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How the brain, with sleep, maps space
Scientists have known for decades that certain neurons in the hippocampus are dedicated to remembering specific locations where an animal has been. More useful, though, is remembering where places are relative to each other, and it hasn’t been clear how those mental maps are formed. A study by MIT neuroscientist Matthew Wilson and colleagues sheds…
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:
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Bug-size robots that fly and flip could pollinate futuristic farms’ crops
Tiny flying robots could perform such useful tasks as pollinating crops inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while mitigating some of agriculture’s harmful impacts on the environment. The latest robo-bug from an MIT lab, inspired by the anatomy of the bee, comes closer to matching nature’s performance than ever before. Led by Kevin Chen, an associate…
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Odd new tricks from a massive black hole
In 2018 astronomers at MIT and elsewhere observed previously unseen behavior from a black hole known as 1ES 1927+654, which is about as massive as a million suns and sits in a galaxy 270 million light-years away. Its corona—a cloud of whirling, white-hot plasma—suddenly disappeared before reassembling months later. Now members of the team have…
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Inside-out learning
When the prison doors first closed behind him more than 50 years ago, Lee Perlman, PhD ’89, felt decidedly unsettled. In his first job out of college, as a researcher for a consulting company working on a project for the US Federal Bureau of Prisons, he had been tasked with interviewing incarcerated participants in…
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:A worldwide road trip for the Institute’s president
Soon after MIT’s 18th president, Sally Kornbluth, was inaugurated in May 2023, she made it a priority to expand her early on-campus listening tour to alumni living and working around the world. She wanted to learn more about their priorities and their connections with MIT, while also engaging them in her expansive vision for its…
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Cheaper buildings, courtesy of mud
One costly and time-consuming step in constructing a concrete building is creating the “formwork,” the wooden mold into which the concrete is poured. Now MIT researchers have developed a way to replace the wood with lightly treated mud. “What we’ve demonstrated is that we can essentially take the ground we’re standing on, or waste soil…
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Gooey greatness
A new type of glue developed by researchers from MIT and Germany combines sticky polymers inspired by the mussel with the germ-fighting properties of another natural material: mucus. To stick to a rock or a ship, mussels secrete a fluid full of proteins connected by chemical cross-links. As it happens, similar cross-linking features are found…
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:The Institute’s greatest ambassadors
After decades of working as a biologist at a Southern school with a Division1 football team, coming to MIT was a bit of a culture shock—in the best possible way. I’ve heard from MIT alumni all about late-night psetting, when to catch MITHenge, and the best way to celebrate Pi Day (with pie, of course).…
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:USB Ports Not Working In Your Car? These Are The Fixes We'd Try First
Many cars these days have USB ports to allow integration with and charging of mobile devices, but what do you do when your car's USB ports don't work?
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Building better cities
Clara Brenner, MBA ’12, arrived in Cambridge on the lookout for a business partner. She wanted to start her own company—and never have to deal with a boss again. She would go it alone if she had to, but she hoped to find someone whose skills would complement her own. It’s a common MBA tale.…
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Unleashing the potential of qubits, one molecule at a time
It all began with a simple origami model. As an undergrad at Harvard, Danna Freedman went to a professor’s office hours for her general chemistry class and came across an elegant paper model that depicted the fullerene molecule. The intricately folded representation of chemical bonds and atomic arrangements sparked her interest, igniting a profound curiosity…
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Feeling eco-friendly? Save hundreds on a refurbished Samsung Galaxy S24 with a new battery
Samsung's Certified Re-Newed program has Samsung Galaxy S24 smartphones on sale for hundreds less than new models.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Google mulls moving Pixel production to beat tariff burden
Will your next Pixel be made in India? Google is considering a change.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Early-stage crypto investors face 50% average loss on locked positions
Locked token holders have experienced an average drawdown of nearly 50% for their locked positions compared to over-the-counter (OTC) valuations in May 2024. According to data published by STIX founder Taran Sabharwal on April 22, holders could have exited their positions at double the current spot prices the previous year. Sabharwal shared data comparing fully […] The post Early-stage crypto investors face 50% average...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:My 5 go-to Linux commands for troubleshooting - and how I use them
Having issues in Linux? These commands can help you get to the bottom of them.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Canada election sees record high early voting, figures show
About 7.3m people have cast ballots over four days of advanced voting in sign of elevated interest in 28 April poll Canada elections: who are the key players and what is at stake?A record 7.3 million people have cast their ballots over four days of advanced voting in Canada’s election, official figures showed on Tuesday, in a possible sign of elevated interest in the 28 April poll.Elections Canada said its estimated...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:OpenAI tells judge it would buy Chrome from Google
If Google is forced to sell off Chrome, ChatGPT’s head of product told a judge today that OpenAI would be interested in buying the browser, Reuters reports. Google breaking off Chrome is a proposed remedy by the US Department of Justice in US v. Google, in which Judge Amit Mehta ruled last year that the […]
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Windows 11 is easier to run on an iPad than ever — with some big caveats
You can run Windows 11 on your iPad Air like this guy, but that doesn't mean you should.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:New SD Express 8.0 cards double the speed of today's fastest microSDs
Adata has unveiled a new performance standard for SD Express cards, boasting a 1.6 GB/s maximum read speed and a 1.2 GB/s write speed – roughly double the fastest models currently available. Although the company hasn't disclosed release details, users shopping for Nintendo Switch 2 memory cards will have another,...Read Entire Article
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:OpenAI exec says the company would buy Google’s Chrome browser if offered the chance
An OpenAI exec said during Google’s antitrust trial this week that OpenAI would be interested in buying Google’s Chrome browser, were it made available for sale. The executive, ChatGPT chief Nick Turley, said in a court hearing Tuesday that acquiring Chrome would allow OpenAI to “offer a really incredible experience” and “introduce users into what […]
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:The Lenovo Legion gaming tablet was just released. Here’s why it is already on sale
The Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 is just released and is already on sale. What's up with that?
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:City of Abilene Goes Offline in Wake of Cyberattack
The Texas municipality is following its incident response playbook as it works with a third-party to investigate the scope and scale of the attack.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:As Elon Tries to Avoid the Spotlight, Climate Activists Brazenly Vandalize Tesla Dealership
They tagged a Tesla showroom with messages like "F Off DOGE" and "WE DO NOT CONSENT"
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Tesla’s revenue and profits tank amid political chaos
Tesla released its first quarter financial earnings today, offering another peek into the crisis currently enveloping Elon Musk’s company. Tesla said it earned $409 million in net income on $19.3 billion in revenue. That’s below Wall Street expectations of $21.1 billion and represents a 9.4 percent decrease year over year compared to $21.3 billion in […]
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Scythe faces uncertain future in Europe as insolvency proceedings begin
Scythe faces an uncertain future in Europe as insolvency proceedings have begun. A German court has appointed a provisional insolvency administrator for Scythe EU GmbH to address the mounting financial pressures.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:11 Ways To Save Money When Shopping At Harbor Freight
Harbor Freight offers some great deals on its tools and other wares, so long as you know how to find them. Here are 11 ways to save money at Harbor Freight.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Google Messages update finally adds an important safety tool – and teases a feature I'm surprised the app doesn't have already
Google Messages beta finally adds Sensitive Content Warnings for some.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:3 More Healthcare Orgs Hit by Ransomware Attacks
Dialysis firm DaVita, Wisconsin-based Bell Ambulance, and Alabama Ophthalmology Associates all suffered apparent or confirmed ransomware attacks this month.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Here’s All the Health and Human Services Data DOGE Has Access To
Elon Musk's DOGE has access to 19 sensitive systems at HHS. In at least one instance, it appears that access was granted without the proper security training.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Max now lets you share your account, but it’ll cost $7.99/month extra
The recently rebranded Max has launched an official, approved alternative to password-sharing. You can now add an “Extra Member” to your Max account, but it will cost an extra $7.99/month. Here are the details. more…
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Instagram's former CEO testifies Zuckerberg thought the app was a ‘threat’ to Facebook
Facebook acquired Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion, but tensions between Mark Zuckerberg and the app’s founders persisted for years afterward. On Tuesday, Instagram’s former CEO and cofounder Kevin Systrom took the stand in Meta’s antitrust trial in Washington, D.C. and offered a firsthand account of how Zuckerberg viewed the photo-sharing app as a “threat” to Facebook. Systrom, who ran Instagram until 2018, said that...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Review: McDonald's Minecraft Meals Feature The Hottest Nugget Sauce Ever
Commentary: Here's our review of the Minecraft Happy Meals and Minecraft Movie Meals. You've still got time to try them.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Biometrics vs. passcodes: What lawyers say if you're worried about warrantless phone searches
Do passcodes really protect you more from warrantless phone searches than biometrics? It's complicated.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Scientists Made Chewing Gum That Combats Herpes and the Flu
The gum is made from bean powder naturally containing a protein that binds to a wide variety of germs, including influenza and the viruses that cause herpes.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Where Is The Longest Floating Bridge In The World? (And What Is Its Total Length?)
Not all bridges are meant to majestically span water or a gorge; some just float on the surface and allow vehicles to pass over them. Here's the longest one.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source: