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Detecting patients’ pain levels via their brain signals

System could help with diagnosing and treating noncommunicative patients.

Presenting the award were HST MD/PhD students Nicole Gilette (left) and Kathryn Evans.

Robert Padera receives Donald O'Hara Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Depiction of a soft robotic device known as a dynamic soft reservoir (DSR) courtesy of the researchers.

Press release: scientists make breakthrough to manage immune response for implanted devices in soft tissue

Discovery could enable longer-lasting and better functioning of devices—including pacemakers, breast implants, biosensors, and drug delivery devices

MIT engineers created a DNA-acrylamide gel that can be degraded by DNA-editing enzymes. At right, the gel is broken down after two hours of exposure to a DNA "trigger sequence." At left, the gel is exposed to DNA that doesn't contain the trigger sequence, so it remains intact. Image courtesy of the researchers

Using CRISPR to program gels with new functions

Smart materials change properties in response to specific DNA sequences; could be used in a variety of devices according to research from HST/IMES at MIT and Harvard University.

A much less invasive way to monitor pressure in the brain

A new technique could help doctors determine whether patients are at risk from elevated pressure.