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MIT engineers designed a robotic enteroscope that can inch through the hard-to-reach small intestine, making biopsies and drug delivery easier.
A soft robot could help doctors diagnose and treat disorders of the small intestine
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Oct 28
MIT researchers developed a new type of origami-based construction method that could be used to build complex structures that are cheaper and easier to assemble, and use less material than those built with some conventional techniques. news.mit.edu/2026/origami-b…
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Oct 27
Researchers designed an implantable drug-delivery device they hope could prevent recurrence of glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain tumor. Ultrasound transducers printed onto the device use sound waves to help drugs pass through the blood-brain barrier.
Implantable device uses ultrasound to improve drug delivery to the brain
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Oct 26
A new computer simulation shows how the universe’s earliest galaxies, stars, and other structures likely developed during the first 2 billion years after the Big Bang. The model includes extremely fine details across huge volumes of space.
Watch the universe emerge from the dark ages, with Lumina
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Oct 23
After transferring from community college, Veronica Calzadilla Sosa helped make MIT a new force on the chemical engineering student competition circuit. “Experiences like this remind me how much engineering extends beyond technical knowledge alone,” the senior says.
Persistence, teamwork, and some healthy competition
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