This tiny, tamper-proof ID tag can authenticate almost anything: MIT engineers developed a tag that can reveal with near-perfect accuracy whether an item is real or fake. The key is in the glue on the back of the tag. ttp://mitsha.re/aHKI50QFE9s

Using tiny, engineered livers derived from cells from human donors, researchers found that more than 300 liver genes are under circadian control. These circadian variations affect how much of a drug is available and how effectively it can be broken down. mitsha.re/tPvF50Ro6uH

Engineers developed a chip that can safeguard user data while enabling efficient computing by power-hungry AI models on a smartphone. “It is important to design with security in mind from the ground up,” Maitreyi Ashok says. mitsha.re/7hRk50Rnayh

Among this year's palindrome days in the US, today might be the sweetest: 4-24-24.

Senior Mikayla Britsch sees civil and environmental engineering as a vocation requiring both technical and people skills. “It calls on you to be in constant dialogue with others. No one can work in civil engineering alone,” she says. mitsha.re/P0by50RmpeW

A new test could predict how heart attack patients will respond to mechanical pumps: Performing this test could help doctors prevent dysfunction that can occur when the right and left ventricles of the heart become imbalanced. mitsha.re/qcCb50QBU4M

When a human-AI conversation involves many rounds of dialogue, the powerful large language machine-learning models like ChatGPT sometimes start to collapse. A team of researchers from MIT and elsewhere has pinpointed a surprising cause of this problem. mitsha.re/KYxV50Rk5h5

PhD student Emma Bullock studies the impacts of changing mineral levels in Arctic groundwater. “I can link it directly to communities in that region that are going to be impacted by the changes that we are seeing,” she says. mitsha.re/Fkv150Rk0ZJ

For more open and equitable public discussions on social media, try “meronymity,” researchers suggest. They found platforms whose users reveal only certain verified aspects of their identity empowered less confident participants to speak up. mitsha.re/Ex2Z50Rj20M

In an approach they call “nanostitching,” engineers used carbon nanotubes to prevent cracking in multilayered composite materials. The work “could lead to more resilient aircraft, space, and military vehicles,” Brian Wardle says. mitsha.re/Vmgh50Ria0X

Congrats to women's openweight crew for claiming the 2V8+ gold medal and the V8+ bronze medal at the Knecht Cup on Sunday! #RollTech

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Mark Harnett studies the electrical properties of neurons and how they enable neural circuits to perform the computations underlying brain functions such as learning and memory. “My lab’s ultimate goal is to understand how the cortex works,” he says. mitsha.re/RkhL50RheE7

Good luck to all Boston Marathon runners! May the wind be ever at your back and may your feet carry you swiftly through every mile. 👏

The prevalence of remote work since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed urban transportation patterns in the U.S., according to new study led by MIT researchers. mitsha.re/ecKy50Rcw4T

As Netta Engelhardt sees it, secrets never die, even in a black hole. One of her biggest discoveries to date is that information that falls into a black hole isn’t lost forever. She is now tackling other questions about the universe. mitsha.re/jsRE50RcvpG

After studying human biodynamics, “I became interested in applying my engineering expertise to women’s health issues,” postdoc Shaniel Bowen says. She now studies women’s sexual anatomy and health while also working to interest young women in STEM careers. mitsha.re/ElnE50ReYF8

Immunai’s founders were researchers at MIT when they launched their company to help predict how patients will respond to new treatments. “Our starting point was creating what I call the Google Maps for the immune system,” co-founder Noam Solomon says. mitsha.re/AC2m50Re72J

MIT engineering programs are well represented in the latest QS world rankings. #Engineering news.mit.edu/2024/qs-world-…

A new technique teaches a large language model to perform a safety check on an AI chatbot so it doesn’t give toxic responses. “Our work is an attempt to reduce the human effort to ensure a safer and trustworthy AI future,” Pulkit Agrawal says. mitsha.re/46Jp50RcfRg

The stars and other celestial objects truly aligned on MIT’s campus Monday. After a weekend of rain, the community was treated to clear skies and high temperatures to view the only partial eclipse for the next 20 years. 🌒mitsha.re/heXO50RboAq