Hearing through the clatter

Study reveals brain regions that respond differently to the presence of background noise, suggesting the brain progressively hones in on and isolates sounds. MIT News | Sabbi Lall | McGovern Institute for Brain Research September 9, 2019 n a busy coffee shop, our eardrums are inundated with sound waves — people chatting, the clatter of cups, …

Soft robotics breakthrough manages immune response for implanted devices

Discovery could enable longer-lasting and better-functioning devices — including pacemakers, breast implants, biosensors, and drug delivery devices. Institute for Medical Engineering and Science September 4, 2019 Researchers from the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) at MIT; the National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway); and AMBER, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and …