credit: MIT / Courtesy of the researchers

MIT refutes Einstein: Two-slit experiment in the most accurate quantum version

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Physicists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have succeeded in proving that it is impossible to simultaneously observe the wave and particle nature of light – using individual atoms and quantum photons, thereby confirming Niels Bohr's predictions.
Does CHATGPT affect the brain?

MIT study warns: Excessive use of GPT chat may impair brain connectivity and critical thinking

New study reveals dramatic decline in brain activity among AI users in writing – raising concerns about profound effects on the education, memory, and intellectual independence of the next generation
The main asteroid belt. Image: NASA

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals the smallest asteroids yet found in the main asteroid belt

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A group of 138 new asteroids, ranging in size from a bus to a stadium, has been discovered in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter by observations of the Webb Space Telescope
Reinforcement learning of artificial intelligence. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Unleashing the potential of artificial intelligence: a new algorithm developed at MIT improves neural network training efficiency by 50 times

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MIT researchers have developed an advanced algorithm for reinforcement learning (initial training of an artificial intelligence system) that optimizes the decision-making of AI systems in complex tasks such as urban traffic control, while significantly saving time and resources
Artist's illustration of the V404 Cygni double X-ray system. Credit: Jorge Lugo

The discovery of the first triple black hole system provides clues to the formation of black holes

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A surprising discovery challenges existing models of black hole creation and reveals the age of the stellar system
This image taken by Webb shows an ancient quasar (in the red circle) with fewer neighboring galaxies than expected. Credit: Christina Eilers/EIGER team

The Webb Space Telescope discovers quasars where they shouldn't exist

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Astronomers have used the Web to discover individual ancient quasars of uncertain origin
This view of Belva Crater was created using data collected by the Mars Perseverance rover on April 22, 2023. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

The lost atmosphere of Mars has been discovered hidden in its clay

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Mars was not always the cold, desolate desert we see today. There is more and more evidence that water once flowed across the surface of the Red Planet, necessitating the existence of a thick atmosphere, but suddenly
An artist's illustration depicts a primordial black hole (left) speeding across the surface of Mars and causing a slight "tremor" in Mars' orbit (right), with the sun in the background. Scientists from MIT claim that such a tremor may be detectable with the instruments available today. Credit: Illustration by Benjamin Lehmann, used with SpaceEngine @ Cosmographic Software LLC.

Dark matter: primordial black holes and the mysterious wobble of Mars' orbit

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These holes, which are theoretical remnants of the early universe, may be detectable every decade as they pass through the solar system, offering a new way to study the elusive dark matter
Missile guidance by pigeons. The image was prepared using DALEE

Research on guided missiles with the help of pigeons and the swimming abilities of dead fish are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes

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The 34th annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, which took place less than a month before the actual Nobel Prizes were announced, was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and was organized by the website of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine in order to
A park in Shanghai. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Again this year, three Israeli universities star among the top 100 in the Shanghai Index

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The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Weizmann Institute and the Technion in Haifa are three Israeli institutions that entered the Shanghai Index 2024, the list of the XNUMX best academic institutions in the world
machine learning. Illustration: depositphotos.com

 When can you trust an artificial intelligence model?

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More accurate uncertainty estimates may help users decide when and how to use machine learning models in the real world
The early universe immediately after the big bang, with a chaotic background of energy and particles. Small, dense black holes, some the size of an atom, are scattered throughout the image. These black holes are described with a "color charge" aura, symbolizing the unique property of quarks and gluons. Around the black holes is a cosmic landscape of quark-gluon plasma, with hints of the beginnings of proton and neutron formation. The image was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

Exotic black holes may be a byproduct of dark matter

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Fifty years ago, physicist Stephen Hawking proposed that dark matter might be a population of black holes, which may have formed shortly after the Big Bang. They also existed for a short time but had an impact on
SuperLimbs. Photography: Erik Ballesteros and Harry Asada

"Nahum Takum"-style robotic legs may help astronauts on the moon get up from falls

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New MIT system called SuperLimbs may help astronauts conserve energy and extend missions on the moon
Artist impression of the density of WASP-193b compared to cotton candy. Credit: University of Liege

Astronomers have discovered a strange "cosmic mystery" - a giant planet as airy as cotton candy

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WASP-193b, an unusually low-density giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star. It is about 1,200 light-years away from Earth and 50% larger than Jupiter, but seven times less massive
Harvard University. Photo: © Jiawangkun | Dreamstime.com

Seven Nobel laureates have appealed to the heads of Harvard, MIT and Pennsylvania over the hesitancy in dealing with anti-Semitism

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The Seven expressed their concern over the hesitant responses of the institutions' leadership to condemn the calls for genocide
Harvard President Claudine Gay at a congressional hearing on 5/12/23 about the universities' failure to address anti-Semitism. Screenshot

Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned amid the anti-Semitic protests on campus

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Gay and her colleagues from MIT and the University of Pennsylvania testified about a month ago before the Congressional Education Committee and gave tentative answers to the question of whether they are aware that the demonstrations in which there is a demand for an intifada are a call for the elimination of the State of Israel
National Academy of Sciences Hanukkah ceremony 2023. Public photo

The president of the Academy of Sciences, Prof. David Harel, calls on the presidents of Harvard and MIT to resign, as did the president of the University of Pennsylvania

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"My 45-year-old pride in the doctorate I received from the Institute of Technology - these days is being replaced by great shame" * These words were said at the ceremony of welcoming eight new members to the Israel National Academy of Sciences that takes place every year
Harvard President Claudine Gay at a congressional hearing on 5/12/23 about the universities' failure to address anti-Semitism. Screenshot

The stinging failure of the presidencies of the prestigious universities in the congressional hearing reflects a lack of hands in dealing with anti-Semitism and anti-Israel acts on campuses

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This is evident from the statement of opinion of the heads of the research universities in Israel regarding the statements of the presidents of universities in the United States in Congress where they claimed that freedom of expression prevails over the content

First simulation of a wormhole on a quantum computer

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A team of researchers from Harvard University, MIT and Calcutta in collaboration with Google successfully simulated a traversable wormhole with the help of a quantum computer. The experiment performed on Google's quantum processor demonstrated a transition of
A sampling of frames from the MIT AgeLab video array. and Toyota Courtesy of researchers Li Ding, Jack Trewilliger, Rini Sharoni, Brian Reimer and Lex Friedman, MIT

MIT and Toyota are releasing a dataset that will help build models for autonomous driving training

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Prof. Lisa Randall, Harvard University. PR photo

Simulation from the smallest scale to the entire visible universe - the key to understanding the universe

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An airplane without moving parts developed in MIT laboratories. Screenshot from YouTube

Inspired by the Madhav, a plane with no moving parts and a blue ionic glow

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An innovative computer chip, the size of which is smaller than a 10-cent coin, helps miniaturized drones navigate their way through space. [Image courtesy of the researchers]

An improved chip helps bee-sized drones navigate through space

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Illustration of a neutron star and black hole merging. Credit: Dana Berry/NASA

Will gravitational waves be able to shed light on the expansion rate of the universe?

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Robot fish. Photo: Robert Katzschmann et al. (Photo: Joseph DelPreto), MIT CSAIL

A fish explores a fish

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The relationship between artificial intelligence and the human mind. Illustration: shutterstock

Analyze artificial intelligence to better understand the human brain

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The logo of the joint laboratory for IBM and MIT for the study of artificial intelligence

IBM will jointly invest a quarter of a billion dollars with MIT in the establishment of the Watson Laboratory for artificial intelligence research

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Illustration illustrating what two merging black holes look like similar to those detected by LIGO. The black holes rotate misaligned meaning they have different orientations relative to the general motion of the binary orbit. LIGO has found clues that the orbit of at least one black hole in the GW170104 system was previously undetected through its orbital motion before it merged with its partner. Image: LIGO/Caltech/MIT/Aurore Simonnet

A third gravitational wave event has been discovered; Confirms the existence of a new type of black holes

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An artist's rendering of a view from the surface of one of the three planets orbiting the cold dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 40 light-years away. CREDIT: ESO/M. KORNMESSER

Three planets with potential for life orbit a cold red dwarf close to the solar system

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Researchers have shown that two photons, seen here as waves (right and left), can connect a short distance apart. Under certain conditions, these photons can create a state similar to a diatomic molecule, a state shown by the shape of the blue dumbbell in the center of the movement. Figure: NIST

Is it possible to make molecules composed of light?

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The MIT researchers' device, based on chemically modified carbon nanotubes, is able to detect amines emitted from spoiled meat. [Courtesy of Sophie Liu]

A new sensor for detecting spoiled meat

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Associate Professor Stefan Rodich. Photo: Miki Koren, Technion spokeswoman

Scale Armor: The Future Version

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Stick to any disease

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Books, gentlemen. Visual visualization of the web of languages ​​according to the number of translations. Figure: Global Language Network

Research: What is the secret of the power of the most influential languages?

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Atomic clock. Illustration: shutterstock

Compact atomic clock

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The MIT Biosuit - a body-tight suit that provides increased mobility and lower weight than conventional pressurized spacesuits.

A futuristic spacesuit will adapt itself to the astronaut's skin

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From left to right: The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Prof. Yossi Kost, the Rector of the University, Prof. Zvi HaCohen and the Academic Director of MIT, Prof. Christine Ortiz, sign the agreement.

Ben Gurion University: collaboration with MIT and expansion of collaboration with the University of Chicago

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"Genetic Spine". Credit: Carly Sanker, MIT

A Masterpiece of Evolution: One Species, a Few Drops of Seawater, Hundreds of Subpopulations Living in Coexistence

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sound waves. Illustration: shutterstock

A Ben-Gurion graduate who is on post at MIT has discovered a new way to affect wave propagation

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hydrophobic surface. Photo: MIT

The driest surface in the world

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In the sheet of the material graphene (the horizontal surface with the hexagonal pattern of carbon atoms) placed in a strong magnetic field, electrons can move along the edges, and are prevented from moving in the inner part of the sheet. In addition, in these languages, only the electrons with the appropriate spin will move in one direction only (the blue arrow), while the electrons with the opposite spin (the red arrow) are prevented from moving. [Courtesy of the researchers].

What is between graphene and quantum computing?

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A street in an unknown village in Angola, where a cholera epidemic broke out in 2006 and 2007. Researchers from the Technion and Microsoft have developed software that can predict outbreaks. Photo: Paulo César Santos Via Wikimedia Commons.

Research at the Technion and Microsoft: the computer will reveal fortunes

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"To think of ways to prevent misuse of databases". Dr. Yaniv Ehrlich. Photo: MIT

The secret of the disappearing gene

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Mini thrusters for tiny satellites. Photo: MIT

Innovative "micro-thrusters" will be able to propel tiny satellites

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Pure tellurium crystal. Photo: MIT

The rare element tellurium was first detected in ancient stars

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Dr. Todd Ryder, MIT, developed the antiviral drug DRACO. Photo PR: MIT

Researchers at MIT have developed a technique to cure a wide variety of viral diseases

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Z-form selective "cross-metathesis" using a molybdenum catalyst

A new method for preparing carbon-carbon double bonds

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