Several drugs that block the immune checkpoints PD-1 and PD-L1 have been approved to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but their efficacy in the disease is estimated to be well under 50%.

The geometry or shape of a quantum system is mathematically expressed by a tool called the quantum geometric tensor (QGT). It also explains how a quantum system's state changes when we tweak certain ...

The oceans soak up enormous quantities of carbon dioxide, and MIT researchers say they've developed a way of releasing and capturing it that uses far less energy than direct air capture – with some ...

Soldiers stationed in remote locations could be swiftly treated for illnesses from cancer to the Zika virus, thanks to laptop-sized portable pharmacies developed by scientists at the Massachusetts ...

Quickly producing biopharmaceutical drugs on demand in a remote location is technically challenging, and doctors do not currently have access to the tech needed to do so. MIT scientists have met this ...

The hulking, heavily armed remote control ?robots that battle to the death, sending sparks, flames, and pieces of metal flying around the ring were the inspiration for a local engineer who recently ...

It’s been a big week for hyperloops. On Friday, a team of students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology unveiled the first public prototype hyperloop pod. The reveal came just two days after ...